On August 23, Ramiro Luna Juarez was driving in Williamson County when he lost control of his pickup and crashed into a Toyota Camry. He was reportedly well into a twelve-pack of beer and had an empty Bud Light can next to him. Luna Juarez had a passenger in his car—Marco A. Juarez Luna—who was ejected from the pickup and did not survive the DWI crash. The driver of the Camry, 71-year-old Antonio Rivero Castellanos, was transported along with Luna Juarez to Seton Williamson Medical Center. The elderly victim suffered multiple fractures. Wednesday, September 3, Luna Juarez was charged with… Read More
A recent auto accident in Austin hits home on an issue that we’ve discussed frequently – drunk driving fatalities. On Sunday, August 10, Carlos Ruben Limones-Ortega lost control of his pickup truck and crossed over three lanes of traffic. He hit a concrete retaining wall, flipped over the wall, and landed upside-down on a northbound service road. He and one of his passengers were taken to Brackenridge with severe injuries. The other passenger, Jennifer Lynn Higginbotham, was pronounced dead at the scene. Limones-Ortega was returning from floating the river in San Marcos, and had rum and a six-pack of… Read More
The Loewy Law Firm has secured a $130,000 settlement for the family of a young man killed by a drunk driver in Austin, Texas. The man was walking downtown when the drunk driver slammed into him and killed him. The driver was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. The family hired Adam Loewy and within 3 weeks, he was able to secure all available insurance monies associated with the crash. Loewy is also helping the family with the probate issues related to the man’s estate and staying in constant communication with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office in order to… Read More
The Loewy Law Firm has obtained a $210,000 settlement in a car crash for an Austin man Our client was hit head on by a car that crossed the center line and slammed into his car. Our client sustained serious injuries and was airflighted to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. We resolved the case within 6 weeks of signing it and obtained all available insurance monies. We are helping our client with the medical bills and setting up the remaining monies in a structured trust for long term payouts. We move cases very quickly at the Loewy Law Firm because we… Read More
A popular Austin blogger/tweeter known as ‘@ATXHipsters’ was tragically killed by a drunk driver last weekend in downtown Austin. The blogger, whose real named was Kelly Wayne Noel, was crossing the intersection of 7th and IH-35 when he was hit by a driver, who was subsequently arrested for DWI. This DWI crash hits home for us at the Loewy Law Firm because our Managing Paralegal Michelle Pierce knew Kelly Noel and actually spoke with him only a few weeks about the rise of drunk driving in downtown Austin. Kelly was a very creative and talented writer and… Read More
Texas Monthly recounts a horrific bike crash in south Texas where a drunk driver hit a bicyclist and the biker flew over the truck and into the trailer of the truck. The driver shamefully kept driving and then attempt to dispose of the body. Thankfully, he was caught and will hopefully spend decades behind bars. Our law firm has represented scores of bicyclists hit by cars and scores of people hit by drunk drivers. We as a society need to start dealing with these tragedies more harshly, especially when drinking and driving is involved. We support Chief Acevedo’s anti-drunk driving… Read More
The Loewy Law Firm is proud to announce it has secured a $520,000 settlement on behalf of two Austin residents who were injured in a boat crash on Lake Dunlap. The significant settlement was obtained in part due to the quick investigative work of the Loewy Law Firm, a skill we take particular pride in. In the spring of 2013, our clients were boating on Lake Dunlap in the evening when another boat slammed into them. The boat then sped away. The driver of the boat was later caught by police and he was given a citation for leaving the… Read More
One of Austin’s greatest traditions, South by Southwest Festival, was marred by tragedy this year when a Killeen man drove away from police and slammed into numerous people on a closed-off street. To date, 4 people have died, several people have traumatic brain injuries, and many more are injured. Obviously, the criminal justice system is handling the criminal side of this incident; the driver has been indicted with over 20 crimes and likely faces life in prison. But what about the civil justice remedies the victims have? Unfortunately, for several reasons, options are very limited and these victims likely… Read More
A June 16, 2013 file photo shows cars driving past the scene of a deadly car crash in Burleson, a suburb south of Fort Worth, Texas. On December 13, 2013, the local district attorney’s office and legal specialists stated that prosecutors had no obvious method to request a more severe sentence for Ethan Couch, a sixteen-year-old boy who received ten years’ probation for the crash that killed four people and injured others. The case has provoked anger both in Texas and throughout the United States, with both the supposed Republican and Democratic Texas governor nominees shredding the sentence. Broad… Read More
To drive safely on the road you have to monitor other drivers as well as yourself. You never know who is distracted, in a rush or driving while intoxicated. As scary as it sounds, thousands of people in Austin, and millions of people all over the United States are injured every year because of people who choose to drive drunk. Sadly, in the state of Texas about 35% of all car accident fatalities were DUI related incidents. Even though drinking is acceptable, drinking and driving is not. There are plenty of options to get home safely if you are drunk,… Read More
