My last post pointed out that Alabama ranks the fourth highest in the teen death toll. Today, I want to pick up the Reader’s Digest again and look at their Anatomy of a Teen Car Accident. First, they cover that speeding is a factor in 35% of crash deaths involving young drivers. If you look…
Reckless driving and buying alcohol for minors in Alabama can have huge liability implications for their parent. In a series of articles, I’ve been looking at the tragedy as a result of the driving of Nick Bollea, professional wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son, where the passenger was horribly injured from the standpoint of what would be…
Previously, I’ve written about the dangerous driving of Nick “Hogan” Bollea, Hulk Hogan’s son, a juvenile. If this had occurred in Alabama, what are the legal implications? In Alabama we have a legal theory called negligent entrustment. The idea behind the law is that if you know that someone is a dangerous driver, if you…
Fox news reported, “Alabama state troopers say a man was killed in a car accident on Highway 78 and 33rd Street.” “Troopers say the driver went around a curve too fast and flipped the car.” The accident happened around two o’clock this morning. Today, it’s Friday the 13th. Many people are superstitious about this day….