Automobile Accidents

• Tragedy in Thurston County--Marysville Redux for Cable Median Barriers?

  Michael Myers | October 05, 2008 11:12 PM | 6 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Sorrow in Thurston County this weekend. As reported in part by the Mason County Daily News: Two people were killed on Interstate 5 at Milepost 88 in Thurston County today after a passenger...

• Distracted Driving - Pets, Phones and Pretzels

  Nigel Whitehead | April 28, 2008 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Driving while "distracted" is a major source of automobile accidents. The National Highway Traffic Administration has released several articles dealing with the effect of driving while distracted....

• Text-Messaging Causing Car Accidents

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  State troopers say cell phone text messaging is causing more accidents than ever before. The problem is that while it's easy to spot people talking at the wheel, it is much harder to catch people texting at the wheel. Troopersare convinced cell phone use is causing wrecks, but drivers never admit to it. Trooper Lonnie Haschell sees drivers do it, but he can't stop them. "Unless there is...

• Liability and The Rear End Auto Accident Collision

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2005 5:36 PM | 1 CommentPortland, OR

  Most people have heard that rear-end collision type auto accidents are the fault of the driver who hits the person in front of them. In almost every case that is true. But why?The general rule of the common law forbids creating unreasonable risks of harm to others, which is Oregon's formulation of negligence law. In most automobile collision cases, the specifications of negligence include...

• Dangers of Driving While Texting

  Ed Normand | February 23, 2008 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recent studies have confirmed what most of us know already: that driving while using a cell phone is highly dangerous. In fact, after just 3 minutes of driving and talking on a cell phone there is a higher risk of an auto accident than when the driver is legally impaired with a .08 percent blood alcohol level. The theory is that one has to concentrate to such a degree when talking on the...

• Tougher Driver's License Requirements in North Florida January First

  Eddie Farah | December 04, 2009 12:13 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Beginning January first, it is not going to be as easy as it has been in the past to renew or replace your driver’s license in the North Florida’s St. Johns County. It’s all part...

• Tragic One Car Accident Takes away Driver’s Life

  Jessica Smagacz | May 30, 2009 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to Augusta Chronicle, James Hopkins was driving eastbound on Bobby Jones Parkway near Gordon Highway this past Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. The current report says that he possibly had a...

• Another Hit and Run Collision Highlights Importance of UIM Coverage

  Michael Myers | November 25, 2009 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Unfortunately we've had a spate of hit and run collisions in the Seattle area. This time it involved a worker just doing his job. The Seattle PI reported: A maintenance worker was the victim of a...

• Fatal Car Crash, I-84W in West Hartford Claims Life

  James Sabatini | May 30, 2006 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Over the weekend, a fatal car crash on Interstate 84 in the Town of West Hartford has taken one life and injured another. The driver of a car lost control around a curve, sailed over the grassy median and crashed into an oncoming car. According to the Hartford Courant:The eastbound traveling car flew over the median and crashed into a westbound car. The crash set off a four car collision...

• DUI Car Accident Kills Two, Injures Another

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A woman and her best friend were killed just a couple of days before Christmas when the pickup they were riding in veered off the road and hit a tree. The driver of the pickup was treated for injuries, and it was discovered she was impaired at the time of the crash. The three were out Christmas shopping at the time.According to authorities, it was the second DUI for Yolanda Rivera, the driver...