The case against Daniel Perry, the U.S. Army sergeant indicted for murder, deadly conduct, and aggravated assault after killing Garrett Foster at a protest in Downtown Austin in 2020, is now over. The jury spent 17 hours deliberating after hearing testimony from dozens of witnesses and closing statements from the prosecution and defense teams. Perry was found guilty of murder for his actions related to Foster’s death. However, the jury found him not guilty of aggravated assault. Deputies immediately handcuffed and took Perry into custody after the court rendered its verdict. According to trial evidence, on July 25, 2020, Perry… Read More
Tony Diaz, 39, was killed after being struck by a bus driver riding his bike on Jan. 28, 2019. (Fox 7 Austin) Adam Loewy, a personal injury attorney at Loewy Law Firm in Austin, talked to Fox 7 Austin about the criminal case underlying his representation of a local family in a wrongful death lawsuit. On January 28, 2019, Mindi Stafford struck and killed former Fox 7 employee Tony Diaz as he biked on the UT campus. She was driving a CapMetro bus at the time. She initially faced a charge of manslaughter. However, prosecutors reduced the… Read More
The team at The Loewy Law Firm is proud to announce that Austin Monthly has recognized our very own Adam Loewy in their 2021 issue of “Top Attorneys in Austin.” Adam has been recognized by the magazine as one of Austin’s best personal injury attorneys. Winners are chosen by Austin Monthly through a peer-voting process in which other attorneys were asked to nominate their most respected peers and colleagues for this top honor. Austin Monthly collaborated with DataJoe, a software and research company, to tally up the votes and select the winners. The… Read More
Thanks again to everyone who joining us in support of the Central Texas Food Bank. You met our 3-to-1 match with such great enthusiasm that we were able to deliver over $63,000 to the Food Bank. This enables them to provide 181,000 lbs of food to children and families in Central Texas this summer, a time when families are struggling to overcome gaps in breakfast, lunch, and childcare provided by schools during the rest of the year. We’re humbled by your quick call to action and the overwhelming success of the drive. We certainly couldn’t have done it without… Read More
AUSTIN, TX – A man was arrested last week after stabbing a woman after what witnesses say was a road rage incident. According to reports, Victoria Higdon was driving with two passengers on Valley Hill Circle. A car driven by Carlos Reyna, 41, turned in front of her attempting to get into a driveway. Higdon and Reyna exchanged words over the incident and maybe even threw each other a few hand gestures. After the altercation, Higdon and her passengers continued on to their original destination. In her affidavit, she advised that Reyna followed her and continued to… Read More
OMAHA, Neb – People are well aware of who Presidential candidate Ben Carson is, but his campaign staff remains largely unknown. It’s fair enough. These people work behind the scenes to make the candidate look good and get that person’s name into the minds of the masses. It stands to reason that many people have not heard of Braden Joplin outside of the 25-year-old’s circle of friends and family. Sadly, it was Joplin who was killed in an accident in Omaha, Nebraska earlier this month. According to reports, Joplin was a student at Texas Tech and from… Read More
AUSTIN, TX – Last Monday, a driver caused an accident that claimed the life of a teenager. He has now been formally charged with DWI. According to reports, John Ramirez, 28, admitted to police that he had consumed three beers at a local tavern before heading off down South Congress Avenue in his vehicle. He met up with three friends after leaving the Red Shed Tavern to go off-roading near Southpark Meadows shopping center. As the men were driving their vehicles, the one that Ramirez was driving flipped over and caught fire. Ramirez was able to exit the… Read More
PHOENIX, AZ – A family with local ties was killed in an accident in Phoenix, and the family is enduring understandable grief. According to reports from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Durjuana Miller, 39, was driving with her four sons that ranged in age from infancy to eight years. She drove off of Interstate 10, plunging to the ground below. All of the people in the car were killed. Officials from the DPS are not sure why Miller drove off of the overpass. It has been reported that she was driving at a high rate… Read More
AUSTIN, TX – Anyone who drives in Texas knows that some of its roads are better avoided. From Austin to Dallas, there are highways that drivers find to be some of the most congested and dangerous in the state. So which roads do you want to avoid if you can? Here’s the answer. Interstate 35 Interstate 35 is familiar to people who live in an around Austin. It is commonly considered the most congested road in all of the state. More specifically, you will find yourself bumper to bumper on the stretch of highway that travels past… Read More
AUSTIN, TX – A holiday crash took the life of an out-of-state woman and injured four other people. The accident occurred in St. Johns County. The Florida Highway Patrol said that Ashley Dubois, 22, a resident of Virginia, died of her injuries after being transported to the hospital. The accident occurred on New Year’s Eve on U.S. 1 at Watson Road. According to reports, Benjamin Kaminski, 27, was driving northbound on U.S. 1. He was in the left turn lane and attempted to make the turn onto Watson Road. Natalie Fisher, 42, was driving southbound on U.S. 1… Read More
