Seatbelts help save lives and reduce the risk of serious injury. While they may seem like an inconvenience, when accidents happen, seatbelts help prevent the occupants of the car from flying into other parts of the car such as the windshield. Seatbelts help keep passengers in the car instead of being ejected onto the hard [...]

Any car crash in the state of Mississippi that results in a personal injury, death, or property damage in excess of $500 must be reported to the local police department. The time limit for filing a lawsuit for a Mississippi vehicle accident is called the statute of limitations. According to Mississippi Code Section 15-1-49, an [...]

Memphis attracts 11 million people yearly, according to Memphis Travel. The top reasons they visit Memphis are the great culture and history – especially the music. The music begins with Elvis, but there’s also jazz, country, and the blues. Top destinations include Graceland, Beale Street, Sun Studio, the National Civil Rights Museum, and the Memphis [...]

We’re all aware that wearing a seat belt can help save our lives in the event of a car accident. It can also help ensure you’re fully compensated for your damages if the other party was at fault. However, even if you didn’t have your seat belt on during your accident, you have not necessarily [...]

Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can be a lot of fun to ride around in, but they pose unique safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that in 2016, there were 337 ATV-related deaths in the U.S. – and those were only the ones which were reported to the CPSC. [...]

Parking lots can be difficult to maneuver through on the best of days. Cars going every which way, distracted pedestrians, misplaced shopping carts—a driver has to be on full alert. Yet even the best drivers among us can still end up in an accident. One bright side is that most parking lot accidents tend to [...]

When you are traveling north on I-55 in Southaven, heading into Memphis you know that it's not a great idea to be texting while you are driving, but you might go ahead and do it anyway. You might not have a clear idea of how dangerous it is to divide your attention between reading an [...]

Mississippi has taken a lot of flak over the last couple of years when it comes to having dangerous roads. Back in 2010, an insurance website labeled our roads as the most dangerous in the country, and the debate has been going ever since. In 2015, USA Today said we were the 3rd most dangerous [...]

Car wrecks have the potential to change someone’s life forever and are the last thing anyone wants to go through. Even minor wrecks are a pain and all wrecks are difficult enough to deal with when both parties have insurance. That is, until the driver who hit you is uninsured or underinsured, and then it [...]

There has been a lot of talk of auto recalls in the news this past year, and one of the biggest involved Takata, a Japanese auto parts manufacturer whose airbags may have caused more harm than they prevented. According to a recent article in the Sun Herald, “Honda Motor Co. leads all automakers with nine [...]