Starting January 1, 2014, some new laws went into effect in the State of Illinois, and officials are hoping that these new laws will cut down on the amount of accidents that are caused by people using their cell phones while they’re driving. According to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, some Illinois […]
Anyone can be arrested for drunk driving, and country music sensation, Chris Cagle, is proof. The forty-five-year-old star was arrested earlier in December near Dallas, Texas. According to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, he was pulled over after he ran a red light. The police officer on the scene noticed that he appeared […]
The Christmas and New Year’s holiday season is notorious for being the time of year when police officers see an increase of motor vehicle accidents. Many factors come into play during this time of year, whether it’s drugs and alcohol, driving too quickly to finish shopping, or just being distracted, all of these contribute to […]
The police officers in St. Louis are no strangers to having to engage drivers in high speed chases. Quite often, those who break the law try to get away from police officers, putting their lives, as well as the lives of innocent people in danger. However, it is rare that one of these high speed […]
Even though laws have been put into place that are supposed to decrease the amount of distracted drivers on the road, for some, the urge to take their eyes off the road for any reason is very real. Distracted driving continues to be a problem in St. Louis, however, we’re seeing reports from all over […]
A multi-vehicle accident took place near HIghlands Road and Vivion Road in Kansas City, Missouri earlier this week. While investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of the accident, they are speculating that a maroon SUV driving east on Vivion Road crossed over the center lines and crashed into other cars, according to reports from […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a St. Louis man that caused a car crash, in which police say at least two other vehicles were struck, was trying to flee police. To complicate matters, the man driving the car injured his son in this crash because his son was not in a car seat at […]
Women drivers between the ages of 21 and 30 are at greatest risk of dying in a St. Louis auto accident. Compared to young men, women drivers are 25.9% more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study on the role age and gender play […]
Five people died in Missouri auto accidents over the Memorial Day weekend. Missouri state troopers reported investigating 274 automobile accidents over the three-day holiday weekend in which dozens of people were injured and five people lost their lives. The holiday crackdown on drunk driving resulted in 129 arrests. St. Louis personal injury attorneys noted that […]
The St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported that the driver of a vehicle that caused a fatal accident on March 14th was trying to get away from another accident he was involved in. The second accident took the life of the driver in the other vehicle and two other passengers were in critical condition after […]
