Distracted driving can cause serious injury accidents and fatal accidents. Because distracted driving contributes to many car accidents, it is important for victims of distracted drivers to know how they are legally protected. In Louisiana from 2011 to 2015, 192...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Holding distracted drivers accountable for negligence
All of us face a fair share of distractions throughout the day, but when drivers in New Orleans are distracted behind the wheel the results can be devastating. Car accidents are common enough without having thousands of distracted drivers on the roads in Louisiana and...
Untreated medical conditions can lead to truck accidents
Although trucks provide an invaluable service to our economy and thus our everyday lives, they can prove enormously dangerous when improperly driven. The massive size of these rigs can crush passenger vehicles, causing devastation to those inside. Oftentimes, these...
Negligent Drivers Are a Common Cause of Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycles are a fun and exciting mode of transportation in Louisiana but a ride on a motorcycle can turn dangerous when other drivers make negligent and dangerous mistakes. When driver error and aggressiveness lead to collisions with motorcycles it is often the...
Hopping may save your life if you collide with a utility pole
While power lines typically stay where they should be, they occasionally fall. If a person touches a downed wire, there may be tragic consequences. This was the case with a recent car accident in Texas. Despite surviving an initial car crash, a young man electrocuted...
What is Distracted Driving?
Depending on the circumstances, driving can be a necessity, or it may be done as a pastime. Many Louisiana residents use their vehicles each day to get to their jobs, but when the moment seizes them, they may choose to hop into their cars and take the scenic route to...
Number of pedestrian deaths down in Louisiana; more work needed
A recent report suggests that Louisiana is heading in the right direction when it comes to the number of pedestrian fatalities. According to preliminary statistics, Louisiana experienced a drop in the number of pedestrian deaths between 2018 and 2019. In the first six...
Road rash, burns and motorcycle wrecks
Many motorcyclists sustain broken bones, back injuries and brain damage in wrecks. However, there are many other consequences associated with these collisions, such as road rash and burns. Sometimes, these injuries are relatively minor, but in other instances, they...
Car accidents: Pregnant woman and child die in crash
A tragic accident recently claimed the lives of a woman, her unborn twins and her 7-year-old son. According to Louisiana authorities in St. John The Baptist Parish, the crash happened in the morning of Feb. 24 on Interstate 10. As with most car accidents, police are...
Negligent driver possible cause of fatal crash
A woman from Lacombe was tragically killed in a multi-vehicle accident during the evening of Feb. 18, according to local sources. Louisiana State Police Troop L responded to the accident, and has indicated that the cause of the crash was likely due to a negligent...


