One of the leading causes of commercial trucking accidents in Mississippi as well as throughout the country is truck drivers that are sleepy or fatigued. Although the trucking industry is heavily regulated to prevent trucking accidents involving fatigued drivers, these regulations primarily address the amount of time a driver is on the road and the […]
Despite the high cost of fuel and challenging financial environment, people throughout Mississippi have set out for Thanksgiving travel throughout the state. Holiday periods typically present both the highest number of travelers occupying our streets and highways and also substantial spikes in accident rates. The combination of more vehicles on the road, driver fatigue from […]
Teens have a much higher incidence of auto accidents in Mississippi and throughout the U.S. when they start school early in the morning according to a study that was conducted in 2008 and just published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. There was a comparison study conducted between two towns […]
There are few personal injuries as devastating as a traumatic brain injury. This type of life-altering injury, which is often the product of a Mississippi car accident, typically has a permanent debilitating impact that may rob an accident victim of his or her ability to walk or communicate and other fundamental mental and physical functions […]
In the blink of an eye the driver of an automobile can cause serious injury or death to a bicyclist. For instance, each year California alone has over 130 bicycle deaths and 11,000 injuries to bicyclists. While many states are working hard to improve bicycle and pedestrian paths the dismal statistics will only be lessened […]
Those who drive under the influence of alcohol continue to account for an unacceptable number of serious accidents resulting in injury and death to other innocent vehicle occupants. The average number of DUI fatalities in Mississippi exceeds the national average. The number of motor vehicle related fatalities caused by drunk drivers has lingered at approximately […]
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