by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 19, 2010 | Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents
Driver fatigue has been linked to a fatal truck accident in Bond County, Missouri. According to police, the accident occurred last Saturday morning when a truck driver on Interstate 70 fell asleep while driving. The tractor-trailer veered off the highway, and struck...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 17, 2010 | Auto Accidents
According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, about one in every five licensed drivers in the United States will be above 65 years of age by the year 2025. The numbers of such drivers will actually double to 57 million motorists, by the year 2030. The...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 16, 2010 | Auto Accidents
A new study should wake us all up to the role of drowsy driving in motor vehicle crashes. The study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that drowsy driving is a much bigger factor in accidents than has been thought thus far. According to the...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 16, 2010 | Auto Accidents, Wrongful Death
Mason Adams, a model 16 year-old boy with a promising future, was killed when he was hit by a school bus as he was crossing the street on his way to school. This tragic accident follows a Clay County, Missouri school bus accident last week when at least a dozen...
by The Horn Law Firm | Nov 4, 2010 | Auto Accidents
Overall, I have been very encouraged at the decline in traffic accident fatalities across the state of Missouri. However, Southeast Missouri has actually recorded a recent increase in traffic accident fatalities. It’s important that traffic safety agencies there...