What to Do If You’re the Victim of a Drunk Driving Accident According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drunk driving accidents caused 28% of all U.S. traffic deaths in 2016 alone. Intoxicated drivers can face serious penalties, including huge fines, the loss of driving privileges, and even jail time. If you…
8 Tips to Drive Safe in California Over 2 million people are injured in a car accident each year in the United States. Auto accidents continue to be a leading cause of death with more than 30,000 deaths occurring annually. Motorists have a responsibility to reduce this number by driving in a safe and…
Do You Need to Contact an Auto Accident Lawyer After a Car Accident? While it certainly isn’t a requirement to contact an auto accident lawyer after you have been involved in an auto accident, you may find it in your best interest to do so. If another driver was at fault for the incident and…
Fatal Auto Accidents Increase Over Summer Months According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the number of fatal auto accidents rise during the summer with approximately 2,800 fatal crashes occurring individually in the months of June and July. The IIHS reports that June through September experiences the most fatal auto accidents than any…
How to Prevent Pedestrian Accidents Pedestrian accidents are very common occurrences that can happen to anyone. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reportsthat almost 6,000 pedestrians were killed in a crash involving a passenger vehicle in 2017 alone. In fact, pedestrians are 1.5 times more likelyto be killed in a crash than an occupant…
How to Avoid Accidents With Semi-Trucks According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), semi-truck accidents accounted for more than 4,000 deaths in 2017. Semi-trucks are larger than most vehicles on the road, so often, it’s the other driver who is harmed in a collision with one. In fact, almost 70 percent of semi-truck…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA), rear-end collisions contribute to almost 30 percent of all automobile accidents, making them the most common type of collision on U.S. roads. Rear ended accidents happen when a motor vehicle crashes into the rear of the vehicle in front of it, which often has a domino effect…
Texting and driving is a serious legal offense. It’s not just typing and sending a text that’s illegal, even reading a text is illegal. Watch my latest video to learn more. Stay safe; don’t text and drive. Contact my office should you need additional legal advice. Check out some additional statistics on why texting and…
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In a recent accident in east Bakersfield, five people were injured and four cars were involved, with one ending up flipped over onto its side. It’s a miracle no one died in that hit and run. According to the Office of Traffic Safety’s most recent data (2015), Kern ranked 17th out of 58 counties for…
