When you are in a car accident caused by another party, a claim must be filed against the at-fault party’s insurance company. But it is critical to know that the conversation you have with that insurance company can determine how the company handles your claim.…
Most people relate driving under the influence to alcohol consumption. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marijuana users are roughly 25 percent more likely to be involved in an automobile collision in comparison to drivers with no traces of marijuana…
More states are passing laws that mandate all drunk driving offenders to put an ignition interlock device in their vehicle at their expense. This is a change from past laws, as previously the devices were usually only required for second and subsequent offenses. Now many…
A lieutenant with the Appalachia Fire Department is recovering from his injuries this week after the ambulance he was in was hit by a drunk driver over the weekend. The firefighter was hurt in an accident in Appalachia, Virginia. The ambulance was struck by a…
Correlation is not causation, but the concomitant rises of smartphone use and deadly crashes involving pedestrians sure seem to be related. This is a top-line insight from Governors Highway Safety Association’s latest Spotlight on Highway Safety report, which estimates that, during 2017, 5,984 pedestrians died…