Category: Text While Driving
Indianapolis texting driver accident law blog. Here we will provide useful articles of various types of distracted driving accidents in the Indianapolis, Indiana area.
Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report detailing a rise in accidents across the country in the year 2020. From the beginning of the year until September, the number of crashes rose from roughly 26,000 in 2019 to roughly 28,000 in 2020. The NHTSA will not have data for the full year […]
Weather is a major contributor to car accidents. Whether it’s rain, sleet, ice, snow, fog, or some other condition, an estimated 1.2 million car accidents a year are caused by weather. Wet pavement and rain are the two most common weather-related causes of rain. Accidents caused by weather raise an interesting legal problem. Who is […]
Car accidents are not cheap. If you are in a car accident then you will have to deal with repair bills, legal fees, and medical bills from any injuries you sustain. However, if someone else was responsible for your car accident and injury, then you could file a personal injury lawsuit and receive compensation. In […]
Normally after an accident the first thing that happens is figuring out who was responsible. In general, car accident responsibility comes down to negligence. If a person can be proven to have been acting negligent, then they will be held responsible for the car accident. A person is determined to be negligent if they act […]
Most of the time, if you are injured in an accident with another person, then you can file a claim for damages against the driver. This is a relatively straightforward process as it involves bringing a suit against a private individual. However, what if you are injured by a driver employed by a company while […]
Car accidents happen every day. Every year, there are over 6 million car accidents in the US and some estimates hold that 3 out of every 4 drivers have experienced an accident at some point in their lives. How likely is it that you will get into an accident? It depends on the exact location […]
A chain-reaction car accident is a car accident that involves 3 or more cars that collide with each other in a chain of interactions that stem from the first collision of cars. A chain reaction accident is just what it sounds like: a single instance causes a multi-car accident. Pileups on highways are a good […]
Every state in the US requires automobile operators to have insurance. However, there are different types of auto insurance that you can get. The two most common types of auto insurance are collision and comprehensive. Each type is a bit different and covers different things. Collisions insurance is meant to cover any damages to your […]
Rear-end accidents are among the most common kind of car accident. According to estimates, there are over 1.7 million rear-end crashes in the US every year. The vast majority of these accidents are non-fatal, but they can still cause moderate to significant injury. Most people think that in the case of rear-end collisions, the person […]