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July 27, 2021 6:27 am
Road debris dangers across the Houston area
HOUSTON – It is a high-speed, highly dangerous, highway nightmare. We’re talking about road debris, items falling off other vehicles on the road and then flying directly into your path, into your car, and maybe into your windshield.
“It’s an object that’s traveling 65 to 70 miles an hour, and it’s headed straight for you. Whether it’s a mattress coming off the roof of a car, a bunch of boards or maybe it’s a couch or a chair traveling at that speed, it can severely damage your car and maybe even kill you,” said Sgt. Richard Standifer with the Department of Public Safety.
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It s no surprise that alcohol is often involved, according to data. Author: Stephanie Simmons Updated: 12:25 PM CDT June 9, 2021
HOUSTON It’s a terrifying sight for any driver a pair of headlights headed straight at you with only a split second to decide how to react.
Wrong-way drivers are disturbingly common on Texas roads, especially in Houston.
Recent cases include a November 2020 crash in Sugar Land that killed resident Diana Ortiz. In June of 2019, innocent driver Josef Wallace was killed instantly in a wrong-way incident in Richardson.
Texas leads the country in wrong-way deaths, according to AAA.
AAA Foundation of Traffic Safety Researchers, along with the NTSB, were able to determine the factors that stood out, like alcohol impairment and being alone in the car. They say based on the data, being an older driver can be a predictor for being a wrong way driver.
Sgt. Richard Standifer says Texas is still a two-plate state. Author: Cheryl Mercedes (KHOU) Updated: 7:26 PM CDT June 7, 2021
Whether you are driving on the interstate or parked to pick up a passenger, there are laws to keep you safe. But rumors could cloud your judgment.
The VERIFY team is here to make sure you have the facts.
Our first email came from Will. He wanted to know, “Is it the law in Texas for cars and trucks to drive exclusively in the middle lane on the freeway?”
Our source for this is Texas DPS Sgt. Richard Standifer.
“Traffic moving traffic at large has the ability to travel in either lane, inside middle or the right lane. There s no law that requires them to travel in the middle lane solely,” Sgt. Standifer said.