Personal Injury Law Blog

LOS ANGELES, CA - Law enforcement authorities have reported Tiger Woods was driving almost 90 mph, which was twice the legal speed limit.  The report states that Mr. Woods was driving on a stretch of road when he lost control of his SUV and crashed leaving him seriously injured. 

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported that approximately 328,000 motor vehicle accidents per year are caused by sleepy drivers in the United States.  The study also states that about 109,000 of those accidents resulted in an injury, and another 6,400 accidents result in death.

A jury has awarded a family $29.5 million in a lawsuit that alleged their daughter sustained brain damage after MedicWest negligently failed to manage their daughter's anaphylactic shock.  According to the news report, the adult daughter accidentally consumed peanut butter, to which she is highly allergic.  The woman did not know the pretzels she had consumed had peanut butter in them.  The EMS service, MedicWest Ambulance, was the service provider at the event.  The woman sustained a lack of oxygen to her brain under MedicWest Ambulance's care for a few minutes causing terrible consequences.

LAS VEGAS, NV - The Nevada Highway Patrol Southern Command has reported that the number of wrong-way driver calls has surged in 2021.  The Nevada Highway Patrol reported that they have received around 140 phone calls from January 1 to April 6 in 2021. During the same time frame in 2020, there were 128 wrong-way calls. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, this troubling trend has law enforcement officials throughout the United States initiating new safety campaigns.  

UTAH - A news report published on deseret.com states that Utah Highway Patrol's Lieutenant Nick Street conducted a conference call with other state highway patrol troopers' administrators.  Lieutenant Street stated that the discussion shifted to a serious problem that had been weighing on his mind: head-on accidents caused by wrong-way drivers.

The 35% drop in motor vehicle traffic in 2020 due to the COVID-19 business closures and lockdowns has safety advocates concerned about the possibility of a sharp rise in traffic accidents due to bad driving habits.  The preliminary nationwide crash statistics show that fatal motor vehicle accidents have increased by 4.6 percent according to LOSSPREVENTIONMEDIA.COM.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) research has discovered that women are at an increased likelihood of being injured or killed in motor vehicle accidents even though women are involved in fewer accidents than men.

Honda and Acura have initiated a recall of approximately 600,000 sedans, SUVs, and trucks due to a defective fuel pump that can shut off, causing the vehicle to suddenly decelerate, putting owners at risk of being in an accident.*

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Advocates state that the new bill signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis protecting businesses from COVID-19 related lawsuits does not protect employees.  Representatives for the Florida Justice Association stated that the bill does not permit workers to hold employers accountable for acting negligently during the pandemic. 

GEORGIA - The Blue Bird Corporation is working to develop a C-V2X technology that will "talk" with Audi vehicles to help prevent school bus accidents and alert Audi vehicles to active school zones to protect children from pedestrian accidents.  The Blue Bird Corporation and Atlanta's Fulton County School System have teamed up to pilot the C-V2X deployment.  

According to a new auto accident report published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, more than 460 accidents in 2020 were associated with "improper backing."  These types of accidents accounted for about 2.6% of the total amount of motor vehicle accidents in the state. Distracted driving caused approximately 745 car accidents.  

GEORGIA - A news article posted on ThePostSearchlight.com states that a Georgia State Patrol trooper recently spoke out about the rise in Georgia DUI statistics and Georgia State Patrol's 100 days of Summer Seatbelt Enforcement and Georgia's DUI Zero Tolerance programs.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Hyundai's Kona full-electric crossover owners are complaining that Hyundai is botching a major recall.  The complaints include poor communication and repair delays.  Hyundai said that it would replace the defective battery systems in about 82,000 Hyundai's Kona electric vehicles (EV) after reports of Kona electric vehicles catching fire. 

A news article published on FREIGHTWAVES.COM reports that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a new study that has found large trucks equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and Forward Collision Warning systems could reduce 40% of all rear-end accidents.

WASHINGTON, DC - A news report states that a new Bosch accident research study discovered that Lateral Actuator Systems in Class 7 and 8 trucks could reduce truck accident costs. The Bosch analysis finds by equipping commercial trucks with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to keep commercial trucks in their traffic lane, the overall costs of truck accidents go down. The technology can save lives and could also improve profits for trucking companies.