Fatigued or drowsy driving is a prevalent and dangerous problem in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that annually there are over 100,000 reported accidents caused by driver fatigue which account for nearly 1,500 fatalities, 71,000 injuries, and a nearly $12 billion loss.1[Click the link below to read the entire article.].

Many states have recognized the importance of restraint devices as identified by the imposition of new regulations that require seat belt use. [Click the link below to read the entire article.]

The holiday season is almost synonymous with travel, whether it’s a weekend getaway for a young couple, a week-long trip with the family to grandmother’s house, or a few weeks back home after the semester has ended. [Click the link below to read the entire article.].

When you send your child to school through the local car pool, hire a babysitter to make sure your kids get to all of their extracurricular activities when you’re working late at the office, or let your child stay with a classmate for a sleepover, you hope that the individuals placed in charge of your child’s care are competent to protect against any harms, including when your child is riding as a passenger in another driver’s vehicle. [Click the link below to read the entire article.]

Weather conditions can severely impact travel and road safety by impairing a driver’s capabilities, vehicle performance, or infrastructure stability.1 [Click the link below to read the entire article.] 

Whether filing an insurance claim or a personal injury case, proving liability for a car accident can be contingent on the type of evidence an injured party uses to document injuries and demand damages. Two common types of evidence used in many auto accident cases is evidence collected at the scene as well as evidence of the aftermath or subsequent damages.1 [Click the link below to read the entire article.].

Commercial truck accidents can be caused by a range of reasons, but in most instances the causative factor is related to human error on the part of the passenger vehicle driver or the commercial truck driver. A passenger vehicle driver can be negligent for committing unsafe acts such as traveling in a low visibility zone, abrupt lane changes, misjudging truck speeds, driving distracted, intoxicated driving, or tailgating.1 [Click the link below to read the entire article.]

There are several different types of automobile accidents that can occur depending on the circumstances surrounding the collision including side impacts, head-on accidents, multi-vehicle collisions, intersection crashes, accidents occurring when changing lanes, or rear end accidents.1 [Click the link below to read the entire article.].