Tag Archive: wreck

One in Four in Alabama Don’t Have Car Insurance

The Montgomery Advertiser today ran an article on the fact that one in four in Alabama do not have driver’s insurance.  I’ve written about this problem earlier. What that article does not tell you is what I’ve been telling people for a long time. Check your own insurance for uninsured coverage to be sure you…

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As Gas Prices Go Up, Auto Deaths Drop

Professors Michael Morrisey of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and David Grabowski of Harvard Medical School in a study found that for every 10 percent increase in gas prices there was a 2.3 percent decline in auto deaths. Morrisey expects to see fatalities drop about 1,000 deaths a month as gas prices have risen….

Fast Driving and Drinking are Dangerous – Serious Injuries – Not a Sport on the Highway (Part 4)

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…

Who caused this accident?

clipped from www.dothaneagle.com The following wreck was reported July 1st in the Dothan Eagle. The conflicting reports on the cause of accident on U.S. 84 East are typical in an accident case:

Have a Safe 4th of July

Boy Scout Can Drive Originally uploaded by Toma I’ll be eating ice cream on the 4th. Please be careful this 4th of July. Boy Scout can drive. Can you? We celebrate our independence. Drive safely and watch out for everyone this holiday. With independence also comes responsibility. Be safe, from a Boy Scout who can…

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…

Pleading to Vehicular Homicide – Auto Accident Deaths

News: Charles F. Benton Jr., an Autauga County man pled guilty Monday to two counts of vehicular homicide after three were left dead in August 2006.

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…

Death in the Early Morning – Friday the 13th

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….