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Accidents When A Guest

Image via Wikipedia Most people this time of the year take a vacation. One thing that many people don’t know about is the Alabama Guest Statute. I covered it in my book, Seven Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Alabama Injury Claim which you can receive FREE! So, what is it? The statue reads: The…

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…

Fast Driving and Drinking are Dangerous – Serious Injuries – Not a Sport on the Highway Part 2

Nick “Hogan” Bollea, Hulk Hogan’s son, a juvenile is serving an eight month sentence for felony reckless driving. Bollea pled no contest in May to a charge of reckless driving involving serious injury and was sentenced to eight months in jail. Nick’s passenger, who was not wearing his seatbelt, was left paralyzed due to the…

Fast Driving and Drinking are Dangerous – Serious Injuries – Not a Sport on the Highway

This post begins a series I will be writing on the effect of fast driving, drinking and the terrible injuries that can occur. Warning – this video shows the serious effects of an automobile injury. (You may find it disturbing and graphic though parts of the video have been blurred due to just how bad…

Fatal Accident North of Piedmont

News: According to the Alabama State Troopers a single vehicle accident left the driver dead and the passenger had to be sent to UAB hospital. The fatal accident occurred shortly after midnight Sunday four miles north of Piedmont on Highway 9 in Cherokee County. The driver was driving a 1972 Ford F-100 pick-up. The accident…