A World Dairy Expo prize winning cow was killed in an automobile crash that happened last Saturday. A driver was distracted when an incoming text message came on her cell phone. She ended up swerving to the left and her car hit a cattle trailer which was being towed by a pickup. Both the pickup …
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Distracted Driving Crash Kills Cow
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Survey Shows People Continue to Text
Posted Sep 27th, 2012 By admin in Car Safety, Distracted Driving With | Comments OffA recent study done by AutoTrader shows that even though most drivers support bans against driving while texting, most people continue to do just that when the are behind the wheel. Almost sixty three percent of responds said they feel somewhat urged to use their mobile device or smartphone while they drive. The results of …
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Car Wrecks More Harmful When Driver Distracted
Posted Sep 27th, 2012 By admin in Car Safety, Personal Injury Lawyer With | Comments OffCell phone use and it’s dangers are not a new issue that people have had to deal with. The numbers however are giving politicians need to respond to the issue at hand. A study has yielded that accidents can more often than not be 23% more harmful when driving distracted. This is not considering the …
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Mock Crash Showcases Dangers
Posted Sep 20th, 2012 By admin in Distracted Driving, Personal Injury Lawyer With | Comments OffThe National Corvette Museum held a mock accident to show new drivers firsthand the dangers of distracted driving, such as texting and driving. The scenario involved to cars and was said to be a fatal accident. Emergency personnel treated the accident as if it was the real thing by flying the mock injured victim out …
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Bodyguard Caught Texting and Driving
Posted Sep 18th, 2012 By admin in Distracted Driving, Personal Injury Lawyer With | Comments OffApparently being some sort of a celebrity doesn’t excuse you for texting while driving. In California, Heidi Klum’s bodyguard Martin Kristen, who has been in the news as her new love interest, was pulled over for texting while driving. In incident happened on the 405 Freeway where Kristen was issued a citation by a California …
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Distracted Driving Legislation Gains Momentum
Posted Sep 12th, 2012 By admin in Car Safety, Distracted Driving With | Comments OffLegislation is gaining momentum to end distracted driving caused by cell phones and text messaging. While the Ohio law implemented last month considers these behaviors a secondary ranking local initiatives aim to strengthen the way these laws are enforced. Rocky River City Council has had many lively conversations about the “full-time attention” aspect of current …
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Driver Crashes into Police Cruiser
Posted Aug 24th, 2012 By admin in Auto Accident, Car Accident Lawyer, Car Safety, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Lawyer, Uncategorized With | Comments OffAn 18 year-old girl has been charged with “impeded operation” of a vehicle after colliding with a state trooper in Westfield, Massachusetts on Sunday, August 19th. The teenager was allegedly driving her car with a fast food bag in her lap. Eating while driving is considered to be a distraction to the driver and falls …
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Distracted Driver Hits Dump Truck
Posted Aug 24th, 2012 By admin in Auto Accident, Car Accident Lawyer, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Lawyer, Uncategorized With | Comments OffA distracted driver that police believe was either reading or talking on a cell phone drove into the rear of a dump truck on I-74 in Fountain County, Indiana. Both the 32-year-old male driver and the 69-year-old dump truck driver were injured and transported to area hospitals. The 32-year-old driver was also cited for an …
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Distracted Driver Rolls Car
Posted Aug 24th, 2012 By admin in Auto Accident, Car Safety, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Lawyer, Uncategorized With | Comments OffAn 18 year old distracted driver’s car had rolled over, and he was taken to the Saint Vincent Hospital by an ambulance. The accident occurred before 2pm on Highway 312. Police say that he had been operating an electronic device while driving, which led to the crash. He will be cited for distracted driving as …
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Drivers Hospitalized After Crash
Posted Aug 24th, 2012 By admin in Auto Accident, Car Accident Lawyer, Car Safety, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Lawyer, Uncategorized With | Comments OffOn Tuesday August 21, 2012 there was an accident is Linn County that was caused by distracted driving. The accident was caused by a man who lives in Toddville. The 16 year old rear ended a woman from Central City. Both drivers were taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Read the full article …
