Depending on where you live or commute for work, you might encounter a lot of traffic lights along your regular routes. While traffic lights certainly help the flow of traffic and keep people safe, drivers who ignore the rules of the road are putting you and everyone...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Even with health crisis, fatal auto accidents increased in 2020
When people take to the road in Louisiana, they should be up to date on current safety issues they might encounter. For example, because there has been less traffic on the state and national roadways because of the ongoing health crisis, there could be an assumption...
Man dies after being crushed between truck and trailer
Most residents of Louisiana are aware of the risks of leaving their vehicle to change a tire or check a strange noise under the hood. Most people who are forced to change a tire pull entirely off the driving lane and attempt to complete the tire change on the...
Fighting back against the danger of distracted driving
Many people in Louisiana have probably been in a so-called “fender bender” car accident before, or at least they probably know someone who has. In the best-case scenario, everyone walks away from such accidents with no injuries. However, these days there is a danger...
NHTSA issues open letter on risky driving
The pandemic kept more people at home and off the roads. But a recent report issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration uncovered disturbing and dangerous trends on driving habits and traffic fatalities from March to Sept. 2020. In an open letter,...
Car accident injuries are unique, depending on circumstances
If you are a motorist in New Orleans, you might risk your life whenever you take to the road. Even the safest drivers can suffer catastrophic injuries or even die due to another party's negligence. The severity of accident injuries depends on where you sat in the car,...
Understanding the science of accident reconstruction
Many media reports of traffic accidents in Louisiana and elsewhere end with the sentence, “The investigation of the accident is continuing.” What does this sentence mean? How can an accident be investigated after the vehicles and crash debris have been removed from...
Vehicle accidents on unsafe roads
When most people think of car accidents in Louisiana, they imagine fender-benders or larger collisions where another driver is at fault. However, the road you are driving on can be a contributing cause of an accident. Several factors will create an unsafe road....
Pedestrian accident deaths at highest in decades
Whether walking for pleasure or out of necessity, there are benefits to being a pedestrian. For example, it is a lot easier to hit those 10,000 daily steps when you are not behind the wheel of a car. Unfortunately, it is also dangerous. A pedestrian accident can cause...
Houma accident kills one, seriously injures passenger
A single vehicle crash occurred last week in Houma, Louisiana, killing one and seriously injuring another. Shortly after 11 a.m., Louisiana State Troopers were investigating the car accident, which happened on LA 182 east of Savanne Road when the car, a 2001 Ford...


