Posted on June 5, 2013 in Car Accidents
Jefferson County is the deadliest county in Kentucky for auto accidents, racking up almost twice as many crash deaths as any other county. The good news is that traffic deaths in Jefferson County dropped from 80 in 2007 to 61 in 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Number two on the…
Posted on May 29, 2013 in Construction Accident
Each year, more than 1,000 workers are killed – and close to 150,000 are injured – in construction accidents in Kentucky and other states. Falls are the leading cause of construction site mishaps, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Workers fall off roofs, ladders and scaffolding. Sometimes they plunge from one level of…
Posted on May 22, 2013 in Motorcycle Accidents
The Jenkins Law Firm is pleased to join state and federal officials in recognizing May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There were 4,612 fatal motorcycle accidents in Kentucky and nationally in 2011. That accounted for 14 percent of all traffic deaths for the year. “Motorcyclists are 30 times more likely to die in a crash…
Posted on May 15, 2013 in Safety
Each year, more than 1,000 children under the age of 14 are killed in auto accidents in Kentucky and nationwide – and approximately 180,000 children are injured. Many of those young victims would have been spared if they had been properly restrained in a safety seat. Child car seats reduce the risk of death in…
Posted on May 8, 2013 in Car Accidents
Approximately one in five auto accidents in Kentucky is a single-vehicle crash – resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries each year. “Time and again the statistics show that the collision that kills more of us than any other is the single-vehicle, off-the-road collision,” says Bob Schaller, an editor for Road Trip America, in an…