Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
April 25, 2019 • automobile safety,Safety Tips
All About Uber and Lyft Safety
How to Maximize Uber and Lyft Safety in West Virginia Over 100 Uber drivers have been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing passengers in the past 4 years according to a CNN report. The West Virginia Legislature passed a law in 2016 allowing rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in West Virginia in…
read moreMarch 19, 2019 • Health Care Safety,Safety Tips
A Child is Rushed to the ER every 10 Minutes for Medicine Poisoning — How to Prevent
A young child is rushed to the ER every 10 minutes for medicine poisoning across the US. That’s nearly 52,000 children a year. Fortunately, a recent study on medicine safety has uncovered some of the reasons so many children are still being poisoned by medications and what can be done about it. Medicine Poisoning in…
read moreJune 12, 2018 • automobile safety,Safety Tips,Texting While Driving
Teen Deaths On The Rise – Motor Vehicle Crashes Partly To Blame
Teen Deaths and Distracted Driving Increasing in West Virginia Unfortunately, a new report about mortality rates for young people gives us cause for sadness. The National Center for Health Statistics at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently found that there has been a significant rise in accidental deaths, homicides, and suicides…
read moreDecember 6, 2017 • automobile safety,Safety Tips
How to Protect Yourself from Fatigued Drivers and Drowsy Driving Accidents in West Virginia
Drowsy Driving: West Virginia Accidents Caused by Drivers Asleep at the Wheel Although the mantra “drive alert and stay unhurt” may sound gimmicky, the truth is drowsy driving causes over 300,000 automobile crashes and up to 6,000 deaths each year in the U.S. Fortunately, learning more about the risks of drowsy driving and what steps…
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