This past July, a man in Tennessee was killed after being hit by a pickup truck. But this was not the “normal” kind of auto accident tragedy. The man had been riding in the bed of his friend’s pickup when the car in front of them hit the brakes. The pickup driver “swerved into the [...]
The leading cause of car accidents in this country is driver error. The National Highway Safety Administration released a study that revealed that in 2012, an estimated 421,000 people were injured in car crashes involving a distracted driver. Mississippi recently passed a law making it illegal for anyone to text while driving in the state. But [...]
There are countless factors that contribute to a car accident, from weather and road conditions, to driver error and equipment malfunction – and everything in between. When you are involved in an accident with a commercial vehicle, or a vehicle whose driver was operating while in the course of doing their job, it can add [...]
Whether you are a pedestrian who was struck by a car, or the driver of a car that hit a pedestrian, this kind of car accident can be a harrowing experience. After an auto accident, it is vitally important to determine who is at fault so that the injured party can recover damages. In an [...]
Governor Phil Bryant signed new legislation this past March that bans drivers from texting or using social media, and that law is finally here. According to HandsFreeInfo.com, the new law bans: All drivers from text messaging, including those with “an intermediate license, a temporary learning permit or a temporary driving permit” All social networking by [...]
According to the most recent data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Mississippi is second only to Montana in the number of fatal car accidents occurring each year. About 85% of these fatal crashes occurred on roads outside of our cities, and more than half of all victims were not properly restrained at the [...]
