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January - 2023
Driving without a valid driver’s license isn’t just dangerous, but it can also land you with big fines and even criminal charges. Driving unlicensed, either because the driver had their license suspended, revoked, or never had one to begin with, is plenty of cause to […]
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January - 2023
Originally posted on February 15, 2021. Many people believe, and have likely been told, that if the airbags go off after a crash, the vehicle is automatically considered a total loss. This is not true. While a crash that is severe enough to set off […]
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January - 2023
Blind spot crashes are one of the most common types of auto accident, and many new cars and SUVs come equipped with blind spot monitors to help combat this issue. While they are not yet required, like backup cameras now are in all new vehicles […]
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January - 2023
While most people will be quick to point the finger at the truck driver after a semi-truck crash, the liability usually lies with the trucking company. This isn’t only because they employ the potentially at-fault driver, it is because one of the leading causes of […]
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December - 2022
According to stats collected by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, nearly a quarter of all fatal crashes (24%) in 2019 were caused by drunk drivers, resulting in 353 deaths. Meanwhile, Alabama had 277 deaths that same year in drunk driving accidents, making up […]
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December - 2022
Federal guidelines limit how long commercial truck drivers can sit behind the wheel at a stretch, as well as how long of a break they need between driving stretches, but it doesn’t always work. With a national shortage of drivers and a steady increase over […]
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December - 2022
If there is one thing many of us know, it’s that car wrecks cause bad traffic. Until the damaged vehicles can be towed away and debris cleared off the road, other drivers may not be able to safely get past the crash scene. Even if […]
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November - 2022
Big truck crashes rank among the deadliest wrecks. They also lead to some of the hardest injury and wrongful death claims to win. In Alabama, insurers show no mercy. If they assign even 1 percent of blame to a victim, such as speeding before the […]
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November - 2022
Drowsy driving is a serious cause of car accidents. It affects many types of people, including late shift workers, commercial truck drivers, people with sleep disorders, and people who are just staying out late. It especially becomes a problem in the fall and winter months […]
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October - 2022
Most people associate semi trucks with highways. When side impact truck crashes come up, many assume they involve jackknife accidents. In reality, many of these collisions happen when commercial trucks leave the highway and move onto local roads to make deliveries. And in some tragic […]
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