Suffering trauma to your back in a car wreck could cause life-altering injuries. Although the bones of your spine help protect your spinal cord, the force of a collision could still damage your spinal cord. Typically, spinal cord injuries will affect both sensation...
Automobiles typically weigh a few tons and can reach speeds over 100 mph. This combination can make a vehicle a lethal weapon. Millions of people may be injured in incidents involving motor vehicles in a variety of circumstances. In a few rare cases, injuries...
As a general rule, there are three times you always hurry home before the bars let out for the evening: Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. You have no desire to share the road with the number of drunk drivers you suspect might be out there. Unfortunately, you could be...
It can be confusing and disorientating to be involved in a motor vehicle accident. Being proactively prepared to respond to such an event can help to know what to do or say when involved in an accident. Aside from things that one should not do (such as apologizing...
Someone whom you love recently died, and now you have the job of handling their estate. You are not just a beneficiary but also their executor. While you stand to receive some of the property from the estate, you first have to file paperwork with the probate courts...
Imagine trying to drive a car blindfolded. The chances are you would crash into something in the first few seconds. Being able to see well is crucial to driving safely. Not everyone has 20/20 vision, and your eyesight deteriorates as you age. Thankfully, prescription...
Every day of the week, an American dies as the result of a collision with a drunk driver. Some people may still insist they are “okay” to get behind the wheel and drive, despite the fact that they may be too intoxicated to drive safely. Injured drivers and passengers...
People who are involved in a car wreck or another serious incident might suffer from an amputated limb. Some of those individuals will be able to have the severed body part reattached, but others will end up learning to live without the body part. There are some...
Oh, to be young and carefree once again, with the long days of summer stretched out ahead like unspooled thread. While that might sound exciting, in reality, teenage drivers have just entered the deadliest driving period of the year. Known collectively as the “100...
All kinds of things can cause an accident out there on the road. For big rigs, some of the most common causes of wrecks include speeding, distracted driving, bad weather and cargo shifts. The truth is, however, that trucking companies could do more to prevent wrecks....
