Automobile Accidents

• Fatigue as Cause of Accidents

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:44 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado ranks sixth in U.S. for fatalities from drowsy driving; Wyoming ranks number one, according to a recent article in the Rocky Mountain NewsThe federal government has conservatively estimated that about 100,000 crashes a year are caused by driver fatigue, resulting in 71,000 people being injured and 1,500 fatalities. But safety officials said those figures are probably low because of the...

• Vehicle Air Bags: Friend Or Foe?

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  For years, the automobile manufacturers of the world have touted air bags as soft pillows that will greatly reduce injuries and deaths on our nation's highways. While it is true that air bags have reduced deaths and injuries, these achievements have come at a high cost. Due to the manufacturer's decision to rush air bags into our cars when first required by the National Highway Transportation...

• Auto Black Boxes Finding The Courtroom

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:35 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Black boxes, which have provided invaluable information in determining what has caused airliners to crash for years, are increasingly finding their way into vehicle injury litigation. An estimated 25 million automobiles in the United States now have so-called event data recorders, a scaled-down version of the devices that monitor cockpit activity in airplanes. The boxes are usually silver, not...

• Danger on the Side of the Road

  Michael Myers | April 13, 2006 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Tacoma News Tribune reported an accident involving a box truck, a trooper, and the person the trooper had pulled over.The accident happened this morning on State Route 512. Apparently the truck lost control and swerved to the right shoulder of the highway. Unfortunately, there happened to be a trooper issuing a ticket to a woman in a minivan there.According to the News Tribune,The trooper...

• Turning Down A Low-Ball Insurance Co. Offer and Winning In The End

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | April 12, 2006 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  I had a great time and got a super result in an automobile wreck case recently in the Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia. My client was involved in a low speed, low property damage rear end collision. She also had pre-existing conditions in her back and fibromyalgia. I was thrilled when the jury came back with a verdict of $25,000.00, plus interest. $25,000.00 was the maximum available insurance...

• Your Insurance

  Wayne Parsons | April 12, 2006 8:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Automobile insurance medical coverage (personal injury protection or PIP) is the beast way to protect yourself and you family from huge medical bills if an uninsured driver crashes into your car, and it is very inexpensive.Do you have adequate medical protection in your auto insurance policy? What if an uninsured driver collides with your car and puts you or a family member in the hospital? Who...

• Man and Dog Struck by Car while in Crosswalk

  Michael Myers | April 12, 2006 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A husband and wife were walking their dog around 6 a.m. on April 12 in Federal Way. They were crossing S. 312th Street at 14th Avenue S. when a car traveling westbound on S. 312th struck the man and dog while in the crosswalk. The husband suffered head injuries and was flown to Harborview Medical Center. The dog was taken to a local animal hospital with injuries. The wife and the driver of...

• Five Fairbanks Intersections To Avoid...

  Ward Merdes | April 10, 2006 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Like most cities, Fairbanks has its share of bad intersections. But, some just stand out as particularly dangerous. Here is the Top Five List of Fairbanks intersections to avoid...Number 5: Airport Rd. and Cushman St. For some reason, folks just haven't learned to slow down on Airport Rd. Furthermore, as a main four-lane, it seems to draw drunks and lead-footed kids in loud pickup trucks. Over...

• Woman Not Wearing Seatbelt; Dies in Car Accident

  Michael Myers | April 10, 2006 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On April 9, a car hit a barrier on the entrance ramp to I-705 and flipped over. The woman, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was trapped inside the car. It took 40 minutes to free her from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The fact that an individual was not wearing a seatbelt in an accident cannot be introduced in court. Therefore, you should contact a personal injury attorney...

• SUV - Safer for Children?

  Robert Blanchard | April 10, 2006 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A recent study analyzed injuries to children in accidents involving SUV's compared to regular cars. While many people justify the purchase of an SUV with the thought that they are protecting their family in case of a crash, it turns out that SUV's are not statisticallly safer for children. Part of the reason for this is the increased risk of rollover, which greatly increases the risk of injury....