Sep
20
Cell Phone Use in a Car
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Auto safety debates have had many central issues over the years: seat belts, air bags, retread tires, rollover potential, etc. If you’ve been following the debate over cell phone use in the car, here are a couple of news stories that may bring the issue home with a crash.
In Kentucky, a Letcher County resident suffered a horrible injury on September 13th when her arm was severed in a car crash in a nearby area on the Mountain Parkway.
Jacqueline Dotson and her six-year-old daughter were headed home when Dotson veered into the median and over-corrected, rolling her truck over the guardrail and landing upside down after flipping several times.
Sep
19
The best thing you can do for yourself in an auto accident is to think in defensive terms. That’s going to require that you remain calm, despite the shock of the collision and the unhappy sight of a damaged car. It is important to collect as much information as you can at the scene – and to begin:
- Always remain at the accident scene.
If you’re in an accident – any accident, from the smallest bumper tap to a major collision – talk to the other driver. At a minimum, get out of your car, check for damage, talk to the other driver and agree to agree that there’s no material damage. Driving away from what you believe to be an inconsequential bump may be interpreted as a hit-and-run.
Aug
29
Rear End Collisions
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By far the most common type of car accidents that result in favorable recoveries are crashes involving a rear-end collision. These accidents happen hundreds of times each day in nearly every major city in America.
In a rear-end collision, fault is usually very easy to decide. Unless you were driving backwards, a rear-end collision is caused by the person behind you. Once we’ve been able to determine fault in a rear-end collision, the next step is to find out if there are any physical damages.