It is often said that the rear driver must be at fault for an accident. This is because drivers have an obligation to keep a safe distance between vehicles. Tailgating is illegal. If a driver does not leave enough space to stop or react in time, then they may be...
Has it gotten riskier to be in a car lately? If you think that it seems like the roadway dangers are increasing, you’re not imagining things. Way back in the late 1970s early 1980s, fatalities tied to car wrecks were at all-time highs. Slowly, however, new safety...
Too many people who are older and/or have a disability don’t take any kind of legal action after suffering injuries caused by a property owner’s negligence. They assume that the accident that caused the injuries will be blamed on their own mobility or balance issues...
After an auto accident, many people think that it’s normal to have a headache. In some regards, it is if you have suffered from whiplash or hit your head. What isn’t recommended is going home without getting checked out by a medical professional. Even if you feel...
In a car crash, there are many kinds of injuries that a person could suffer. They may struggle with lacerations from debris or broken glass, whiplash, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, air bag injuries or others. It’s important for victims of collisions to know...
Many injuries can stem from a motor vehicle crash. One of these is a spinal cord injury. These injuries are sometimes catastrophic, and many will require surgery. It’s imperative that you get medical assistance right away after the crash so you can try to minimize the...
Generally speaking, lacerations are treatable and usually recover. However, if a laceration that occurs during an auto accident isn’t taken care of well and is not disinfected or treated with antibiotics, then you could end up with a serious infection. There is a risk...
It may come as a surprise, but slip-and-fall accidents are one of the leading causes of accidental injury and death in the U.S. Although elderly people are particularly exposed, the most dangerous thing about falls is that they can affect anybody. While many accidents...
When you tumble down a stairway or trip over a piece of frayed carpeting, your first instinct is to get up and hide your embarrassment. You probably do not give much thought to whether you have sustained a head injury. However, such injuries happen to Denver residents...
After you’re involved in an auto accident, there are a few issues that could lead to neck pain. Neck pain is often caused by whiplash, which is caused by jerking forward and back quickly during the collision, but it may also be a result of being struck by an object or...
