Covington Personal Injury Law Blog
Remember these 4 tips to avoid pedestrian accidents
As the weather starts to warm up, you’ll see more people heading out on and around the roads. You’ll see kids walking to school, people cycling and others enjoying the sporadic warm days between chilly ones. With more people out, there is a higher risk of a...
Ways trucking companies could help keep other drivers safer
If you look up trucking companies online, you will find that many of them have slogans and marketing campaigns that attempt to convince other people that safety is their number one priority. However, these same companies will also turn around and offer their workers...
Surgical patients can experience shocking medical malpractice
Surgeons are some of the most carefully monitored and highly educated medical professionals around. Many patients assume that when they go into surgery, they don't have to worry about medical mistakes. Unfortunately, surgeons, just like other physicians, can and do...
Dangerous mistakes road runners make
If you run on the road, though you do have a right to do so, you may put yourself at risk. Inattentive, neglectful drivers hit runners, joggers, walkers and other pedestrians every day. You’re only as safe as the drivers around you, and that could mean contending with...
Teens cause a high percentage of accidents
You share the road with teen drivers every day. That comes with a significant amount of risk. As an age group, these drivers tend to cause a lot of accidents. For instance, statistics from 2017 show that drivers aged 15 to 19 years of age caused about $13.1 billion...
Fatigued truckers can cause catastrophic wrecks
Truckers drive long hours with very heavy loads. When they aren’t in the best mental and physical shape, they might make decisions that put themselves and others in harm’s way. It is imperative that these professional drivers get enough sleep before they head out for...
Distraction is especially dangerous for commercial truck drivers
Most people on the road are amateurs, driving their own personal, passenger vehicle to get to work or take their children to school. However, there are also professionals out on the road who drive as part of their daily workout obligations. While you might expect that...
What should you do after being hit by a car?
Each year about 6,000 pedestrians are killed due to car accidents, according to the Center for Disease Control. Due to the prevalence of car wrecks involving pedestrians and the catastrophic injuries that occur, you need to understand what steps to take if you are...
‘Tis the season for higher risk of parking lot injuries
While more and more people are shopping online this holiday season, many folks still prefer to buy gifts the old-fashioned way by going to their local shopping center. However, the National Safety Council (NSC) warns that parking lots can be a dangerous place this...
5 tips for winterizing your vehicle
Winter is just around the corner, and with it comes a lot of things to enjoy: gathering with family for the holidays; watching professional football, basketball and hockey; and getting out for hunting season, to name a few. But with winter comes inclement weather, and...
