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Accidents, Collisions, and Crashes: Exploring At-Fault Language

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Many people refer to motor vehicle collisions as car accidents. However, using this term might not accurately reflect what happened. If another driver crashed into your vehicle, he or she might be at fault. According to the founder of Families ...
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Determining Liability in Serious Truck Accidents

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Did you know that trucks can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds while the average passenger vehicle weighs slightly more than 4,000 pounds? The significant disparity in sizes and weights between trucks and cars means that some truck collisions are ...
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What Is a Chain-Reaction Car Accident?

Car collision on the road, front-end crash
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a total of 12,589 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in multi-vehicle collisions in 2018 alone. When more vehicles are involved in an accident, more drivers are involved as well, which can lead ...
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Who Is Entitled to Wrongful Death Benefits?

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If someone causes the death of your loved one through negligence or intentional action, the impact on your family can be devastating. Under Missouri law, if you had a certain type of relationship with the deceased, you may be entitled ...
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What to Do After a Hit-and-Run Accident

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Car accidents are often traumatic, but they’re especially stressful if the at-fault driver flees the scene. If you were injured in a hit-and-run accident, you may be suffering physically, emotionally, and financially. Although you need to focus on your recovery, ...
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Semi-Truck Accident Statistics and What They Reveal

Semi-truck-on-rural-highway
Whether you call them semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, or big rigs, you can’t deny that large trucks are sometimes intimidating on the road – and for good reason. Accidents involving semi-trucks have a high rate of severe injuries and deaths when compared with ...
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Motorcycle Safety Tips

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When ending a conversation with a fellow motorcyclist, many say some variation of the phrase, “Ride safe!” With this simple farewell, they’re telling one another to drive with caution and care so that they can live to see another day. While ...
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Can You Still File a Car Accident Claim If You Were Found Partially at Fault?

Stressed Young Woman Looking at Car Accident
Sometimes it’s very clear who is responsible for a car accident. One of the drivers may have been intoxicated, texting, speeding, or simply failed to pay attention to traffic signals. In other cases, both drivers involved in the collision may ...
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Motorcycle Accident Claims vs. Car Accident Claims

Motorcycle and helmet on street after crash, car in background
By the nature of their design, motorcycles are much more dangerous than cars. They’re smaller than cars, more difficult to see, and leave their riders largely unprotected from their surrounding environments. In addition, motorcycles are much more likely to be ...
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Exploring Serious Car Accident Injuries

Wheelchair near windows and door
Each year, millions of car accidents are reported in the United States. In 2018 alone, an estimated 6.7 million passenger cars were involved in traffic collisions, and these accidents resulted in 2.7 million injuries and 36,560 fatalities. The economic costs ...
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