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NTSB Investigation Finds Faulty Brakes and Driver Distraction Caused Deadly 2011 Truck-Train Collision
A June 2011 collision between a tractor trailer and an Amtrak train in Nevada was the result of poorly-maintained brakes and lack of driver attention,...
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...
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...
FMCSA Shuts Down Trucking Companies After Fatal Accident
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently ordered two North Carolina-based trucking companies to shut down all of their transpo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...