Harlingen is a city about 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and a principal city in the Cameron County metropolitan area. It was built on the intersection of Route 77 and Route 83 as a distribution, shipping, and industrial center. It is also considered the most "economical" place in the U.S. to live because it has the lowest cost of living of anywhere in the country.
Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 35,670 at the 2010 United States Census. Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company.
Brownsville is the sixteenth most populous city in Texas with a population of 181,860. It is located on the southernmost tip of the state on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 2013 U.S. Census Bureau estimate places the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area population at 417,276.
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. It is on the Rio Grande, and is about 70 miles west of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2012 the city's population was 140,717.
U.S. Route 77 is a major north-south highway that suns from Sioux City, Iowa to the Mexican border and connects Harligen to Corpus Christi and other northern cities. U.S. Route 83 is a 1,885 mile road that stretches from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. It's southernmost point is in Brownsville.
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Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen car accidents;
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen pedestrian accidents;
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen motorcycle accidents;
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen commercial truck accidents;
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen boating accidents;
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen drunk driving accidents.
This is really hard to watch.
First things first: apparently everyone survived, and the baby and toddler are currently stabilized and recovering in the hospital, but that will not be super helpful to your stress level while/immediately after viewing. If you are currently the mother of young children, have a drink ready or your chosen method of self-care for when the video is done, because you will need it.
It’s hard to know who exactly is at fault if your airbags do not deploy correctly. So here’s what you need to know, especially if you suspect that a defective airbag is to blame.
Typically, in city bus cases, both the city department of transit or transportation and the driver themselves could be found liable and sued for damages associated with the accident.
The person who leaves the scene has committed a crime, and this crime is punishable by law if they are found guilty in court.
The witness’s role is to provide their truthful, on-the-ground account of what they saw in the incident in question. Read more here...
Simply put, a statute of limitations is a rule put in place that forbids someone from coming forward and launching a legal suit as a result of a specific incident or crime after a specific time.
You will need the police report if you want to seek repayment of your medical expenses or car repairs through a claim against the at-fault driver’s insurance.
Since the roads during the pandemic can surge in periods of lower case counts, you should make sure you keep your wits about you. Stay extra vigilant when you’re on the Texas highways and streets.
Common personal injuries include severe burns, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, bone fractures or breaks, toxic chemical exposure, paralysis, concussion, and coma.
If you live in McAllen, the odds are high that you’ve driven on some of these intersections. They may even be intersections that you frequent on your daily paths: commutes to and from work, dropping off kids at school, or driving to and from the homes of family and friends.
To pursue a claim for you, our McAllen injury attorneys would compile evidence of the defendant’s negligence, a description of the accident, medical records describing your injuries, and an accounting of your costs and losses related to the injury.
