Summer is a time for Alabama residents to enjoy the warm weather, leisure activities and take to the road. This is true for people of all ages, but it is particularly relevant for teens and college-age drivers. Regardless of how frequently people are told to adhere to...
Cullman County Personal Injury Blog
What are your legal options if a loved one dies in a car crash?
Families in Cullman are often living paycheck to paycheck in these tough economic times even if they are hard workers who put forth their full effort every day that they turn up to the job site. So, if the main income-earner in the family passes away unexpectedly due...
Alabama sees a decrease in fatal pedestrian accidents in 2020
Taking a walk can be an enjoyable form of exercise and can reduce your carbon footprint if you are walking in lieu of driving to your destination. While many people in Cullman understand that walking makes you a pedestrian the fact is that everyone is a pedestrian at...
Establishing negligence following a motor vehicle accident
When the driver causes an accident involving another motorist, bicyclist, or pedestrian, that driver has likely committed negligence. Negligence can occur in many forms, but some of the most common forms of driver negligence include: Failing to drive at a rate of...
Three facts about accident-related traumatic brain injuries
A traumatic brain injury is serious personal injury event. It can happen when a victim suffers a blow to their head or an object penetrates the brain, leaving a serious injury in its path. Some Alabama residents who are involved in motor vehicle accidents suffer...
Cullman County car accident leaves one dead
One person is dead single-vehicle wreck that occurred last week about two miles north of Dodge City. According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, the car accident took place on April 22 at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Interstate 65 near Alabama 69. According to...
Wrong-way traffic fatalities going up
Taking a wrong turn in a vehicle can have deadly consequences. There were 2,008 deaths from wrong way driving crashes on divided highways in this country between 2015 and 2018, according to recent data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Alcohol impairment,...
Lawrence County commissioner killed while riding motorcycle
Many Alabama residents love their motorcycles, but they know that if they collide with an automobile or a truck, the greater mass of the other vehicle probably means death or a serious injury. Such was the tragic case for Lawrence County Commissioner Joey Hargrove....
What are the most common types of car accident injuries?
Car accident injuries can cause unsuspecting car accident victims in more ways than one. Victims may have to cope with medical bills, suffer wage losses because of time away from work recovering and emotional turmoil because of all of the strain they are dealing with...
How concerned should you be about “drowsy” drivers in Alabama?
Most of our readers in Alabama probably know that drunk driving and distracted driving are always a concern when they head out onto the roadways of our state, or anywhere throughout the country for that matter. However, so-called “drowsy” drivers can be just as much...
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