317.582.0000Category Archives: Auto Accidents
DRIVING THE LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED
We’ve all become used to hearing on radio and TV about the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Less well known is the fact that the CDC is concerned with transportation safety. “Nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver,”… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: $10 MILLION VERDICT IN RV/PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
Almost three years after the accident, a Florida jury has awarded ten million dollars to the parents of a young man who died after a motor home struck him while he was walking to work. The driver’s employer, an RV dealership, was held responsible for the fatal injury. Campersmarts.com explains that, according to a… Read More »
WATCH OUT FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS 3.25 DAYS OF 2021
Are there more accidents on New Year’s Eve than at other times? Just ask AAA or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; the answer is a big “yes”! It’s all about DUI. The National Safety Council estimates that 384 people could die on U.S. roads this New Year’s holiday period (since New Year’s Day… Read More »
AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT, NEVER SAY NEVER MIND, ADVISES PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
You may think you feel just fine after a car accident, but “Never mind!” is definitely the wrong answer when you’re asked whether you want to be checked out by a doctor. Just as your car needs to be checked out for damage following a crash, so do you. There’s a medical reason for… Read More »
WHETHER YOU HIT OR NOT – DON’T RUN
A hit and run describes a car accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to identify him/herself or offering help to anyone else. In most states, nolo.com explains, it doesn’t matter whether you caused the accident or not; the act is committed by leaving the scene, and there are criminal penalties… Read More »
DON’T DRINK AND BE LIABLE – A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR HOSTS
“Drinking in the United States among minors has reached epidemic levels,” Soules Insurance Agency observed, “with more than 50% of minors drinking alcoholic beverages with some degree of regularity”. While that statement was published back in 2012, the 2021 SuperBowl weekend certainly brought to mind the topic of underage drinking… What ARE the laws… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: OLD LIST OF SIX PROVES VERY RELEVANT TODAY
That list of six questions published in the National Law Review more than five years ago? It’s still very relevant today. After an auto accident, how do you know whether to hire a personal injury attorney, is the basic query. Asking yourself the following five questions will help you arrive at an answer: … Read More »
IN THE NEWS: $4.9M AUTO ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT TEACHES MANY LESSONS
The mother of a young man killed in an auto accident in Brush Creek Township, Pennsylvania was just awarded a $4.9 million settlement. The accident illustrates several important points about auto accident personal injury which we believe are important for our Ramey & Hailey blog readers to understand…. Of the 5,000,000 (yes, millions!) car… Read More »
A TALE OF TWO VEHICLES AND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISTRACTED DRIVING
As a personal injury attorney dealing in auto accident cases for more than forty years, I can share with you the fact that, while in highway accidents, catastrophic and permanent loss may result from equipment error, all too often the real cause is distracted driving. According to EndDD, driver distractions fall into three main… Read More »
WHAT NOT TO SAY AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT
There’s a recently revived makeover reality television series called “What Not to Wear”, designed to steer women away from making unflattering fashion choices. At Ramey & Hailey, we’re not in the fashion industry, but if our personal injury attorneys had the time to produce a TV series, it would be about auto accidents, and… Read More »
