Injuries

According to a recent analysis, the number of licensed drivers over 70 is on the rise in this country. Although ValuePenguin did the analysis, the raw data for the analysis comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a federal agency. ValuePenguin...

Cars are equipped with more safety features today than ever before, but serious accidents continue to leave victims severely injured and worried about their future. Thousands continue to die in these wrecks, too. In fact, early estimates show that nearly 41,000 people...

After a car accident, you have a lot to worry about. But, one thing that many people forget about until they go to sell their car is that the accident likely reduced the value of their vehicle. Diminished value claims allow car owners to recover the difference between...

Previously on the blog we gave a brief overview of Kentucky’s comparative negligence law. This statute requires a plaintiff’s award to be reduced by the percentage of fault that is assigned to them based on the facts presented at trial. Although a comparative...

We always hear about the dangers of drunk and distracted driving, but aggressive driving is also a serious problem in Kentucky. Aggressive driving is responsible for many serious and fatal car accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...

There has been an ongoing campaign to stop distracted driving, especially when that distracted driving involves the use of phones. For example, Kentucky has laws that prohibit most types of texting and driving, especially for this state’s youngest drivers. However,...

Distracted driving continues to remain a major problem in Kentucky and throughout the country. It is one of the main causes of serious or fatal car accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that almost 80% of accidents and 65% of...

Multi-vehicle accidents involving semi-trailer trucks are relatively rare, but when two or more “big rigs” collide, the results are often catastrophic, as demonstrated by a recent accident on I-65 between Munfordville and Horse Cave. Media reports of the incident are...

Drunk driving is a serious problem in Kentucky and throughout the country. Drunk drivers put everyone else on the road in danger and sometimes this leads to catastrophic accidents. This was illustrated recently in Boone County when three people, including a Gallatin...