Teenage drivers are just learning how to get from one place to another safely. They have some basic training, but it’s experience that they’re trying to build now. Driving technology could be helpful in preventing collisions caused by errors made by new teen drivers,...
Car accident consequences often go beyond bodily injuries
In Baton Rouge and elsewhere, crash victims often struggle with feelings long after physical injuries have healed. It is not unusual for trauma to trouble crash victims for months or even years after the accidents. The condition is known as post-traumatic stress...
Should I accept an insurance settlement?
If you are involved in an automobile collision, one of the things you’ll do to get compensated is make an insurance claim for what you’ve been through. You may ask that the insurance provider covers time you’ve missed off work or surgery that you had to have after you...
TBI can be inconspicuous but life-altering in many ways
Victims of TBI caused by car accidents in Baton Rouge and elsewhere in Louisiana often face significant changes to how they lived their lives before. Living with the consequences of traumatic brain injuries is made even more difficult because these injuries are...
Who reimburses you for lost wages after a Louisiana car crash?
Whether you cook at a restaurant or paint finished products on an assembly line, your job requires some amount of physical effort. Even people who sit in an office may need time off of work when they have serious injuries or severe pain. If you suffer an injury that...
How safe are passengers of teenage drivers?
Following the death of a teenager in a single-vehicle crash in Louisiana, the risk of getting into a car with a teen driver is underscored. Louisiana State Police launched an investigation into a single-vehicle accident in the early evening of a recent Wednesday. The...
Pickup truck smashes into tire shop, killing 1
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, and sadly, lives can also be lost just as quickly. A spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reported an accident that claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman. The incident that caused her death occurred on a...
Drugged drivers put their own lives and the lives of others on the line
Motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and other Baton Rouge road users will always be at risk of crossing paths with drunk or drugged drivers. Driving after consuming alcohol, opioids, marijuana, methamphetamines and other substances that cause impairment is illegal in all...
Toddler suffers fatal injuries in Baton Rouge car accident
Losing a loved one is devastating. But losing a child in a preventable accident and who is only 4 years old is unimaginable. No amount of money can make up for such a tragic loss, although recovering monetary damages could help ease any resulting financial burden. In...
Alcohol and its impact on driving abilities
In the closing weeks of a year many see as having gone off the rails, many people will undoubtedly feel like celebrating its end. Many Baton Rouse area drivers will attend holiday parties, and some of them may drink more alcohol than they should. Of course, alcohol...
