Car Accidents

Distracted driving has been in the news a lot over the last decade. Specifically, the use of cellphones behind the wheel has been blamed for thousands of car accidents. It’s clear that distracted drivers are a danger to themselves and those around them. That said, you...

Every state has it’s own way of handling personal injury claims, including the way it apportions responsibility for a car crash. Louisiana follows a doctrine known as “pure comparative negligence.” In practical terms, that means that (barring an instance where the...

Americans love big vehicles. You constantly see people driving around in massive SUVs and pickup trucks, even if there’s only one person in the vehicle and they’re not carrying anything or pulling a trailer. These vehicles are just “daily drivers” and they use them to...

Accidents come in many forms: truck, car, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, boating accidents and even dog bites. No matter the cause of the accident, one thing is for sure: the effects can be more than physical. Our minds and emotions are often affected and need...

Pedestrians in Louisiana are at high risk for both injury and death. In 2019, the most recent year with data available from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, there were 122 pedestrian fatalities caused by crashes. Another 1,398 people were injured while walking...

There are all kinds of distractions that take your mind off what you’re doing, and eating behind the wheel is one of them. When someone eats behind the wheel, they may take their hands off the wheel to unwrap a sandwich, pick up a drink or try to clean up a spill....

Storms in Louisiana are often severe, and it is not unusual for an inch of rain to fall in less than an hour. When this happens, roads may not drain properly and the water that builds up can cause hydroplaning. This occurs when water accumulates in front of a tire’s...

If you’re dealing with the aftermath of a bicycle crash with a car or any incident on your bike where you were injured by someone else, you may be wishing you had a video to help prove your side of the case. That’s where helmet and bike cameras can prove very useful....

Reports of a fiery, fatal Tesla crash swept through Baton Rouge news a few days ago. There were apparently two men inside the electric vehicle, though neither was in the driver’s seat when the 2019 Model S veered off a road near Spring, Texas, hit a tree and burst...

There's always the risk of pedestrian accidents in Louisiana when pedestrians and drivers share the road. The pedestrians who are most at risk of an accident include children, senior citizens and anyone who is intoxicated. Those who spend time on bikes can also get...