The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that approximately 100,000 motor vehicle accidents are related to driver fatigue every year. According to the NHTSA, more than 75 percent of these accidents result in injury and approximately 1.5 percent are fatal. Drowsy driving factors in one to two percent of all motor vehicle accidents annually. However, a […]
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Learning to drive can be intimidating and overwhelming — especially if you’re a teenager! Maneuvering a vehicle on highways, construction sites, and in rush-hour traffic requires patience, attention, and skill, all of which develop over time. Teen drivers benefit from patient and consistent instruction while learning to drive. Unfortunately, as all parents know, teenagers are
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On average, over 4.4 million people need medical care after being injured by an automobile accident, according to The Association for Safe International Travel. While some injuries are more common than others, any type of trauma could be the basis for an accident claim handled by our experienced attorneys. After handling many car accident cases,
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Most of us know that dealing with an insurance company is rarely straightforward, especially when encountering the complexities of filing a medical claim. If you’ve recently been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you may have these past experiences in mind as you start the process of pursuing compensation for your injuries and property damage.
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If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you deserve an experienced legal advocate on your side. There are many attorneys to choose from in Oklahoma City — we provide a few tips for finding the right attorney below. Knowledge of our local area and local laws. Our local Oklahoma City law firm knows
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Distracted driving remains a top cause of motor vehicle accidents. We know it’s dangerous, and here are a few of the reasons why: We know it’s dangerous because the statistics tell us it is. Thousands of people are killed in crashes involving distracted driving each year. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports
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After being involved in a car accident that was not your fault, you will probably receive calls from insurance companies soon after. The person on the line may ask you to make a recorded statement. They may imply that the statement is necessary in order to move the claim forward. What should you do? It
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There were more than 60,000 motor vehicle accidents in Oklahoma in 2020. Those crashes caused 654 fatalities, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the previous year. While accidents happen in all sorts of contexts, intersections and areas surrounding intersections can be especially hazardous because of the meeting of multiple lanes of traffic. Based on
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When you suffer a severe physical injury because of a car accident, an accident at work, medical malpractice, or some other event caused by someone else’s negligence, the financial strains can be life-altering. Even though you were injured through no fault of your own, you’re left with expensive medical bills, lost income from being unable to work, as
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What Exactly Qualifies as a Hit and Run? A hit and run occurs when a motorist hits another vehicle, a pedestrian, a bicyclist, or property, and then flees the scene. It is illegal to flee the scene of a crash in Oklahoma when damage to the vehicle occurs. The motorist has a duty to stop
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