Distracted driving is more prevalent on Louisiana roads than it has ever been. This trend has caused car accidents and insurance premiums to skyrocket. Louisiana currently has the second-highest distracted driving rates. A 2021 study conducted by LSU’s Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation shows that there have been 308,939 total crashes involving distracted …
After you’ve been in a car crash, it may be difficult to determine your next move once the chaos of the incident is over. If you suffered a serious injury, you were likely whisked away in an ambulance from the scene of the accident, but if you weren’t, should you still see a doctor? The …
Potholes are a plague on the streets of New Orleans that residents are all too familiar with. It is almost impossible to travel the city streets without encountering one of these hazards. Between January 2019 and May 2021, New Orleans citizens submitted almost 6,000 requests for potholes to be serviced. Driving over a pothole can cause …
You probably think of drinking or drug abuse when hearing the phrase “impaired driving.” The fact of the matter is that drowsy driving is often just as dangerous as getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol. While a breathalyzer administered by police at the scene can easily detect drunk driving, it can …
Every 90 seconds someone is injured by a drunk driver and every 50 minutes, someone dies because of a drunk driving car accident according to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The rates are staggering & the loss is devastating. Although it can be difficult to recover from a drunk driving personal injury, …
When a drunk driver causes a serious car accident, you have the legal right to pursue compensation. Find out how an attorney can help you today.
Everyone has felt frustration when traffic doesn’t move fast enough, but unfortunately some drivers choose not to let that frustration go and instead engage in aggressive driving. In these situations, punishing other drivers for perceived slights or reaching their destination as quickly as possible becomes more important than the safety of everyone else sharing the …