Tag Archive: car crash

News: One Fatality Wednesday in Alabama

Alabama State Troopers Post reported that just after 12:00 noon today one person was killed and another injured in a two vehicle accident on Highway 431 about 4 miles north of Alexandria. View Larger Map A 19 year old who was driving a 1994 Honda Accord was taken to Gadsden Regional Medical Center for treatment,…

Fast Driving and Drinking are Dangerous – Serious Injuries – Not a Sport on the Highway (Part 3)

When you listen to this below and hear Nick and Hulk Hogan talking on the phone while Nick is in jail, do you think Nick’s driving was wanton and reckless? The Alabama jury instructions state in part: The purpose of awarding punitive or exemplary damages is to allow money recovery to the plaintiff by way…

She is an absolutely sweet child – it shows that anyone can fall into the “SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAP”

Unfortunately, the story has become all too common – the wonderful child who has a drinking or substance abuse problem as shown by this newspaper article in Atlanta. Added to that is that they are behind the wheel of an automobile while drinking or drugging. Note that the talented young woman in the article had…

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes As a Leading Cause of Death in the United States

“In 2005, motor vehicle traffic crashes were the leading cause of death for every age 3 through 6 and 8 through 34.” NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis (DOT HS 810 936 April 2008). Every kind of vehicle wreck can quickly lead to disaster for a family.

Mr. Bean Did Not Write the Rules of the Road

We all enjoy a good laugh. Mr Bean – Traffic Lights In Alabama people have drifted to the idea that traffic lights are suggestions and not for everyone’s safety. Mr. Bean’s approach isn’t the standard. Based on 2004 data if you are a typical driver in Alabama, there is a 55% chance that you will…