Category Archives: Car Accidents
Drop in Car Crashes, Spike in Bicycle Accidents Linked to Coronavirus
Once Americans came to understand how deadly the coronavirus can be and how easily it is passed from person to person, transportation habits changed. Not only did people drastically curtail business and personal travel, but many stopped going to their workplaces. That has led to a reduction in car accidents at the same time that […]
Don’t Become a Statistic: Indiana Car Crash Records
Like all states, Indiana had its fair share of traffic crashes in 2010. In that year alone, 754 people lost their lives on Indiana roadways and 192,890 were injured or lost property. The report, compiled by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, did not differentiate between minor and serious injuries. However, the report did note that […]
Partly to Blame for Your Car Accident?
If you have been injured in a car accident, you may assume that you are unable to recover damages from the other party if you share blame for the collision. In Indiana, you can collect damages even if you were partially at fault for the accident, but under the comparative fault principle, your level of […]
Digging for Details
Accidents happen every day—and many cause injury. According to the Indiana State Police, almost 193,000 traffic collisions caused injury or property damage in 2010 alone. After a serious car accident, first responders include medical and law enforcement personnel. Emergency medical technicians assess and assist injured victims, and law enforcement investigates the scene for causative factors […]
Facts and Figures
Common Indiana traffic injuries The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced 24,050 people died in motor vehicle accidents in the first nine months of 2011, a 1.6 percent decline from 2010 fatalities during the same period. The Indiana State Police report our state saw 701 fatal traffic collisions—and 754 fatalities— in 2010, an […]
