Tag: Kansas City Car Accident Attorney
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Important Facts about Alcohol Impaired Car Accident Claims in Missouri [Part I]
While public traffic safety agencies like the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have shifted much of their focus to distracted driving, alcohol impaired drivers remain the leading cause of fatal traffic accidents in Missouri and throughout the U.S. While there have been significant strides taken in fighting the…
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Important Steps to Preserve Your Missouri Car Accident Claim [Part II]
This is Part II of our blog providing guidance to those involved in Missouri car accidents, which is intended to assist injury victims in avoiding conduct that may compromise their personal injury lawsuit. While most people are shaken emotionally during a collision, it can be critically important to keep one’s head and focus on certain…
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Drivers Committing DUI Continue to Disrupt the Lives of Many Missouri Families
While drunken driving car accident fatalities have declined in recent years, intoxicated driver continue to claim the lives of approximately 30, 000 vehicle occupants annually while causing serious injury to millions more. The state and federal government have devoted enormous resources to preventing drunken driving in the form of increased patrols, sobriety checkpoints, tougher DUI…
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Missouri Imposes Limited Cell Phone Restrictions on Drivers despite Dangers
While few Missouri drivers would advocate eliminating DUI laws, Missouri has one of the most permissive policies in the U.S. when it comes to the dangerous conduct of distracted driving. It was at about this time last year that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that Congress enact a national ban on all use…
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Driving While Under The Influence of Exhaustion
Today, we are at a constant go no matter what day of the week it is. During the week we wake up, go to work, maybe have a little time for the gym, sleep, and repeat the process five days a week. Even on our coveted weekends we have to run errands, and pick up…
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Proving Negligence in a Car-Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrians are among the very most vulnerable travelers on our American roads. Unlike those who are driving by in an automobile, pedestrians have neither a steel cage around their body nor safety restraints to protect them from injury. The simple laws of physics dictate that when a pedestrian is struck by an automobile there will…
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Kansas City Car Accident Attorney Discusses The Growing Risk of Texting While Driving in Kansas City
The number of distracted driving accidents in Kansas City has been on the rise and has reached almost epidemic proportions. A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute concluded that distracted drivers are 23 times more likely to be involved in car accidents or near accidents than undistracted drivers. Although thousands of people are injured…