The National Safety Council (NSC) recently released its auto accident injury and fatality statistics for 2017. According to the NSC, 40,100 people died in auto accidents in the United States in 2017, and approximately 4.57 million suffered injuries requiring medical attention. While these numbers both reflect a one-percent decrease from […]
Category: Car Accidents & Motor Vehicle Collisions
The National Safety Council (NSC) has designated April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. While distracted driving is a persistent risk for drivers and passengers year-round, the NSC is using Distracted Driving Awareness Month to highlight the dangers of talking, texting and using in-car infotainment systems behind the wheel. According to […]
By now, most of us know that distracted driving is extremely dangerous. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 1,000 people are injured in distracted driving accidents every day, and each year thousands of people lose their lives due to the negligence of distracted drivers. While […]
Drunk driving and distracted driving are two of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents. While the risks of drunk driving have long been well-known, studies have recently identified distractions as equally-dangerous causes of driver impairment. 3 Forms of Driver Impairment Caused by Intoxication and Distractions Alcohol intoxication and distractions […]
Collisions involving large commercial trucks can have devastating consequences, and those who are injured deserve to receive just compensation for their injury-related losses. When seeking financial compensation for injuries from a truck accident, the first step is to determine what exactly went wrong. Once you know what went wrong, then […]