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Distraction Possibly a Factor in Collision Between Automobile and Commuter Train that Left Two Dead, Two Injured

A collision between a commuter train and an automobile in Connecticut in late December may have resulted, at least partly, from distracted driving, ac...

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Can a Person Be Held Liable for Distracting Another Driver? Not So Far, but Maybe.

Police ticketed a man in Wichita, Kansas who covered his pickup truck in hundreds of Christmas lights, citing public safety concerns. The risk of traf...

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Police Departments Deal with Distracted Driving Among Their Own Officers

The term “distracted driving” typically conjures images of drivers splitting their attention between the road and a cell phone, which they...

Auto Accidents | Wrongful Death

2011 Sees Drop in Traffic Fatalities, but Spike in Bicycle, Truck Accident Deaths

According to data from the federal administration, traffic accident fatalities in 2011 dropped to their lowest levels since 1949, touching an all-time...

Auto Accidents

Driving Safety Expert Issues A December Driving Alert

December 2012 may be the most dangerous month ever for motorists, says crash lawyer and driving safety expert, Douglas R. Horn. Appearing on Fox 4 WDA...

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Missouri State Highway Patrol Revises Crash Reporting System to Account for Distracted Driving

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), as part of its broad campaign to discourage distracted driving, has announced revisions to the system it has...

Auto Accidents | Truck Accidents | Wrongful Death

Truck Accident Lawsuit is the First Use of State’s Fetal Death Statute

A lawsuit arising from a fatal automobile accident in Nebraska is believed to be the first time a civil lawsuit has cited that state’s unborn ch...

Auto Accidents

Teens at High Risk of Accidents with Same Age Passengers

Distractions are the primary reason why teenage motorists have a much higher risk of accidents while driving with other teen passengers. That fact was...

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Distracted Driving Accident Results in Prison Sentence Intended by Judge as a Deterrent

A Massachusetts judge imposed the maximum allowable sentence on a teen convicted of motor vehicle homicide, calling it a deterrent to distracted drivi...

Auto Accidents | Truck Accidents | Wrongful Death

Fatigued Driving Accident Lawsuit Moves Between Missouri State and Federal Courts – Phelps v. Schwab

A lawsuit arising from an accident between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer, Phelps v. Schwab, has bounced around between state and federal courts...