After last year’s tragic school bus accident in Knoxville that cost the lives of two young girls and a teacher’s aide, attention to bus safety is at an all time high for both school districts and parents. Even with more stringent screening protocols for drivers and better due diligence requirements for contractors, accidents happen. Within [...]
Big rigs are a necessary evil; they are a cost-effective way of distributing goods around our country. Unfortunately, we don’t do a particularly good job at regulating how they run. Laws, rules, and regulations vary state by state, and companies are excellent at manipulating these rules as well as federal safety laws to increase their [...]
It can happen in an instant. As a driver or a passenger, everyone assumes a risk every time they get on the road. Serious accidents are on the decline thanks to a slew of new technologies dedicated to making cars safer than ever, but even so-called “fender-benders” can have far reaching consequences. What is whiplash? [...]
Just before 4:30a.m. on December 28th, Andre Dalmeida was driving a 2015 Mustang in Memphis near Second and Brody. He struck two pedestrians near Beale Street. One victim was slightly grazed by the vehicle, but the other was taken to Regional Medical Center in critical condition. The names of the victims have been withheld from [...]
The spinal cord is a delicate piece of work. Rooted at the brain, the spine runs down the back and its ingenious design allows you to twist and bend and do back flips and, if you’re lucky, touch your toes. Throughout the bone and discs and fluid run a network of nerves and nerve endings [...]
Every drug affects every person differently. A new study from the University of Washington has found that those taking a sedative sleeping pill for the first time double their chances of being in a car accident for up to a full year. But it has long been recognized in the medical community that sleeping pills [...]
On June 16, Scott Davis of Jacksboro lost control of his pickup truck traveling southbound on I-75. He overcorrected and the truck flipped multiple times, ejecting him from the vehicle. Davis wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, and died at the scene. The same day, Frank Erwin was driving eastbound on Highway 70 in Pegram when he [...]
Earlier this year we wrote about a horrific school bus crash that killed two young children and a teacher’s aide in December of 2014. New information has come to light on the incident after an investigation by the Knox County District Attorney. The details uncovered during the investigation show that this tragedy was entirely preventable. [...]
A horrific multi-car and truck crash in a construction site has claimed the lives of 6 people. According to WSMV, “Chattanooga police say a total of 9 vehicles and more than 15 people were involved in the wreck on Interstate 75 near Ooltewah.” New details are emerging about the crash, and the National Transportation Safety [...]
If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence – say, at work or in a car crash – and you decide to pursue a lawsuit, you’ll have to undergo an independent medical examination, or IME. Many people think that seeing their own doctors after an accident will suffice – but the insurance company won’t [...]
