As residents of Tennessee understand, the state has many hilly curving roads. Driving on these roads requires skill and caution. A recent head-on collision in Sumner County shows how ignoring one or both attributes can produce tragic consequences. The accident...
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Tennessee drivers should not leave an accident scene
If another vehicle collides with yours, you may wonder what the other driver’s duties are following the accident. For example, a driver who hits you in a vehicular collision must not leave the scene. Departing after an auto accident may not only cause you greater harm...
In a crash, just a few miles per hour can make a deadly difference
Over the past 25 years or so, highway speed limits have gone up in most states, including Tennessee. We once had a nationwide speed limit of 55 mph, but now the interstate speed limit in Tennessee is 70 mph. Some states have 80 mph limits or even higher. A new study...
Criminal charges after nursing home resident died from gangrene
While most adults want to provide the best care possible for their parents, the reality is that different health conditions make it difficult for them to be there around the clock. Rather than let their parents suffer, many adults make the difficult decision to put...
How to talk to an attorney about your injury?
Whether due to a slip-and-fall accident, dog attack, motor vehicle crash or something else, injuries happen at an alarming rate in the U.S. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the roughly 130 million emergency room visits each...
Recent motor vehicle accidents in Chattanooga and Nashville
Motor vehicle accidents happen every day on the roads of Tennessee. Each accident provides important details on situations that face drivers in terms of weather and traffic conditions, as well as other factors that lead to crashes. Accidents ranging from the fairly...
Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run
A pedestrian has been seriously injured in Knoxville after a driver struck him and then fled the scene last Tuesday night. Police officers responded to a call of an alleged hit-and-run accident at Washington Pike near Broadway at approximately 10:20 p.m. According to...
