Traffic violations cause about half of the fatal vehicle collisions in Kentucky. Some of the more common ones are discussed below. Legally, if a tortfeasor (negligent driver) violates a traffic law and causes a crash, the well-established negligence per se rule might...
Fatal Intersection Collision in Laurel County
An 85-year-old-man is dead following a violent left turn crash in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky. The wreck happened at the intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 1394. A northbound Kia, which was trying to turn left from Highway 30 onto Highway...
Electronic Evidence in Truck Crash Claims
Safety regulators, who are supposed to guard victims, routinely take actions which prioritize corporate profits over individual safety. The recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service rules changes are a good example. At least according to...
Bedsore Injuries: A Closer Look
Typically, pressure ulcers are a serious problem at understaffed nursing homes. And as many as 90 percent of the long-term care centers in Kentucky are dangerously understaffed. Understaffed facilities often operate with skeleton crews, especially during nights,...
Overcoming Common Insurance Company Defenses in Fall Claims
The economic cost of slip-and-fall injuries, mostly lost work and medical bills, is a staggering $49 billion per year. The noneconomic costs, such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment in life, are almost incalculable and often permanent....
Near-Fatal Shooting at Apartment Complex
Police are looking for a suspect who shot a Lexington man during a botched robbery in an apartment complex parking lot. The incident occurred at a Spangler Drive apartment complex near Wilson Downing Road. Shortly after midnight, officers responding to a shots-fired...
A Distracted Driver Hit Me. What Can a Lexington Personal Injury Attorney Do for Me?
The ongoing popularity of Lyft, Uber, and other ridesharing services has significantly increased the number of distracted driving car wrecks in recent years. And, largely thanks to smartphone misuse, this figure was already alarmingly high. Most people multitask all...
Deadly One-Way Wreck in Magoffin County
Investigators are not sure who is at fault after one driver crossed the center line on East Mountain Parkway and struck another vehicle. According to police and witnesses, an eastbound cargo van crossed the center line and smacked almost head-on into an eastbound GMC...
Four-Car Crash on Interstate 75 Kills Pedestrian
A speeding car struck and killed a pedestrian as he tried to move his disabled vehicle out of a traffic lane. According to police and witnesses, a 50-year-old Boonville man was standing beside his car in a dazed state following a single vehicle fender bender accident....
Fatal SMIDSY Motorcycle Crash in Alcoa
Few details are available after a pickup truck driver plowed into a motorcycle rider as the driver was making an unsafe left turn. The 21-year-old motorcycle rider was dead by the time emergency responders arrived. According to investigators, a pickup truck was trying...
