When determining liability in a car-truck crash, all regulations need to be taken into account. When you have an accident with a commercial truck, things often get trickier than when cars crash. The problem is, with trucks, it’s not simply two drivers that are involved. It involves the drivers, as well as the owners of …
While many people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day responsibly, some will choose to get behind the wheel of their car while drunk! St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated every year on March 17. The holiday began as a religious feast day in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. It has now become …
Accidents can happen anywhere, anytime, and for various reasons. However, imagine you’re driving down the highway and suddenly you have to slam on the brakes because there is a truck stopped on the highway. The vehicle coming from behind slams into the back of your car, leaving you injured and with a badly damaged vehicle. …
Is Facebook live the latest distraction contributing to car accidents? Gone are the days when GPS and speaking on the cell phones were the only major sources of distraction for drivers. Live streaming is the latest wave of technology that has been integrated into social media platforms, and needless to say, people are hooked on …
More than half of vehicles towing a trailer are violating safety standards, increasing the risk for an accident. In addition to the tractor-trailers that regularly travel on the roadways, there are hundreds of renter moving trucks and moving trailers, car trailers, boat trailers, campers, flatbed trailers, and animal trailers. Each one of these increases the risk of a motor vehicle accident. Over the …
An orbital blowout fracture occurs when the floor of the orbit is fractured and loses its shape. When this happens, the patient’s eye area becomes disfigured, the eye cannot move properly, or may even sink into the skull or orbit. Orbital blowout fractures are among the most serious injuries a person can suffer in a car …