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Can You Have PTSD From a Car Accident?
When you hear about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you might think about soldiers who have seen combat or victims of long-term abuse. While members of these groups often do develop PTSD, anyone who goes through a traumatic experience can develop PTSD. Auto accidents can cause PTSD for some individuals. Studies show that PTSD occurs…
Who Pays Medical Bills After a Car Accident?
If you recently suffered injuries in an auto accident, you might be wondering how you are going to pay your accident-related bills. Your car may need repairs, you may have medical bills associated with your injuries, and you might even lack income if your injuries prevent you from working. It’s hard to recover from physical…
Who Is at Fault in a Semi-Truck Accident?
While semi-trucks remain vital to the transport of all kinds of goods across the country, they also create a considerable accident risk to other people on the roadways. In 2017, nearly 5,000 accidents involving semi-trucks and buses resulted in fatalities. In fact, 116,000 big truck and bus accidents left victims with severe, life-altering injuries. Sadly,…
Get an Attorney for a Car Accident
Car accidents often cause a lot of concern and confusion. Initially, the situation might seem relatively simple. If someone else was at fault for the accident, you make a claim on their policy, collect a check, and move on with your life, right? Unfortunately, this is often not the course for car accident victims. The…
When a Car Accident Causes a Death
Sadly, hundreds of Americans are killed while on the road in America each day. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that globally over 1.25 million people lose their lives each year in traffic accidents. Of those, over 37,000 of them occur on American roadways, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Some of…
What You Should Know About Road Rash Injuries
Although motorcycles are still considered motor vehicles, many things about them make them dThe teamatically different from other cars or trucks on the road. One of these is the risk of road rash to motorcycle riders involved in accidents. Road rash can be a minor irritant, a severe life-threatening injury, or something in between. Fortunately,…
What to Do After an Injury Car Accident
Maybe you were on your way to work in rush hour traffic when the unthinkable occurred. While you were paying attention to the road, another driver was not. The next thing you knew, you were in an ambulance heading to the emergency room. While you might like to focus on your health and well-being, you…
What to Do After a Car Accident Checklist
In life, you prepare for events that are important or that require you to act quickly or with great care. You practice fire drills at school and work. You take practice tests for a significant exam. You learn CPR, and you even practice for an interview. Unfortunately, one thing that people often do not consider…
The Inherent Dangers of Tractor-Trailers
Each day, Californians take to the roads alongside some of the biggest and most dangerous vehicles in the world. According to some estimates, more than two million tractor-trailers are on American roads every year, contributing to over 500,000 accidents. These accidents are to blame for thousands of catastrophic injuries and deaths. Whether it’s shifting and…
Causes of Head-On Truck Collisions
Recently, several news outlets released dashcam footage of a severe semi-truck collision. In this particular crash, the semi-truck driver bumped into a passenger vehicle, causing it to veer into oncoming traffic. It then struck a van carrying a church group from Louisiana to Disney World head-on. As a result of the crash, five children, the…
