Posted on January 9, 2013 in Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents
Negligence is one of the signature legal concepts in Kentucky personal injury law. A person who is responsible for injuring someone else in Kentucky, such as the driver who strikes a pedestrian while texting behind the wheel, could be found negligent for any injuries that result from the accident. To obtain compensation, an experienced personal…
Posted on January 3, 2013 in Car Accidents
Preliminary statistics from the Kentucky State Police indicate that there were no deaths on Kentucky over New Year’s weekend. The holiday monitoring period went from Friday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 1 at 11:59 p.m. Last year, six people lost their lives in vehicle accidents over the New Year’s weekend, according to…
Posted on December 27, 2012 in Car Accidents
Preliminary statistics from the Kentucky State Police show that 11 people were killed in five separate crashes throughout the state over the Christmas holidays. The holiday period that was recorded began at 6 p.m. on Dec. 21 and lasted until 11:59 p.m. on Christmas Day. The deadly vehicle wrecks took place in Christian, Clark, Jefferson,…
Posted on December 12, 2012 in Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
A lawyer visiting Lexington for a cross-country running competition this month was killed when she was hit by a fire truck downtown, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The lawyer worked for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C, according to the news story. Kentucky police said the truck was not making an emergency trip at…
Posted on December 5, 2012 in Car Accidents
It turns out elderly drivers aren’t as dangerous as previously thought. That’s according to a new report from the Highway Loss Data Institute. The study found that the sudden influx of senior drivers on the roads – since the Baby Boomers have now hit age 65 – is not necessarily going to cause a “silver…