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Today, a truck caught fire outside my office window. I called 911. Fortunately, no one was hurt. You see them along the road occasionally, but it’s not every day that you see one outside your window!
First, get away from the fire. Get everyone out of the car or [...]
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Vestavia Hills passed a local ordinance that makes it illegal to text while you drive. Our Alabama Legislature did not pass the bill that had been introduced. While there may be some issues relating to Vestavia’s ordinance, the fact of the matter is that what they are trying to do is protect you [...]
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One of the things that I do as an attorney is a lot of driving. This past week I drove up to Huntsville for the mediation of a case. Another day, I was headed to the Lovelady Center to lead the Alpha Course, a basic course on Christianity. I noticed [...]
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The weather is supposed to get bad tomorrow with predictions of 1-2 inches of snow! If it does, please don’t drive! We don’t have the roads prepared like they do in areas that normally get snow. More importantly, even if you do or think you know how to [...]
One of the lawyers in our office saw this and passed it on. I thought that you might like the sentiment as well. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior who was born and died for each of us.
P.S. Be sure to be [...]
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Monday’s Birmingham News had an article on page 2B about a man killed in Phoenix City in an accident after he reached down to pick up his fallen cell phone. He was 28 years old. His step-father was taken to the hospital for treatment.
I’ve written about the dangers [...]
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You’ve probably heard that cell phone are dangerous when someone is driving. Distractions of any kind when driving are dangerous. Don’t even think about texting when driving!
“Death by Cell Phone” is the title of a new billboard advertisement the National Safety Council launched. A wrongful death case I had not that [...]
Be careful today and have a safe 4th of July by avoiding accidents!
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Researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine have found that an alarming two-thirds of the booster seats observed in a study conducted throughout Indiana were not being used appropriately.
It is not only important to use a booster seat, but to use it properly. [...]