Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
November 19, 2020 • Auto Accidents,automobile safety,Pedestrian Safety
Investigators Say SD Attorney General Distracted in Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Dangers of Distracted Driving: Real Life Example About 6,000 pedestrians are killed each year in traffic crashes in the U.S. That’s about one pedestrian death every 88 minutes. Distracted driving causes many of these fatal crashes despite the fact that most states have enacted laws to reduce distracted driving, including bans on cell phone use…
read moreJuly 10, 2020 • Auto Accidents,Car Accidents
Crash Reconstruction Finds Fairmont, WV Cop Drove Twice the Speed Limit in Fatal Crash
Eight months — that’s how long it took for Steven Gene Santini’s family to find out that maybe his driving wasn’t the cause of his horrific death. The crash that killed Mr. Santini occurred in July of 2019 in Fairmont, West Virginia. Santini was only a block away from his home when a Fairmont Police…
read moreMay 22, 2020 • auto accident tips,Auto Accidents,automobile safety
COVID-19: Fatal Car Accidents are on the Rise Despite Less Drivers on the Road
Increase in Deadly Car Accidents Poses a Threat for West Virginia Since the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus, many state governments have put into effect stay at home orders. This has led to a decrease in household travel by approximately 72% across the United States. Even though more people are staying off the roads, the…
read moreJanuary 17, 2020 • Auto Accidents,Car Accidents,Compensation for Injuries
Kanawha County School Bus Driver Arrested for DUI after Fiery Crash on I-77: a Lawyer’s Perspective
CHARLESTON, WV — Charleston Police arrested and charged a Kanawha County school bus driver with DUI following a four-vehicle crash Thursday, which included the bus she was driving with six children on board. Two of the children were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to emergency responders. The bus was traveling from…
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