Being involved in a car accident can be deeply traumatic, not only due to the injuries and financial damages that occur. You may also feel a deep sense of anger toward the other party if you believe that they caused the collision. This anger may be difficult to...
Car accidents can result in a variety of catastrophic injuries. Compartment syndrome is one of them. While some people may recover from such injuries, many people suffer lasting complications associated with this injury. You may find it helpful to learn what some...
Another driver causes a car accident. You know, pretty much from the time the crash happens, that you want to seek some form of compensation. None of this was your fault and you do not feel it is fair to have to cover the costs for someone else’s negligence. Now the...
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that women are more likely to suffer a severe injury or be killed in a car crash than men. That is not because women are “more delicate” or “worse drivers.” It is to do with the cars each sex...
When people hear about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they often associate it with those who have been to war zones. They do not imagine that they or their loved ones could deal with PTSD as the result of a relatively minor car accident. However, car accidents...
There’s no exact science to managing the aftermath of a car accident, as you never know what type of circumstances you’ll be dealing with. However, when you have a basic idea of what you should and shouldn’t do, it’s much easier to tackle this challenging situation...
Don’t make the mistake of assuming a car accident is random. It’s not. It has a root cause. Many different factors may play a role. Nothing ever happens without any cause at all. In a lot of cases -- at least nine out of 10 -- one of the major factors is human error....
If you were recently involved in a car accident, you may initially have felt lucky to seemingly only suffered a few cuts and bruises. While your car may have needed some repairs, your medical examination looked good and you were cleared to return to work and carry on...
Drivers have a duty to help others on the roads with them safe. While many drivers do this without issue, there are some who don’t take this duty serious enough. These drivers might not give the amount of attention to driving that they should, which can be a fatal...
Car crashes are a major source of death and injury in Arizona, although the trends in recent years have been somewhat positive. Better medical care, safer late-model vehicles and other factors have led to an overall decrease in traffic fatalities. Experts have noted...
