What if You Are Hit By an Uninsured Motorist
Any auto accident is a nerve-wracking experience, but when you are hit by an uninsured motorist, you have to worry about even more potential issues. Someone who is driving without insurance is breaking the law; in California, you must have car insurance to protect others if you have a vehicle. For you, the victim of […]
What To Say and What Not To Say Following An Accident
The things you say and do in the aftermath of a car accident can play a big role in the way your eventual settlement or lawsuit plays out. Anything you say can be taken as a statement – and if you apologize, admit liability or refuse medical help, you could jeopardize your own financial and […]
Being a Victim in a Drunk Driving Accident From a Legal Perspective
Every two minutes a person is injured in an auto accident related to alcohol intoxication. These numbers increase significantly at night, on the weekends and especially during the holiday season when people are traveling back and forth to various holiday parties and events. It is a situation that absolutely nobody should have to go through, […]
What You Need to Know About Prop 213
One moment you’re driving along, minding your own business and you pass through an intersection. Another driver runs their red light and slams right into your car. “I don’t have insurance,” you think to yourself, “but that’s okay. This was in no way my fault so I have nothing to worry about.” Sadly, you might […]
The Most Common Reasons For Motorcycle Accidents and How to Avoid Them
Motorcycle accidents are unfortunately common, both in San Bernardino and in the United States. But the key to remaining safe on the roads involves understanding as much as you possibly can about why these accidents occur in the first place. Though every crash situation is different, there are still a number of common reasons for […]
Truck Accidents on Freeways
In an era where road crashes are expected to become the fifth most common cause of death in the United States by 2030, you may find yourself wondering “how many of those deaths are attributed to incidents with semis and other types of large commercial vehicles?” The answer is, sadly, “quite a few.” But why […]
New 2018 Car Accident Stats Paint a Grim Picture in San Bernardino County and Beyond
According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, roughly 37,000 people die in car accidents on the roads in the United States each year. In addition to that, another 2.35 million people are either injured or seriously disabled. Of those 37,000 deaths, 1,600 of them are children under the age of 15. These stats […]
Drunk Driving Accidents and Personal Injury Law: Important Factors to Know About
If you had to make a list of some of the situations that are unfortunately common in the United States, drunk driving would undoubtedly be right at the top. According to a study conducted by the CDC, 10,265 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2015 alone. To put that into perspective, that amounts to […]
How To Avoid Accidents On The Freeway
Accidents are all too common on freeways and when you look at the way people drive on them, it is no surprise. The best way to drive on any freeway is to drive defensively and abide by some common freeway driving rules. Driving on the freeway is entirely different from driving on other roads. To […]
5 Common Personal Injury Accidents
When people hear the term “personal injury” from a legal perspective, they most commonly associate these injuries with car accidents. However, the term encompasses many other types of injuries.