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Distracted driving has become a national epidemic. In the U.S., distracted driving was responsible for over 3,000 fatalities in 2020. No matter what form of distracted driving a driver participates in, there is a risk of causing a serious car accident that results in severe and sometimes fatal injuries. Unfortunately, far too many drivers continue...

Pedestrian deaths are increasing faster than all other traffic fatalities. Pedestrian traffic deaths have reached a 40-year high, according to early estimates. Nationwide in 2021, almost 7,500 people died in pedestrian accidents. That's an 11.5 percent increase over 2020. According to preliminary research by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), this is the largest number...

Now is the time when teen drivers are the most at risk of fatal car accidents Memorial Day weekend recently kicked off the unofficial start of summer. But unfortunately, the May holiday also marks the beginning of the "100 Deadliest Days" when it comes to car accidents involving young drivers between Memorial Day and Labor...

You’ve been in a car accident in Wichita or another location in Kansas. The medical expenses are adding up fast. You are forced to miss time for work and are losing income. The cost to repair your car is more than you thought – or it’s totaled. If a negligent driver caused your accident, you...

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month—and drivers should remember to stay focused Distracted driving is one of the most deadly and preventable causes of car accidents in Kansas. While this type of bad driving behavior is blamed for causing thousands of fatal accidents across the U.S. each year, the problem is particularly pronounced in Kansas....

Wichita car accident lawyers discuss this troubling trend Seat belts may have saved almost 15,000 lives last year, but for 1 out of 10 drivers in the U.S., that's not enough of a reason to buckle up. Seat belts don't just save lives, they also reduce the severity of car accident injuries. A new study...

Wichita car accident attorneys explain what this means for drivers Even before outside states legalized recreational marijuana, the drug has been contributing more and more to fatal car accidents, according to a new study. The percentage of roadway fatalities involving cannabis or a combination of cannabis and alcohol more than doubled over 19 years. However,...

Street safety typically focuses on stopping bad car accidents in big cities, but there needs to be room at the table for rural roads, too. Almost half of the roughly 36,000 roadway fatalities reported annually in the U.S. occur on rural roads. In 2019, the fatality crash rate on rural roads was almost twice as...

A Wichita Car Accident Lawyer Discusses the Problem Holiday celebrations in Kansas too often end in heartbreak because some people carelessly drive too fast. Innocent lives are lost at what is supposed to be one of the most joyful times of the year when too often the holiday rush ends in holiday tragedy. Car accidents...

A Wichita car accident lawyer discusses this troubling trend Every state has fatal car accidents, but who the victims are changes by region. In Kansas, we have the highest percentage of fatal crashes involving young drivers in the U.S. (though Utah ties the 10-year figure). From 2010-2019, 16% of all fatal car accident victims were...