The possibility of a severe large truck or tractor trailer accident occurring on our nation’s roadways, highways, and interstates is a constant reality. In 2016, there were 4,440 crashes involving large trucks or buses throughout the nation, a two percent increase from the year before. Smaller passenger vehicles must share the road with large commercial [...]
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has been conducting research on spinal cord injuries, and has discovered that they can cause “progressive loss of brain cells in key brain regions,” according to ScienceDaily.com. The studies are among the first of their kind, highlighting how inflammation of the brain can be one of [...]
In early January 2015 a man in Georgia was issued a ticket for eating a cheeseburger while driving. Though it seems like an odd citation, eating while driving falls under the umbrella of distracted driving – not only in Georgia, but right here in Tennessee as well. In fact, there are a number of activities [...]
It is almost time for Thanksgiving, which means the biggest shopping day of the year – Black Friday – will soon be upon us. Every year, people are injured in the throngs of shoppers who are pushing and fighting their way to the “best” toys or gifts for sale. The stores are responsible for maintaining [...]
The number of monthly car accidents in Tennessee increases as the weather gets warmer. It makes sense: more and more people are out on the road, so the chances of getting into an accident go up. But while August is the most dangerous month to drive in Tennessee, April showers can do some serious damage. [...]
There are a lot of drivers in the Volunteer State – more than four million, actually. And those are just licensed automobile drivers: there are countless motorcycle riders, cyclists and commercial truck drivers on our roads at any given time. With so many people trying to get from Point A to Point B, it’s not [...]
There are an awful lot of car crashes in Tennessee; sometimes they’re accidents, and sometimes they’re the result of negligence. In this case, it was a little bit of both. A young officer named Nicholas Berens was pursuing a suspect in a shooting when the car in front of him – probably a bit panicked [...]
