Suffering from a Connecticut auto crash injury caused by icy road conditions? A recent jury verdict shows that even the state can’t always escape liability for such accidents. According to the Associated Press, a Thomaston, Connecticut, man has been awarded a $1.6 million verdict after an icy Connecticut road left him with serious back injuries. […]
In an effort to create a safer Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Connecticut state police have launched Operation S.A.N.T.A., or Operation Stop Another Needless Tragic Accident. Operation S.A.N.T.A. is part of C.A.R.E., the combined accident reduction effort, which is a nationwide enforcement effort focused on drunk driving, speeding, distracted driving and other reckless actions that […]
In late November, a U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs ran into the crowd at the Harvard-Yale tailgate party, killing one person and injuring two. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the New Haven Police Department (NHPD). The U-Haul driver, a Yale junior, passed a field sobriety test shortly after the accident […]
Because nearly 6,000 people died in distracted driving accidents in 2008 – Because drivers using cell phones are four times more likely to get into injury-causing car accidents – Because cell phone use while driving significantly reduces cognitive activity necessary for driving (by 37 percent) – Because texting while driving is as dangerous, if not […]
Last week was National Teen Driver Safety Week, a week when organizations across the country and in Connecticut got the message out to parents and their teens: drive safely. Motor vehicle accidents are still the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. In fact, teenagers are involved in fatal accidents three times as often […]
Hit and run accidents occur every day in Connecticut. Despite state laws that require any driver involved in a collision to stop as soon as it is safe and exchange contact information with others involved in the accident, hit and run drivers often try to shirk responsibility by fleeing the scene. A hit and run […]
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