Automobile Accidents

• What Claim Do I Have After a Collision? : Interstate Wrongful Death

  Mike Bryant | January 16, 2012 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  This month, we will be looking at the issue of what claims are available in a Minnesota collision. We have used real examples from stories in the recent news as a basis for the discussion. What...

• Distracted Driving Continues in Missouri and Illinois

  Lindsay Rakers | January 15, 2012 10:04 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  There has been a lot of talk lately about distracted driving and that includes driving while intoxicated, texting, talking on a cell phone, smoking, reaching for something in a car, reaching to...

• Dog Found Swimming in Gulf of Mexico Victim of Hit-and-Run Accident

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In a heroic, yet tragic twist of fate, a dog found swimming in the Gulf of Mexico was apparently fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run accident that killed its master. The dog, Barney, was found by...

• What Is This IME?

  Mike Bryant | January 15, 2012 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It usually comes about a year or so after a person has been in a collision. The letter from your no fault company saying that you must attend an IME (medical examination) to see if your care is...

• Drunk Drivers Cause Fatal Car Crashes

  Claude Wyle | January 15, 2012 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  We know that driving while under the influence of alcohol or a drug is no laughing matter. DUI violations are severely reprimanded for a good reason: People are injured and killed on the roads...

• What Claim Do I Have After a Collision? : Motorcycle and Car

  Mike Bryant | January 13, 2012 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  This month, we will be looking at the issue of what claims are available in a Minnesota collision. We have used real examples from stories in the recent news as a basis for the discussion. What...

• Harrisburg and all Central Pennsylvania Under High Wind Advisory – Driving Tips To Avoid Accidents

  Scott Cooper | January 13, 2012 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  What tips do you have for driving in high winds? Last night’s rain in Central Pennsylvania is being followed by extremely high winds. It is important to remember some driving...

• Should We Just Shut Off The Cell Phones and Drive?

  Mike Bryant | January 13, 2012 9:01 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I have been thinking a lot about this topic. The idea of a full ban makes a lot of sense. It would be easier to enforce and it would be something that would make driving safer. As Fairwarning...

• Two Years Gone, Two Million More Accidents…When Will We Realize Cell Phones Need Safety Valves?

  John Fischer | January 13, 2012 7:00 AM | 2 CommentsVoices

  Two years ago, I wrote an article for the injury board blog titled Bad Habits Have Been Formed, Addictions Are Set, Technology Is Needed. Two weeks ago, the National Transportation Safety Board...

• Taking A Look at Police Safety

  Mike Bryant | January 12, 2012 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There are a couple of issues of late that have me thinking about safety with concern to police safety. A study from the Journal of the American Medical Association had some startling...