If someone asks you what it means to engage in distracted driving, your first thought is likely of texting while driving. It’s very common. We’ve all had the unnerving experience of driving next to someone who was clearly texting on their phone and not looking at the...
When someone commits a crime like a hit-and-run, it’s one of the worst situations for families to deal with. A wrongful death is even more difficult to handle when the person responsible flees. That’s why it’s important for the authorities not to stop looking. When...
It’s unfortunate, but there are often collisions between big rigs and other vehicles. There are reasons for that ranging from the drivers being overly tired or being unable to see others, but the end result tends to be a serious collision. Take, for example, this case...
In theory, if every single driver followed every traffic law to the letter, we wouldn’t have any car accidents. Well, you may have a few based on mechanical error or things of this nature, but human drivers cause more than 94% of accidents, so most of them would be...
A concussion is a brain injury. This is an important distinction to make, as people have begun taking these injuries far more seriously in recent years. You can especially see this in the sports realm, and especially in the NFL, but it’s something that has impacted...
You hear about car accidents, truck accidents, bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents all the time. Not a day goes by where there isn’t a report of another pile-up on the road caused by an errant driver. But experts and safety advocates say that it’s time to stop...
The summer months bring warm weather, clear skies and long days of fun and relaxation. It’s a time when people tend to travel a lot, when children are not in school and when families can reconnect and enjoy a few months without such a rigid structure. But it’s not all...
In a car crash, there is a risk of developing abdominal injuries. In front-end crashes, for example, there is a risk of the spleen rupturing, damage to the liver or an impact to the bowel. You could suffer a brain injury from hitting your head or suffer a myocardial...
It would be hard to find anyone who has never heard about the dangers of texting while driving. Along with drunk and drugged driving, distractions behind the wheel lead to many otherwise avoidable car and truck accidents. Trying to compose and send a text is a major...
When teens drive, there is always a risk that they’ll end up in a collision. They’re still learning to drive, and they could make mistakes that lead to a crash. Simple mistakes like turning the wheel too far or looking away from the road could be enough to cause...