Car Accident

This past Monday, a fiery and fatal RV crash on I-64 claimed the lives of a married couple. According to investigators, the wreck was caused by a tire on the RV blowing out, which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The RV then reportedly crashed into another vehicle and slammed into...

Concluding our blog series 6 Myths about Rollover Accidents Debunked , here, a few more myths about rollovers will be dispelled. More Rollover Myths You Shouldn’t Believe Myth 5 – There’s nothing drivers can do to reduce their risk of rollover accidents. The most costly myth about rollovers is that...

Resuming 6 Myths about Rollover Accidents Debunked (Pt. 1) , here, we will point out the facts behind some more common misconceptions about these types of traffic accidents. More Rollover Accident Myths Dispelled Myth 3 – Rollovers tend to happen during non-routine driving behaviors. Rollovers aren...

Rollover accidents are among the most dangerous and deadly motor vehicle crashes that can occur. Taking a closer look at these types of traffic collisions, this blog series will focus on dispelling some common myths about rollovers. While the discussion herein presents some interesting facts about...

Picking up from where the first part of this blog series left off, here, we’ll continue highlighting some of the recommendations the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has made for reducing the risk of highway-rail accidents and staying safe when crossing train tracks. Preventing Highway...

In 2014, more people were killed by trains when trespassing on tracks, when compared to previous years, according to recently released data from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In fact, while there were 16 such fatalities in 2013, last year, there were 20 pedestrian fatalities on...

Resuming Pedestrian Accident Statistics: How Dangerous Is It to Be a Pedestrian? (Pt. 1) , here, we’ll continue highlighting some fascinating pedestrian accident statistics recently published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Pedestrian Accident Statistics: Who’s Most...

Every 8 minutes, a pedestrian is hurt in a traffic accident; every 2 hours, a pedestrian is killed after being hit by a motor vehicle (according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA). Tragically, pedestrian accidents occur all too frequently in the U.S., and many...

In both Illinois and Missouri (as with every other states in the U.S. except for New Hampshire), having auto insurance coverage is compulsory. This means that all motorists are required to carry some minimum amount of liability insurance in order to register their vehicles and legally drive within...

Continuing from How Safe Are Crash Avoidance Systems? (Pt. 1) , here we will continue to discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of crash avoidance technologies in modern vehicles. Specifically, while the first part of this blog focused on the advantages of these systems (...