NEW BRAUNFELS LAW BLOG

Traumatic brain injury may occur as a result of the kind of head trauma many car accidents cause. In many crashes, drivers and passengers travel at a high speed and come to a sudden halt. In addition to the likelihood of hitting your head on a hard surface, the sudden cessation of motion can cause the brain to bump violently against the skull, which may also result in damage.

Severe TBI symptoms generally follow a prolonged period of unconsciousness or amnesia and often surface within hours of the accident. These symptoms tend to be hard to miss, as they include dramatic impairment of physical or cognitive function and may even segue into a coma.

One of the appeals of driving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) is the relative safety that comes with driving a larger vehicle. Essentially, if an SUV and a compact car are in an accident, chances are that the occupants in the SUV will not be harmed as badly compared to the passengers in the compact car. Since the SUV is larger, it is more likely that it will better equipped to absorb the impact of a crash.

As safety features are being developed in self-driving cars, crash optimization is becoming an important consideration. Essentially, cars are being programmed to minimize the risk of harm to occupants of a car, as well as people surrounding it. So as a car uses radar and other sensors to constantly scan its surroundings and talk to other vehicles, it may have the capability to make split second decisions to protect against catastrophic accidents. This may mean that a car could be programmed to crash into an SUV as opposed to a subcompact car in order optimize a crash.

Some New Braunfels college students who drink and drive like to make light of their situations, especially if law enforcement catches them; it is, in fact, a way to cope with getting into trouble. Unfortunately, many of them turn to Facebook, Instagram and other outlets that can create even more problems. 

Many people feel a false sense of security when it comes to social media. They make posts and share pictures and videos about their actions online, not knowing that anything they share can become evidence against them. DUIs may seem like they are glamorous and easy charges to beat on television; in real life, they are not.

One of the worst things that can happen to a person is to be falsely accused of a crime they did not commit - especially one as serious as child molestation. Texas child sexual molestation laws are some of the strictest in the country and can expose a person to incredibly harsh penalties upon conviction, including a lengthy prison sentence and the possibility of being required to register as a sex offender for life. Unfortunately, many allegations of child molestation are either deliberately false accusations by a child or are the result of simple misunderstandings, causing parents, teachers, babysitters, and other accused parties to be placed under serious legal scrutiny.