Is Road Rage Negligence in a Car Accident? Road rage is aggressive and angry behavior from someone driving a vehicle. Road rage can manifest itself through verbal altercation, by yelling or screaming at someone else like another driver, or even a pedestrian or a cyclist. Physical road rage shows itself by driving unsafely, often too closely behind another vehicle in...
Should I Go to Urgent Care After a Car Accident in Middletown? The attorneys at Kruger & Hodges have spent years talking to police, fire, and EMS professionals who respond to car crashes. One thing we’ve learned is that injuries may not always appear immediately at the scene. A car accident is an adrenaline-inducing experience. Adrenaline can also numb pain...
How Long Will It Take To Be Paid For My Injuries After An Auto Accident? After the dust and debris settle from a car crash, you may be wondering how long it will take you to get your rightfully owed compensation for damages. This process depends on several factors, some of which may be beyond your control. Straightforward crashes can...
Can my Car Accident Attorney Access Traffic Camera Video Footage? With the spread of technology into our daily lives, video surveillance is present almost everywhere we look. It can come in the form of people recording incidents with their cellphones, dash cams, or traffic cams. This prevalence can be concerning for privacy; however, it can also be exceptionally beneficial when...
If I'm Injured in Car Accident with Uninsured Motorist, Can I Be Compensated? An accident by itself, regardless of damage or injuries, can be an extremely stressful event. These incidents can be made even worse if you find out that the other party involved in the crash doesn’t have insurance, or if their insurance isn’t sufficient to cover the extent of...
The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports that approximately 50% of all teenagers in the United States text while driving. Other research reveals that at any moment, there are approximately 800,000 people in the country using cell phones while driving. Texting while driving is responsible for many car accidents in Ohio. The following will review some important safety strategies you should...
The Federal Highway Administration reports that there are approximately 5,748,000 vehicle accidents in this country each year. It might come as a surprise, but approximately 22% of these accidents are at least in part due to the weather. When weather-related crashes occur, they are most often caused by roads that are wet from either rain or snow. These numbers should...
There are several ways in which motor vehicle accidents can occur, but rollovers are one of the deadliest. Even if these accidents are not fatal, they almost always result in serious injuries. According to data compiled by the Ohio Department of Transportation, 1% of accidents that occur each year involve vehicles overturning. That might not seem like a lot, but...
How can you avoid backing-up accidents? This might sound surprising, but car accidents that involve a vehicle is backing up can have serious consequences for everyone involved. The Ohio Department of Transportation found that between 2010 to 2014, backing-up accidents represented 4.5% of motor vehicle accidents in the state. Supporting these findings, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found...
Many of us have experienced uneasiness in making left turns. After all, car crashes involving left turns are often serious, particularly when high speeds are involved. This is because the sides of vehicles, where there is less protection, are often struck in these accidents, which can lead to deadly injuries. It probably will not soothe your anxiety to learn that...