by chrisgoode | Jan 19, 2021 | Car Accidents, Injuries
A Monticello man told state troopers that Jesus would revive his dead infant if he got drunk and crashed head-on into another vehicle. Witnesses say the man was driving “recklessly” before he crossed from the westbound to the eastbound side and smashed into an...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Jan 18, 2021 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Defective products, lightning strikes, and a few other such incidents only cause a few car wrecks in Fayette County. So, driver error causes about 95 percent of these incidents. Frequently, this error involves one of the five types of driving impairment, which are...
by chrisgoode | Jan 14, 2021 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Emergency responders rushed four victims to three different hospitals following a serious wreck on the AA Highway’s Grayson Spur. According to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, when a white pickup truck tried to turn left toward Vanceburg, it hit an eastbound van....
by chrisgoode | Jan 12, 2021 | Car Accidents, Injuries
According to one witness, one crash victim softly emitted “a couple of groans” and the other one was covered with “a black sheet.” The wreck happened on State Highway 18 near the Woodspoint Drive intersection. Investigators say that a westbound vehicle struck two...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 30, 2020 | Injuries, Negligent Security
In what authorities call a “ridiculous consequence of gun violence,” a stray bullet apparently struck a young girl at a Churchill Downs apartment complex. Investigators have no clues or leads in the case. Officers responding to a shots-fired call in the 3200 block of...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 29, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Human error causes over 90 percent of the car crashes in Kentucky, a statistic which is frequently cited in the push for driverless cars. But which driver made the critical error which caused the crash? Frequently, the tortfeasor (negligent driver) is entirely at...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 18, 2020 | Injuries, Premises Liability
Every year between November and March, tens of thousands of people slip and fall on snow and ice. Most of these falls cause serious injuries. These conditions are especially hazardous in the Bluegrass State. Many Kentuckians are not used to walking in ice and snow....
by chrisgoode | Dec 14, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Fundamentally, an unnatural desire to “get the bad guy” causes most of the high speed police chases in Kentucky and elsewhere. On the record, most officers justify chases by saying they cannot pick and choose when and where to enforce the laws. Off the record, they...
by chrisgoode | Dec 6, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
According to the novelty Christmas song, the Jolly Old Elf was clearly responsible for Grandma’s sudden demise. But was that the way it went down? Here are the facts as we know them. Grandma had “been drinking too much eggnog” when, because “she forgot her...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Dec 3, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries, Products Liability
Shortly after a mediator claimed that the two sides had made “substantial progress” toward a settlement, talks suddenly collapsed, meaning that litigation could resume. At an October 2020 hearing, federal mediator Kenneth Feinberg, who successfully mediated a major...
