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Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in the Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville, and McAllen region. These areas are popular with motorcyclists, and with so many bikes on the roads, the number of collisions is high, and motorcycle accidents are a major safety and economic issue for riders in the Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville, and McAllens communities.

Truckers are a growing motorist group using Texas highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville, and McAllen region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.

Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Harlingen, Weslaco, Brownsville, and McAllen

According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, from 2013 to 2014 nationally, deaths increased from 560 to 610, an 8.9% increase, injuries increased from 2,620 to 2,678, a 2.2% increase and the total number of accidents increased from 4,062 to 4,064, a 0.05% increase. Where the cause of death was known, 78% of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those drowning victims, 84% were not wearing a life jacket.

Hyland's is in the news again, this time after the death of a baby.

At one point or another, everyone is a pedestrian. As the expense of driving and insuring a vehicle rise, more and more people choose to walk to their destinations. As the number of pedestrians increases, so do the number of pedestrian accidents. To see where the Trenton region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.

As mass transit systems grow across New Jersey and Trenton, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.

Statistics related to bus accidents in Trenton

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years nationally:

The number of buses involved in fatal crashes decreased from 274 to 251, an 8% drop;

Truckers are a growing motorist group using New Jersey’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Trenton region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.

Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Trenton

According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:

While rare compared to other types of motor-vehicle crashes, aircraft accidents do happen regularly, usually with devastating results. Despite significant safety improvements over the past decades, many people each year experience the pain of losing someone in an airplane crash.

Police in Virginia said a 12-year-old girl stopped a man from stealing her mom's car and abducting her and her little sister the day before Easter. 

Go to this link to watch this incredible rescue. 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.