Motor vehicle accidents claim more than 30,000 lives every year in the U.S. This sobering statistic remains fairly constant year in and year out, with fluctuations bringing the total close to 40,000 some years and nearer to 30,000 other years. Only once in the past 24...
For many people in Tennessee, the most preferred mode of transportation is driving their motor vehicles. It may be a car, a truck or motorcycle, but people drive their personal vehicles almost every day. This means that there are many vehicles on the various roads in...
Some motorists may feel that traffic signals are an inconvenience and driving through them is a minor offense. But driving through a traffic light, known as red light running, can cause fatal motor vehicle accidents. What it is A motorist commits a violation when they...
During an all-encompassing business and social national shutdown in March, motorists were driving less but more recklessly. There was a 14 percent rise in people killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents per miles driven that month, according to preliminary figures...
Police reported that a head-on collision in the greater Knoxville area claimed the life of one person and left another person with serious injuries. The accident happened in Roane County and involved two private passenger vehicles. Police say the head on collision...
Fatal car accidents are always a somber event. They are truly devastating when the victims are people who were well-known and admired within the community. Such is the case in a fatal accident in Tennessee that claimed the lives of two prominent citizens. An accident...
Accidents in Tennessee can be much more than a nuisance. For some, one decision by another can lead to tragedy and permanent changes in their lives. According to WSMV News 4, this is the case for the family of a law enforcement official who was killed in an...
Unfortunately, fatal accidents take place on our roadways every day. A stretch of highway in the Knoxville area is considered particularly dangerous. Since 2005, a total of 65 fatal accidents took place on a 22-mile stretch of local highway from Knoxville to...
Unfortunately, car accidents can result in fatalities and change the lives of victims and their families forever in an instant. During 2014, 3,179 victims were killed in car accidents involving distracted drivers. Fatal motor vehicle accidents can be caused in a...
Wrongful death legal protections serve an important purpose. The circumstances of a car accident may leave victims and their families feeling like they have very little control, however, important legal protections can help them take back some of the control over...
