In 2016, over 20,000 deaths on the road were caused by speeding, failure to keep to one’s own lane, swerving on the road, driving distractedly, and failing to yield when necessary – all forms of reckless driving. It shows a callous carelessness on the part of today’s drivers, as driving this recklessly, seemingly driving without …
There is no surefire way to prevent automobile accidents. You can drive as attentively as you are able, limit your distractions, obey the speed limit, yield to your fellow drivers who have the right-of-way; but none of that matters when someone can run a red light and smash into the side of your car without …
We often forget how scared we were as teenagers beginning to drive. We took on the overwhelming responsibility of maneuvering a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds along the roadway with eagerness and excitement. For some of us, it is time to pass the torch down to our children. Having a teenager who is about to …
Imagine that you are driving down the roadway, your eyes on the road ahead of you, maintaining the speed limit, when, suddenly, the vehicle next to you changes into your lane without signaling. Before you have time to respond, the vehicle crashes into you, causing you to suffer a long-term injury that prevents you from …
Car accidents occur daily on roadways across the United States. One of the most common types of car accidents that occur is called a “sideswipe collision,” also known as a “T-bone” accident. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, this type of collision accounted for around 670,000 accidents during 2015 alone. Of those sideswipe …
Being involved in a car accident can have an enormous impact on a victim’s life. This is especially true in cases which result in physical injuries. Individuals who sustain injuries in car accidents often face extensive medical treatment, which is typically followed by rehabilitation and therapy. Not only do car accidents cause serious physical and …
Car accident victims do not always feel symptoms related to their injuries immediately after an accident. For some, symptoms can take hours, days, or even weeks to first appear. This often happens in car accidents because symptoms of injuries are masked by the rush of adrenaline most victims experience. Unfortunately, experiencing a delayed onset of symptoms …
When referring to car accidents, most people imagine cars or trucks colliding on a busy highway, creating the worst traffic jam of their lives, while involving vehicles going high rates of speed. Unfortunately, car accidents can occur anywhere vehicles drive. Although often overlooked, parking lot accidents happen every day across the country. Children running, vehicles …
In 2013 alone, over 55,000 car accidents occurred across Utah. These accidents resulted in over 16,000 injuries, and another 202 accident victims lost their lives due to these tragic events. A lot of these collisions involved wrongful deaths and injuries to innocent victims due to the neglect or misconduct of another party. When a person …
You might imagine a rear-end collision as some innocuous thing, as something no more dangerous than accidentally bumping into someone’s elbow in the supermarket. “Just” a fender bender, you might think. You would be wrong in thinking so. Rear-end collisions are the most frequent and most common kind of accident to occur on the roads. …
A traffic accident is usually a very terrifying and stressful occurrence. So much chaos is going on around you and panicked, horrible thoughts keep running through your mind. No matter how scared or worried you may be, there are some vital steps that you will need to follow after a car accident in order to …
The weather is part of our daily lives here in Utah. With winter rolling in full force, snow provides various outdoor activities for people to engage in. Unfortunately, driving on snow-covered roads can be very dangerous. The hazardous weather conditions increase the chances of drivers becoming involved in car accidents. Snow is notorious for creating …
In civil cases, damages are a monitory allotment awarded to a plaintiff. They are given to the plaintiff in claims where the defendant has been found to be negligent for an incident that occurred and caused harm to the claimant. In personal injury cases, victims are awarded damages to cover a variety of financial damages …
No matter how cautious you are behind the wheel, you are still at risk of sustaining injuries in a car accident caused by another driver. Unfortunately, drivers are often distracted while behind the wheel of their vehicle. As a result, others traveling along the same roadways are at an increased risk of becoming involved in …
Every year, tens of thousands of car accidents occur throughout the state of Utah, leaving thousands suffering from injuries while several hundred lose their lives. Quite often, these accidents occur due to the reckless and negligent acts of other drivers on the roadway. When a person suffers an injury or property damage in an automobile …
