Posted on September 28, 2011 in Car Accidents
Tougher driving laws have been enacted across the nation in an effort to curb the number of fatalities and serious injuries among teen drivers. Unfortunately, these laws may have backfired, leading to an increase in fatalities among 18-year-old drivers. According to a study released this month in the Journal of American Medicine, researchers found that…
Posted on September 21, 2011 in Truck Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met this month to uncover the facts and develop recommendations to prevent future tragedies such as the worst highway crash to happen in Kentucky in 23 years. The truck accident occurred on March 26, 2010, when a truck driver, apparently distracted by his cell phone, struck a passenger van…
Posted on September 15, 2011 in Car Accidents
Law enforcement officers across Kentucky took an aggressive stance against drunk drivers over the Labor Day holiday weekend that ran from 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, to midnight, Monday, September 5. In an attempt to curb the number of accidents and fatalities on Kentucky highways, the state participated in the nationwide crackdown on drunk driving…
Posted on September 9, 2011 in Car Accidents
Three elderly siblings in Kentucky apparently took their family feud to the road last week, with one of the brothers ramming his van into another vehicle driven by his brother, where his sister was a passenger. According to Lex18.com, the road rage incident had the two vans driving in excess of 100 miles per hour…
Posted on August 31, 2011 in Car Accidents
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) will be participating in the 2011 drunk driving crackdown sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign runs August 19 to September 5 and is an annual nationwide enforcement effort to crack down on impaired driving and reduce roadway fatalities. The…