Studies performed by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety show that road rage is a major contributor to motor vehicle accidents nationwide. When people are stressed from a job, family situation or driving itself, they are more likely to cause a tragic car accident, according to the American Psychological Association. Automobile accident Cookeville attorneys note… Read more »
The rate of drunk driving fatalities in the U.S. has increased and innocent people continue to be victimized by negligent drivers. Motor vehicle crashes involving drunk drivers killed 10,322 people in 2012 and injured 345,000 people, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This high statistic accounted for 31 percent of all motor vehicle deaths that year, a… Read more »
Car accidents injure millions of people across the United States each year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated 2.36 million people were injured in traffic accidents in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from 2011. From minor lacerations and broken bones to traumatic brain injury and paralysis, injuries experienced by car accident… Read more »
In 2009, Tennessee became the ninth state in the nation to prohibit motorists from texting and driving, according to The Tennessean. Unfortunately, the ban has not decreased the number of people who are killed or injured each year in distracted driving car accidents involving cellphones, as many Clarksville auto accident attorneys have seen. Statistics from the… Read more »
The motor vehicle fatality rate in Tennessee fluctuates from year to year, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. As a way to combat this fluctuation and lower the fatality rate, state officials implemented a program that may have played a role in lowering Tennessee’s fatal crash rate. At the end of 2014, the state reported the… Read more »
When people choose to climb behind the wheel after drinking, they put the lives of everyone else on the road in danger. Many automobile accident attorneys Gallatin know that in a split second, a bad decision can lead to a catastrophic accident. That is what happened to a young Tennessee teen celebrating spring break with his friends… Read more »
Although talking or texting on a cellular device may be one of the most common forms of distracted driving, there are many other activities that drivers engage in that can be considered distracting and dangerous as well. An auto collision accident involving distracted driving is a case that a Nashville car accident lawyer would be familiar with…. Read more »
The few moments following a car accident can be extremely stressful and overwhelming, especially if there are injuries or deaths involved. Even minor fender benders can place a significant amount of pressure on Tennessee motorists who may have to file accident claims with their insurance company. While some motorists may believe that they can handle… Read more »
Thousands of motor vehicle accidents occur each year in Tennessee. Recently, WIJHL reported that a car in Nashville hit another car, which had stopped in the lane of traffic. The driver of the stopped car, a university student, told law enforcement that he had been studying for finals and that he could have been asleep…. Read more »
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