For roughly four decades, the federal government has studied drunk driving crashes. They've looked at everything from the sex and age of the driver involved to the location where the crash occurred.  They used the data gathered about impaired driving to help guide...

Medical malpractice is among the leading causes of death across the United States, with thousands of fatalities reported annually. If you have lost a family member due to medical malpractice, you can sue the doctor or health care provider responsible. State laws are...

There are all types of serious injuries that drivers and passengers can sustain in a motor vehicle collision. You can break bones, get whiplash, require amputation of a limb, hurt your spinal cord or have severe internal injuries. People often suffer from lingering...

Texting, checking social media and making a phone call while driving are all very dangerous forms of distraction. However, too many people wrongfully assume that screen-based distraction is the biggest contributing risk to distracted driving. Distracted driving...

Motor vehicle crashes can lead to a variety of injuries. Some of those are traumatic amputations or crushing injuries that end up costing someone their limb. While it’s possible that some limbs can be reattached, that’s not always the case. The loss of a limb is a...

It’s not uncommon to hear about people getting into car crashes and suffering from head trauma or broken bones. It’s less common to hear about people who suffered amputations, but they do happen. Amputations can happen in the vehicle or be a result of such severe...

Truck accidents can ruin lives in a split second. One moment of distraction on behalf of the truck driver can lead to a tragic but preventable accident. The sheer force created due to the weight and speed of a truck can cause much more serious damages in comparison to...

Teens are, by default, less experienced drivers than others on the road. Statistically, teens are frequently involved in car accidents, which are also the second-leading cause of death for them. Teens are three times as likely to be killed in a wreck than people 20...

Speeding can absolutely cause car accidents, but warnings about that sometimes fall on deaf ears. If you tell someone that breaking the speed limit increases the chances that they’ll crash, they may just tell you that they trust their own skills as a driver or that...

Pedestrians always have to be cautious on the roads, but it’s not solely their responsibility to protect themselves. Drivers also have to be aware that they are present and take steps to avoid colliding with them. If drivers make a mistake and hit each other, then...