In 2013, the most recent reporting year from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 3,600 people died in accidents caused by large commercial trucks. More than two-thirds of those killed in deadly tractor-trailer accidents were occupants of other vehicles. Another 15 percent who died in crashes caused by trucks were either on foot, on bikes, or riding motorcycles.
So the number of bicyclists and pedestrians killed in trucking accidents is significant.
What can be done to prevent walkers and ...
Some lawmakers are attempting to limit to the point of practical extinction a very important legal right we Americans enjoy: the right to file a class action lawsuit.
What is a Class Action Lawsuit?
What is a class action lawsuit? It's an efficient method for a court to resolve similar claims of a large number of persons who have suffered damages due to the wrongful conduct of others, usually corporations. In many cases, the damages suffered by any one individual are too small to litigate individually, but ...
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that 10 people were killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Missouri over the recent Fourth of July holiday weekend. It also reports arresting 127 people for drunk driving during this same time period.
Unfortunately, the dangers of drunk driving in Missouri are not restricted to a three-day holiday weekend. A look at the most recent motor vehicle accident reports reveal just how prevalent driving while intoxicated and other reckless driver behaviors ...
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