While the number of motor vehicle traffic deaths involving drivers and passengers has decreased over the last decade, 2018 is projected to have the greatest number of pedestrian accidents since 1990. Over 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents last year alone. More than a third of pedestrian fatalities across the nation occurred on… Read More »
Surgical Center Injuries and Fatalities Under Fire
With a nod from federal regulators hoping to reduce costs, surgery centers are popping up across the nation offering a low cost alternative for minor surgeries and an every widening array of outpatient procedures. Unfortunately, as surgical centers have expanded their businesses, taking on increasingly risky procedures, some patients are paying the price in injuries… Read More »
NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released their most wanted list of transportation safety improvements all in hopes of preventing accidents, minimizing injuries and saving lives. Among their recommendations directed at states and other agencies for implementation is eliminating distractions and ending alcohol and other impairments to make highways safer for everyone. Not surprisingly,… Read More »
Aging Drivers May Increase Car Accident Risk
Americans of all ages are dependent on automobiles to get from point a to b, but elderly drivers may have to weigh the risks because there is an increase in driving errors with age reminiscent of mistakes made when first learning to drive. In fact, drivers over the age of 75 are considered almost as… Read More »
Owner Liability for Injuries at a Business or Residence
In our previous blog post we discussed accidents caused by dangerous conditions of a business or residential premise, specifically staircase injuries involving a slip or trip and fall. Whether an injury accident results from an encounter with a broken stair, tripping over a broken walkway, or slipping in a grocery aisle, a business or property… Read More »
Trip or Slip and Fall Staircase Injuries
Thousands of people are injured in trip or slip and falls involving stairs every year at businesses, retail locations, parking garages, apartment buildings and other locations that people ordinarily frequent. When there are obvious defects such as a broken or missing handrail, loose carpet or even a broken stair the owner may be liable for… Read More »
Industrial Fire and Explosion at Iowa Plant
Firefighters responded to a fire at the Archer Daniels Midland plant over the weekend after a report of smoldering material in a silo storage bin. Unfortunately, despite efforts to stabilize the scene, an explosion occurred killing one firefighter and critically injuring another. According to the fire chief, an investigation is underway and is “expected to… Read More »
Rebranding Pit Bull Terriers
What’s in a name? For the much maligned Pit bull, some hope that nicknames such as Pibbles, Pittopotamous and even Potato might be the makeover needed to transform the breed’s fearsome reputation into an acknowledgement of the sweet and silly creatures their owners know them to be. Efforts are underway to rebrand the breed by… Read More »
Car Accidents Caused By Drunk or Impaired Drivers
With the 2018 holiday season in full swing, the National Traffic Safety Administration is reminding drivers that it is never OK to drive impaired. As part of the NHTSA’s Drive Sober campaign, law enforcement officers are out in greater numbers this time of year pulling over not only drunk drivers but drug impaired drivers who… Read More »
Driving and Netflix Don’t Mix
Many car accidents happen due to distracted driving, typically caused by paying attention to other passengers in the car, eating or drinking, and more recently, texting or using social media while operating a motor vehicle. However, a Minnesota driver took distracted driving to a new level of carelessness when she crashed her car while watching… Read More »