An accident is unexpected and can happen at any given time, especially if the driver is distracted. Distracted driving includes driving while being drowsy. Lack of sleep and fatigue due to long drives can also cause carelessness and negligence that results in an...
Getting into a car accident can trigger some basic human instincts. The first impulse humans usually get after doing something wrong is to flee the scene. However, fleeing the scene of a car accident might lead to severe consequences down the road. Leaving without...
Car accidents are the most common traffic collisions in the U.S. The major causes of car accidents include driving under the influence, distractions like cell phones and the negligence of the driver. The U.S. government has strict laws in place for people that...
Law enforcement officers have numerous tells they look for to spot potentially drunk drivers. By the same token, if you were injured in an accident or if you have lost a family member as a result of an accident involving a driver that appeared to be operating under...
On June 9, a California Highway Patrol officer crashed into a Hyundai Elantra that was stopped at a construction site, killing a 15-year-old teenager. The cause? Distracted driving, but not by the teen. The CHP officer was looking at his computer and failed to notice...
Losing a loved one or compromising your physical and mental health should never result from something as ridiculous and self-serving as a meaningless text typed while driving. And yet, in 2013, of the surveyed drivers in California, almost 70 percent claimed to have...
When you are involved in an accident, it is important to know what steps you should take. Especially if that accident involves an injury and you suspect the accident was due to another driver's negligence. In the state of California, what should and should...
When you are involved in a car crash, the most important thing to worry about first and foremost is your health. After that, you need to ensure that you get the insurance details of the other driver. If they are refusing to take responsibility for the accident or...
One of the single hardest things for millions of Americans to do is secure anywhere from seven to eight hours of solid sleep. While this inability to sleep can often be attributed to external factors like crying children, snoring spouses or barking dogs, it can more...
A brain injury can range from mild or moderate to very serious such as a TBI ("Traumatic Brain Injury"). While TBIs are often diagnosed and apparent right after a car accident, there are some situations where symptoms may not show up immediately. Delayed diagnosed is...
