Most car accidents are minor fender benders where no one is hurt. Occasionally, though, an accident can leave someone severely injured and with permanent disabilities. If you or someone you know has been the victim of someone else’s negligent driving, and you are...
Your brain may try to trick you after a car accident
Despite advancements in vehicle safety technologies, even seemingly minor car crashes may result in serious and life-altering injuries. In fact, an estimated 4.4 million Americans sustain some type of injury in car crashes on U.S. roadways every year. Your brain may...
4 things to do if you’ve been in an accident
If you find yourself dealing with an auto accident, try to avoid over or underacting until you know the extent of your circumstances. Even if you believe your vehicle is ok and you feel fine, your actions after a car accident can affect your personal injury claim. Now...
What should you do if your teenager gets in an auto accident?
As the parent of a teenager, you likely hold your breath every time they drive somewhere, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. Your concerns have basis, since teenage drivers are involved in, injured in and killed in more crashes than motorists of any other age...
Jaw injuries are especially painful after car accidents
Kentucky roadways can be especially troublesome during bad weather and while driving at night. Narrow rural roadways with almost no shoulder and crowded city streets in more urban areas all add up to many car accidents every year. When driving conditions or other...
Younger and older drivers often involved in auto accidents
Auto accidents come in a wide variety of scenarios in Kentucky, but a recent study regarding accident personal injury by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that teens are the most common drivers in all accidents...
Ensuring teen driver safety during 100 deadliest days
Teen drivers in Kentucky and across the U.S. need to be extra cautious during summer break. In particular, they need to be aware that the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the 100 deadliest days. During this time, the number of teen driving...
Drowsiness triples the risk for an auto accident
You may have been the victim of a car crash here in Louisville, Kentucky. If you were not to blame, though, you may be entitled to compensation under personal injury law. First, you'll want to find out just how the other side was negligent. One of the most common, and...
Why driving on rural roads can be more dangerous than urban ones
People from Elizabethtown driving on rural roads might be in greater danger of having an accident than those who are in more urban areas of Kentucky. Rural roads may seem safer, but they present a number of hazards. For example, there are more wild animals in the...
Cars older than 10 years are in the most defect-related crashes
Residents of Kentucky who own vehicles older than 10 years should know that older vehicles cause the majority of car crashes where defective equipment is involved. This is what the Ohio Highway Patrol found out after analyzing the past three years' worth of...
