Dallas, Texas Personal Injury Blog

Ever heard of BiBi Jones? Ever heard of Rob Gronkowski? Better chance you've heard of Rob Gronkowski. He's a member of the New England Patriots football team. He took a picture with BiBi Jones. You can see the picture on many places on the internet. So what, you say. Well, BiBi Jones is an adult film actress.

So what does this have to do with Dallas or the Cowboys and why should you care? The story line is that the National Football League is selling more than Football. The Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders are mentioned in the story as being part of the allure of the action in addition to football. Good looking football players and attractive women cheerleaders sells seats and makes for good television.

Is it illegal to promote looks, sports and sex in the same package? Of course not. BiBi Jones is in a highly regulated profession that is completely legal. Rob Gronkowski is in the business of playing football on Sundays. Are the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders doing anything illegal, nope.

The question seems to be how does this affect the reputation of Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots or the National Football League. How would you answer that question? My opinion, no it does not. If any of us are naive enough to believe that NFL football players can't have the girls they want, you really do need to wake up and smell the coffee.

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Jeff

When I hear that Florida is increasing minimum wage to $7.67 per hour beginning January 1, 2012, I start thinking about how much things cost and how far this amount per hour takes you. If you drive 30 minutes to work, you just used at least two to three gallons of gasoline round trip. That costs $10.00. If you wore a fresh set of clothes, you had to either wash them or have them cleaned. Another couple of dollars. If you don't bring your lunch from home, you're going to spend $8.00 for lunch even at Subway. So now you worked for an hour just to eat lunch. You worked another hour just to pay for the gasoline. All of this before we discuss rent, utilities, groceries, car payment, car insurance, kids clothes, etc....

I realize we have to control prices. I just wonder how someone survives on 2000 hours at almost $8.00 per hour - $16,000.00 per year. I can't imagine that it can go very far.

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Jeff

Noah Popovich, 11, was on his way to school last week when he was struck from behind by a passing SUV. The 18-year-old driver was cited for driving with an expired driver's license, while Popovich received a ticket for walking on the wrong side of the road, Texas City Police said.

Allegedly, Popovich and two friends were walking along the road when the sidewalk ended and were left with tall grass. That's when they decided to walk along the curb of the street in which the car accident later occurred.

Popovich's parents are clearly frustrated by the situation, however, police Chief Robert Burby said "State law dictates that in the absence of a sidewalk, pedestrians should walk facing oncoming traffic".

A car accident early Tuesday morning has left a Jacksonville man in critical condition and is blocking a large amount of U.S. Highway 79.

Edwin Patrick Dolan, 76, was air-lifted to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler after a car wreck involving a 300,000-pound hydraulic press.

To move the hydraulic press, the trailer had two trucks moving it, one to pull the trailer and another to push it. There were also two escort trucks, to signal drivers in front and behind of the large load.

Dolan's silver Honda Civic did not heed warnings and went across the bridge anyway, in which the load took up both lanes of bridge over the Neches River.

"He went around, so she radioed real fast to the truck, 'Start slowing down there's a car coming. I couldn't stop him,' and they started slowing down, but they couldn't stop fast enough for how fast he was coming," Mitchell said.

Dolan's car went airborne on to the top of the guard rail and slid down the embankment.

A 14-year-old Waco girl has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run car accident that killed Jourdan Moore, a 14-year-old boy.

The car accident occurred last Thursday night in the Waco suburb of Bellmead.

Police said an anonymous tip pointed officers to a damaged car that eventually led them to the girl. The girl, whose name has not been released, is being charged with juvenile delinquency-manslaughter.

Houston's police chief has confirmed that Sgt. Ruben Trejo has been fired after being charged with drunk driving.

Last April, Trejo crashed his truck into a school bus on his way to work.

According to officials, the bus driver told police that Trejo smelled of alcohol and had open containers in his truck. Prosecutors also noted that his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the drunk driving accident.

The Arlington City Council passed an ordinance banning texting while driving last week in a vote of 5-3.

Drivers are still allowed to use their phone for calls, but everything else such as texting or social media will result in $200 fine.

City officials haven't gave a date as to when the ordinance will be enforced, but after an educational campaign to make the public aware of the ordinance, they are hoping to have it in place before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Cecil Brannon, 50, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a DUI accident that critically injured a Lufkin man. Brannon was charged with intoxicated assault causing serious bodily injury, according to court records. The charge is a third-degree felony, in which Brannon received the maximum sentence.

61-year-old Koshy Alexander was driving north on U.S. Highway 59 when his car was struck head-on. Brannon, who was traveling south on U.S. 59, slammed on his brakes to avoid rear-ending a vehicle, losing control of his car and causing him to turn into the northbound lane, hitting Alexander's car head-on.