The Kipness Law Firm, P.C

Fox 4 news of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas reported an accident involving a Richardson, Texas police officer.  Apparently, this accident was caused not by driver error but because sprinkers were on during freezing temperatures.

The accident happened at Audelia Road and Walnut Street when the Richardson officer was pursuing a speeding vehicle.  When the car hit the ice, it slid into a utility pole and was flipped upside down.  Fortunately, the officer was not injured.

This accident should be lesson to all to make sure sprinklers are turned off during freezing temperatures.  In many cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, it is a city code violation to have sprinklers on during freezing temperatures and/or not having a freeze sensor on your sprinkler system.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the NTTA posted six wrong way signs to prevent wrongful death and serious personal injuries from car accidents happening in Dallas, Texas on the Dallas North Tollway.

Two signs were posted at the Cotton Gin exit in Frisco, Texas; two signs were posted at the State Highway 380 exit in Frisco, Texas  and two signs were posted at the Harry Hines exist in Dallas, Texas.

The signs are part of projected started by NTTA driver task force.  More wrong-way signs will be posted on the Dallas North Tollway if the current ones are found to be effective in reducing car accident wrongful deaths and personal injuries.  The NTTA also uses reflective buttons near exit ramps to signal proper direction of travel.

In 2009, there have been four wrong way crashes resulting in wrongful death of other drivers.   Almost every wrong way accident on the Dallas North Tollway is a result of drunk driving.

Hopefully, these efforts will prevent wrongful deaths and serious personal injuries arising from car accidents on the Dallas North Tollway

According to the Fort Worth Police Department, a 27 year old women, named Sonia Baker, died from a car accident that occurred at 2:30 a.m. on December 11, 2009  in the 3800 block of Columbus Trail.

Sonia Baker was driving on the southbound lanes of 7800 block of Evening Star.  Jesus Cisneros, an off-duty Fort Worth police officer was driving westbound in an unmarked police vehicle on Columbus Trail.  The car accident occurred when Sonia Baker attempted to turn east on Columbus Trail.

Jesus Cisneros was severely injured in the car accident and was taken to JPS Hospital in Fort Worth.

Investigators discovered alcohol consumption by Jesus Cisneros may have played a role in this wrongful death drunk driving accident.

If medical evidence shows Jesus Cisneros was drinking and driving, he will be placed on restricted duty and if blood results show .08 or higher, he could face DWI and possible intoxication manslaughter charges.

This tragic accident is yet another example of how deadly and dangerous car accidents can be when alcohol may be involved.