One of the main talking points that usually comes out of a drunk driving accident is “why do these accidents keep occurring?” Everyone knows that drinking too much before taking to the wheel of a car is a bad idea, and that the driver is inherently less able to...
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Rollover accident claims life in Phoenix, 1 injured
A rollover car accident in Phoenix, Arizona left one person dead and another person injured. The crash occurred after the 29-year-old driver suddenly lost control of the vehicle and crossed the center median. Eventually the vehicle rolled over and a 31-year-old...
Most child car seats are installed incorrectly, putting kids at risk
Approximately 75 percent of child car seats are used incorrectly, according to statistics from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, substantially increasing the risk that a child will be injured or killed in the event of a crash. Car...
Self-driving cars could make accidents even more complicated
One of the major issues that will certainly arise in the coming years is how do automated aspects of motor vehicles affect liability in a car accident? Of course, many Phoenix residents will immediately think of a self-driving car when they hear “automated” and “motor...
Vehicle break down leads to multiple collisions in Arizona
A stalled vehicle sparked a chain reaction car crash that left six people with injuries severe enough that they required hospitalization. Three of those victims had serious injuries, and all of the victims were teenagers. The wreck involved three vehicles on U.S. 60...
Study: 11 percent of Arizona wrecks linked to distracted driving
At the end of March, we talked about a CDC report on the effects of distracted driving. That report found that 3,300 people die every year in the United States as a result of distracted driving. “Distracted driving” doesn’t inherently mean that someone was texting...
Google Glass Changing Practice of Law through “Glass Action”
Double-amputee Gary Verrazono lost his right arm and leg in a tragic accident in 2012 while working at a racetrack. Google Glass is a game changer for him, allowing him to share the challenges of his daily life with his Fennemore Craig attorneys. Verrazono is part of...
Yet again drag racing is involved in fatal Phoenix wreck
A fatal car accident in Phoenix, Arizona is believed to have been caused because people were drag racing. Witnesses said that two vehicles -- an old Chevrolet pickup truck and a Nissan -- were darting in and out of traffic and that they also ran a red light....
New report says hands-free devices are not as safe as advertised
The topic of distracted driving on this blog continues today with a surprising revelation by the National Safety Council (NSC): hands-free devices don’t actually make it safer for you to drive and talk on the cellphone. Now, you may be thinking “well then why do so...
Could new style of font reduce distracted driving accidents?
In our last post, we talked about a fatal wreck in Phoenix. It is possible that this crash involved a distracted driver, but we will have to wait and see what investigators find out until we know for sure. Distracted driving has been and will always be a problem on...
SUV strikes, kills 58-year-old pedestrian in Phoenix
An accident in Phoenix claimed the life of a pedestrian and left many people wondering what the driver of an SUV was doing in the build-up to the crash. The fatal pedestrian accident occurred at an intersection where a pedestrian using a walker was trying to cross the...
Rearview camera requirement for cars coming in 2018
Did you know that, on average, roughly 15,000 people are injured and 210 people die because a light vehicle caused a “backup” accident? Those figures come from federal statistics, and they show just how critical the “backup” accident issue has become. Most of these...
Car torn in half after collision with bus
Three vehicles were involved in a devastating motor vehicle accident in north Phoenix recently, leaving three people with injuries. The accident saw an old Thunderbird literally ripped in half, and the driver of that vehicle -- a 31-year-old woman -- was taken to a...
Motorcyclist struck and killed in Phoenix after car cuts him off
A 25-year-old motorcyclist in Phoenix, Arizona was killed recently after he was involved in an accident with another vehicle. The details about the accident are few, and even the ones that the source article does reveal lack clarity. However, it seems as though the...
Damaging toll of distracted driving outlined in CDC report
In our last post, we talked about the dangers pedestrians face -- but also the apparent progress that was being made in pedestrian safety. A drop in pedestrian fatalities in the first half of 2013 when compared to the first half of 2012 was a positive sign after three...
Dip in pedestrian accidents in early 2013 defies recent trend
The Governors Highway Safety Association recently released a report about pedestrian deaths in the United States. The findings were surprising in a number of ways. First, the study found that the first half of 2013 saw fewer pedestrian deaths than the first half of...
Federal proposal would cut back on truck driver fatigue
It’s an all-too-easy scenario to imagine. A truck driver has been on the road for many hours. It’s late at night, and he starts to feel a bit tired. Another hours passes, and now he feels very groggy. He struggles to keep his eyes open -- yet he still remains behind...
Chaotic crash in Phoenix somehow spares people of injuries
Sometimes car accidents really do have a happy ending. A crash in Phoenix showed just that after a tiny car caused a huge wreck that, amazingly, did not see a single person suffer injuries. The result may seem unbelievable -- but sometimes the impossible becomes...
Fatal pedestrian accident in Phoenix is under investigation
A fatal accident involving a pedestrian and a motor vehicle happened earlier this week in Phoenix, claiming the life of the pedestrian. According to the source article, the wreck occurred at night after 9 p.m. The pedestrian was dressed in dark clothing and wandered...
‘Extreme DUI’ charge for man who causes accident
Drunk driving is a terrible act that we unfortunately have to live with. It’s just a fact of life: some people are going to make poor decisions, and sometimes those poor decisions lead to innocent people getting hurt. When someone makes such a terrible decision --...