53-year-old Dennis Ralich was killed when he was thrown from his Honda all-terrain vehicle.

Ralich’s death is puzzling since he was known as a skilled and responsible driver.  The road was flat at the scene of the accident, and investigators believe that speed was not an issue.

Steven Ralich, Dennis’s son, found his father’s ATV rolled over near a soybean field.  He later found Dennis’s body in a soybean row.  Emergency personnel arrived at the scene but were unable to revive Ralich.  It was concluded that Ralich died instantly from the multiple injuries he suffered.

The county Sheriff’s Department is conducting an investigation.  The department is looking at Ralich’s ATV for signs of mechanical failure, but they have not ruled out the possibility that Ralich hit an animal.

The county coroner, said, “There was some damage to the ATV from overturning, and there may have been some other issues with the machine.”

ATVs are notoriously top-heavy and poorly designed. If you or someone you love has been killed or injured by one of these dangerous machines, please contact an experienced Texas car wreck attorney for professional insight.

Toyota has announced its largest recall ever.  The recall is on about 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to get stuck and cause a car accident.

The recall includes 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350, and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250/IS350.

Toyota released the recall along with a warning to Toyota owners to remove the driver’s side floor mats.  The company is working to fix the problem.

Donald Leroy Creed was driving his tractor-trailer this summer in Oklahoma when he crashed into the rear end of many vehicles and killed 10 people.

Six cars were completely stopped on a turnpike due to an earlier accident. The speed limit was 75 mph and Creed was going 71 at the time of the crash. There were no defects found on the truck.

Creed appeared in court for the first time since the accident. He is charged with 10 misdemeanor counts of negligent homicide. The hearing lasted about only ten minutes in which Creed waived his right to a speedy trial. Creed will return on April 6 for a misdemeanor trial docket.

Creed and the company that still employs him, Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc., declined to comment.

Creed’s attorney, Paul Brunton, stated, “This was a tragic accident, extremely tragic.” Brunton just recently started on the case and said, “I just got handed a huge folder of discovery documents.” He would not comment any further.

There were no pre-impact or post-impact skids on the highway according to troopers. Witnesses say that the truck switched lanes without using a signal and never saw any brake lights. Creed had been driving from 3 a.m. until the time of the crash at 1 p.m.