Category Archives: Car Accidents

Did you get into a car accident and head home thinking that everything was okay, but the next day you felt a horrible pain and stiffness in your neck? This might be the symptoms of whiplash, one of the most common car accident injuries that Alabama residents can suffer from. Let’s take a moment to look at what whiplash is exactly. Whiplash is known as a “soft tissue injury” in the medical field. A soft tissue injury isn’t one thatContinue reading →

The legal term “loss of consortium” refers to the loss of spousal benefits that have happened as a result of your spouse’s injuries. Loss of consortium may also be referred to as “loss of affection,” or “loss of companionship.” These claims relate to how an uninjured spouse’s life was negatively affected by his or her spouse’s serious and debilitating injuries. When a spouse files a loss of consortium claim, the claims are usually included in the injured spouse’s personal injuryContinue reading →

When it comes to car accidents and car accident prevention, following the law and being an attentive — as well as a defensive — driver are not always enough. Some Alabama drivers will get into an accident no matter how excellent they are at driving. It’s in these car accident circumstances that you definitely want to be wearing seatbelt to try and avoid or minimize your injuries. Here are several reasons why a seatbelt could save your life: — WhenContinue reading →

A fatal motorcycle accident in Autauga, Alabama, could result in criminal charges against the surviving motorcycle driver. The accident happened last Saturday at approximately 10 p.m., on Alabama Highway 14. A 24-year-old Florida woman was killed in the incident. She was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the crash site. The woman was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle driven by a 29-year-old man. He survived the crash and required hospital care. The accident happened after he lost controlContinue reading →

Workers’ compensation insurance offers protection to employees while they are carrying out their job duties. If those job duties included driving a vehicle — and the worker was “on the job” at the time the car crash occurred — then workers’ compensation insurance may pay for his or her medical care, time spent unable to work and more. Here are the most important facts to be considered when determining if your accident injuries will be covered: — Were you drivingContinue reading →

A mother and her little girl are dead following two car accidents on a recent Tuesday afternoon. The 39-year-old mother died at around 3 p.m. after being involved in a two-car crash. On the same highway — Alabama 117 — her 8-year-old daughter died in an unrelated car crash about 30 minutes later. The mother died in a car crash involving her Ford Explorer and a Dodge Ram. The Ram driver and another passenger in that vehicle survived the head-onContinue reading →

Motor vehicle accident statistics have long proved that the use of safety belts in vehicles prevents injuries and deaths. Indeed, the vast majority of people killed in motor vehicle accidents in Alabama were not wearing a seatbelt at the time their collisions occurred. In response to these statistics, the state of Alabama has created seatbelt laws requiring drivers and passengers in the front of vehicles to use safety harnesses. The problem is, no laws exist that require backseat passengers toContinue reading →

It seems like every single Alabama driver has a smartphone these days, and many of them are using their smartphones while operating their motor vehicles. Sadly, smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, texting and all the other ways we use electronic devices are addictive. Some Alabama drivers don’t have the mental discipline required to put their phones down long enough to drive from one place to another. At this time, Alabama drivers — except for teenage drivers — are permitted to talk onContinue reading →

Most Alabama drivers do their best to stay safe on the road. They follow traffic laws, drive at an appropriate speed and refrain from getting behind the wheel after they’ve been drinking. Unfortunately, this cannot be said for all Alabama drivers. Some drivers seem intent on violating as many laws of driving and decency as they can, and this results in accidents. With the rise in popularity of smartphones, there has been a massive surge in motor vehicle fatalities inContinue reading →