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Majority of Motorists Support Bans on Hand-Held Cell Phones, Texting While Driving, reports Kansas City Accident Lawyers
More than 10 states continue to hold out against a complete ban on text messaging while driving for all motorists. Only 10 states have a ban on the us...
Junior Service League of Independence Brings Defense Class To Independence Events Center
Many people in the Kansas City are familiar with the Ali Kemp tragedy involving a 19 year old Kansas State University student who was abducted and mur...
Court Allows Jury to Consider Evidence of Truck Driver’s Cell Phone Use in Accident Case, Excludes Witness Testimony as to Whether Driver Was “Distracted”
A federal judge ruled on a pair of motions in limine seeking to exclude evidence relating to two truck drivers’ alleged cell phone use prior to ...
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Driver Entitled to Underinsured Motorist Coverage After Motorcycle Accident
A person injured in a motorcycle accident is entitled to recover underinsured motorist coverage under several insurance policies, according to the Mis...
Independence Crash Lawyer Names Kansas City’s Most Dangerous Intersections
Douglas Horn, an Independence, Missouri lawyer, published the 20 most dangerous intersections for 2012 in the Kansas City area. Following is an excerp...
Efforts to Restrict or Ban Texting While Driving Vary Among States and Federal Government
Texting while driving, and whether authorities should ban or restrict the practice, remains a controversial subject. More than half of all U.S. states...
Missouri DUI Case Goes to U.S. Supreme Court, Could Change How Police Collect Evidence in DUI Investigations
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments recently in the case of a Missouri man who refused to submit to sobriety testing after an arrest on su...
Smart Phones Increase Distracted Driving Risks
Staying connected hasn’t been the same since smart phones made their entry on the electronic communication stage. However, these very same devic...
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...
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...