Car accident costs can be devastating. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports the total cost of losses from motor vehicle accidents over the course of 2013 exceeded $277 billion. Costs can include loss of wages and lost productivity, but also actual tangible monetary costs like medical bills and funerals for people who do not survive...
Read MoreBetween 2014 and 2015, there was a four percent rise in the total number of miles driven in the United States. Chicago Tribune reported on this increase and indicated more miles were driven in 2015 in America than at any time in history. This calculation comes from the Federal Highway Administration, which amasses data on total...
Read MoreAccording to News Channel 4 Oklahoma City, a truck rolled over recently when it took a curve too fast. The truck was hauling Star Wars toys, and it ended up hanging off the edge of the interstate after the accident occurred. The truck was one of many that rolls over each year. Rollover crashes are...
Read MoreAfter a rear-end car accident in Oklahoma, victims may be worried about how to pay for medical treatment costs. Drivers can often turn to auto insurers in order to get their medical bills paid. However, the process of seeking compensation to get medical bills paid and to cover other losses can be complicated. Getting...
Read MoreTraumatic brain injury, or TBI, can cause immediate symptoms to victims who sustain open or closed head wounds. Suffering injury to the brain can cause lasting impairment. While victims of repeat head injuries are at the greatest risk, the lasting damage of traumatic brain injury can include cognitive impairment and elevated chances of developing dementia....
Read MoreA driver fleeing from police in Oklahoma City turned the wrong way onto I-35 recently, causing a head-on crash to occur and killing the driver. According to KFOR, police did not pursue the man once he had turned the wrong direction down the highway because the risk of head-on collisions is too great for anyone...
Read MoreYou won't hear about the one that got away from anglers Mike Winkler and Archie Clark. They reeled in the biggest fish at the 2015 "Last Bass" Tournament, held Nov. 8 at Lake Eufaula. Event sponsor Lawter & Associates, PLLC, announced Winkler of Lexington and Clark of Noble were the 1st-place winners in the tournament....
Read MoreHalloween is a popular holiday with almost all children. Almost 90 percent of parents responding to a survey on attitudes about Halloween said their kids would be taking part in the holiday. Trick-or-treating is the most popular way for kids to celebrate, with 73 percent of parents indicating their children would be going door-to-door for candy...
Read MoreOklahoma will soon become the 46th state in the country to ban texting while driving statewide, a new law that cannot come soon enough, according to Oklahoma City distracted driving attorney J. Mike Lawter of Lawter & Associates, PLLC in Oklahoma City. "Texting while driving has become one of the leading causes of car accidents...
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has a form available called a "Collision Report." This collision report should be completed and mailed to the Department of Public Safety. The address, which is a PO Box in Oklahoma City, is provided on the top of the form. The collision report requests details including information about each...
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