Killeen, Texas, Personal Injury Blog

For decades, the United States Social Security Administration has been helping disabled Americans through two programs designed to provide financial relief for those who are unable to work. The Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, program takes a portion of payroll taxes for the program, allowing for those who paid into the program to obtain monthly payments if they qualify. The Supplemental Security Income, or SSI program is for lower income-earning Americans who have not paid into the SDDI program.

In order to qualify for either program, one must prove that they have a debilitating condition that is preventing them from maintaining gainful employment. They must also prove that the condition is expected to last at least a year or ultimately end in death.

We all know the last thing a couple on the verge of marriage wants to talk about is the possibility of divorce. Yet for nearly half of all married couples throughout the United States, including those from Killeen, Texas and the surrounding area, the unfortunate reality is that half of all marriages ultimately end in divorce. It is important to recognize this because the process of a divorce, as we all have heard could be painful.

There are some instances when a divorce is completely mutual, and both sides have developed a relationship where they can work through their differences and recognize that working together, even in a divorce, can be mutually beneficial. But those situations are often rare. More often than not a divorce has both sides with emotions running high. During these times, people often do not think rationally, and may use negative emotions such as spite to try to "stick it" to the other spouse.

Th past three decades or so have seen the rise of an awareness with regard to the dangers of drinking and driving. Beginning in the 1980s, both official agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations have been creating public service campaigns warning about drunk drivers, and urging changes in the law. With this pressure have come tougher sentencing guidelines and a decrease in the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) needed to convict someone of Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Recently, there has also been a movement to add certain other penalties to the legal regime under which those convicted of DUI can be sentenced.

In Texas, one of these other potential penalties is the restriction of a driver convicted of DUI to driving only a vehicle that has been fitted with an ignition interlock device. These devices are attached to the electric ignition system of the vehicle, and prevents it from starting unless the prospective driver blows into a tube connected to the device. This allows the device to monitor the BAC of the driver through a breath analysis. If the driver has been drinking, the device will not allow the vehicle to start.

When a sudden car accident claims the life of a loved one, family members often feel devastated not only by their loss but by the senselessness of the act-they do not understand what happened and why the driver who caused the accident was not more careful in avoiding the crash. The daughter of a couple who died in a fatal multi-vehicle car accident in Texas recently voiced the same sentiment, just asking to understand what happened.

According to the authorities, four people died and six others were seriously injured in a car accident recently. According to investigators, the main vehicle was heading north on the road when it slowed down for an unknown reason. A pickup truck behind it rear-ended the main vehicle, setting off the chain of events that would devastate many families.