People often think that there won’t be serious injuries when a person is in a rear-end crash because the majority of these occur at lower speeds. Even when they don’t happen at fast speeds, however, the impact of a collision can lead to problematic injuries in the...
Personal Injury
What you should know about how long brain injury symptoms last
A variety of incidents, including motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls, and criminal activity, can result in someone suffering a serious brain injury. Dangerous or defective products can do the same. There are no two injuries that affect patients similarly. Some...
Vision Zero may help address 10 years of cycling crashes
Sharing the roads with other drivers, bicyclists do their best to stay safe. Unfortunately, after a decade of data collection, it has been shown that thousands of riders have been hurt in crashes. In a 2019 case, a man was crossing the road to get to a park when a...
Colorado motor vehicle crash causes: many and varied
Prudent Colorado drivers try to stay fully focused on the road ahead at all times, of course. They don’t need a reminder or periodic pep talk to stay engaged and absolutely preoccupied with safety. Still, an occasional spotlighting of roadways risks and...
20-year-old driver in stolen bus involved in 3-vehicle crash with deaths, injuries
When someone violates the law and is driving dangerously, they put themselves and others at risk. Take, for example, this case out of Colorado Springs in which a man allegedly stole a bus from a nursing home in Aurora before causing a three-vehicle collision. The...
Rear-end crashes are far too common
The most common type of motor vehicle wreck is the rear-end crash. One reason for this is that drivers are simply too distracted while they drive. They aren’t paying attention to what’s going on around them, and they may not be watching the flow of traffic. In some...
Broad, varied and dangerous: the premises liability realm
It’s not a laughing matter, even though it has often been portrayed in a comical and slapstick way on television shows and in movies. To clarify: A shopper going airborne and landing hard on his or her back after encountering a banana peel negligently discarded on a...
Broken ribs could lead to life-threatening complications after a crash
As a victim of a car crash, you should know that there is a risk of rib injuries that could lead to severe complications. If you’re riding in a car, the seat belt is designed to take some pressure off the rib cage, but if it was not worn correctly or the impact was...
Does car safety technology really prevent accidents?
When you are ready to purchase a new vehicle, you may be surprised at how much more technology vehicles include these days. You may be impressed with all the in-car entertainment options you can utilize, as well as the vehicle’s safety technology systems. Many of the...
Truckers face several risks for crashes
Sharing the road with a semitruck means that you might be putting your life in the hands of that trucker. While many of these professional drivers handle their duties in a safe manner, there are factors that increase the chance that they will be involved in a crash....