New Study Favors a Multifaceted Approach to Stop Distracted Driving According to police reports from 2020, distracted driving resulted in approximately 3,000 deaths in the United States. This made up 8% of all of the car crash fatalities in that year. However, it's likely that many more deaths … [Read more...]
Final 2021 Car Fatality Numbers Released
May 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
New Road Safety Report Reveals Some Concerning Trends Each year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration releases data on all the car crashes that happened in the prior year. These statistics take some time to analyze, but they provide a lot of valuable insight into traffic safety … [Read more...]
Heavy Electric Vehicles Can Pose Dangers to Others
April 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
When Going Green Puts Road Users in Danger Consumers in Pennsylvania and around the country purchase electric vehicles for the most part to lower their fuel bills and do their part to protect the environment. The first EVs to sell in large numbers in the United States were small and light hybrid … [Read more...]
Are Autopsies Required for Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?
April 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Can You File a Malpractice Suit Without an Autopsy? If you had a loved one who was one of the approximately 250,000 Americans that die each year from a medical error, a malpractice lawsuit can provide some helpful compensation. Before you file, however, you might be wondering things like whether an … [Read more...]
Car Crash Injuries That May Take A While to Manifest
March 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Car Crash Injuries That May Take a While to Manifest After a car accident, it’s normal to experience a burst of adrenaline as a natural physiological form of self-protection. As a result, you might feel like you have a lot of energy and came out unhurt. However, some common car accident injuries … [Read more...]
Some Car Accident Injuries Might Require Surgery
March 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Severe Car Accident Injuries Are Costly Car accident injuries are common. In fact, nearly 5 million people suffered car accident injuries severe enough to require medical care in 2020 alone. If you are a victim of a car accident caused the negligence of another party, an Allentown personal … [Read more...]
The Timeline of A Truck Accident Claim
February 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
What Is the Timeline of a Truck Accident Claim? If you've been injured in a truck accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering, along with other losses that you may have sustained. However, filing a claim and reaching a settlement can … [Read more...]
Fatal Accidents in the First Nine Months of 2022
February 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
What 2022 Tells Us About Traffic Fatalities Nine months into 2022, there was a small decline in driving-related fatalities; unfortunately, the same could not be said for fatalities among cyclists and pedestrians, which were still on the rise during that time period. During the first half of 2022, … [Read more...]
Car Accidents Can Require Surgery
January 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
How Car Accident Injuries Can Require Surgery While many injuries that occur as a result of a car crash can be treated with pain management and rehabilitation techniques, some require surgical procedures to help the victim recover. In 2020, around 2.26 million people were injured because of a car … [Read more...]
The timeline of a truck accident claim
January 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Comprehensive Timeline of a Truck Accident Claim When you're involved in a truck accident that you believe was the fault of another party, you may be able to file a truck accident claim. In 2020, around 108,000 people were injured during truck accidents. If you decide to file a truck accident … [Read more...]