The statistics on children aged 14 and younger in car accidents are grim. In 2012 in the United States, there were 33,561 fatalities due to traffic accidents, and children aged 14 and younger accounted for three percent of the fatalities (1,168). There were also 169,000 children aged 14 and under injured in car accidents in 2012, […]
Pedestrian Accident Injuries
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPEach year, thousands of innocent pedestrians die and tens of thousands suffer serious injuries from careless or reckless drivers. Of course, the harm that can result from a pedestrian being struck by an automobile, whether it is traveling slowly or fast, is significant, and may certainly lead to lifelong effects. The costs of medical care can add […]
Preserving Vehicle Accident Evidence
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPUsually, when people are involved in automobile accidents, they are concerned with their health and are happy to be alive. What most people forget, or fail to realize, is that in order to recover for your injuries, you will have to negotiate with an insurance company or file a lawsuit. Once you determine that you do […]
Car Crash Injuries: What to Do When Symptoms Appear after an Automobile Accident
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPCommonly, when people are involved in automobile accidents, they inadvertently impair their legal rights by assuming they are not injured and making statements about this belief to police and witnesses. When you immediately tell people there is nothing wrong with you at the time of the accident, these statements can be used against you later on […]
Recovering for Personal Injuries When You Are the Victim of a Drunk Driving Accident
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPAutomobile accidents are serious enough when they involve sober drivers. But when an individual gets behind the wheel after a long day or night of drinking, they place their lives and the safety of others in greater danger than necessary. All too often, drunk drivers do not realize the effect and destruction their actions have […]
Negligence in Automobile Accidents
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPIn mere seconds, the negligent conduct of another can significantly change your life. Accidents come in all shapes and sizes, and some happen in the most unusual of circumstances. In order to recover for any injuries you suffered, you need to prove that the negligent conduct of the other party caused your injuries. In order to prove […]
Multiple Vehicle Accidents: When the Negligent Act of One Causes Injuries or Death to Many
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPRecently, two individuals suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of a three-automobile crash. A motorist driving an SUV rear-ended a motorist driving an Econoline Van, who was attempting to turn, causing the van to hit a pick-up truck. All it takes is for one negligent driver to set in motion a chain of events […]
The Truth about School Bus Accidents
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPThere are almost a half a million school buses transporting more than 20 million children to and from school in the United States every school day. There are no escaping school bus accidents, given this level of travel, and all school bus accidents have the potential to be tragic, since our children are on them. While […]
Deer Collisions on the Rise in Wisconsin
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPState Farm insurance recently released a study which shows that motorists in Wisconsin are more likely to collide with a deer than motorists in 44 other states. The national average of drivers hitting deer is one out of every 169 drivers, while the Wisconsin average is one out of every 77 drivers. According to the study, you […]
What Happens When Minors Are Injured in Car Accidents?
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPThe statistics on children aged 14 and younger in car accidents are grim. In 2012 in the United States, there were 33,561 fatalities due to traffic accidents, and children aged 14 and younger accounted for three percent of the fatalities (1,168). There were also 169,000 children aged 14 and under injured in car accidents in 2012, […]
Traffic Stops: Were You Pulled over by the Police without Justification?
/in Car Accidents/by Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPOne of the first questions your criminal defense attorney will ask you when you seek help for an arrest stemming from a traffic stop is why the police pulled you over in the first place. No matter if you have been arrested for drug charges, drunk driving charges, gun charges, or for any other reason, the police […]