Auto Accidents

[caption id="attachment_17883" align="alignnone" width="530"] Hailstorm on the road in a summer day[/caption] From Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s, a whole lot of travel happens during the holiday season, and a lot of that travel involves driving. In snowy or icy conditions, there are different considerations you need to take...

Every year, the Arizona Department of Transportation releases motor vehicle crash facts for the state. AZDOT recently released information on motor vehicle accidents in 2022 and reported that one person is injured every ten minutes in Arizona crashes.  Arizona Crashes in 2022 The information included in the Arizona Department of...

In 2019, there were hundreds of car crashes involving Teslas in Autopilot mode, according to a Washington Post analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. And that number has increased in the past four years. Injuries and deaths associated with Tesla’s Autopilot mode have risen alarmingly, and call...

In Arizona, it is mandatory for all vehicles to have a parking brake system. When the parking brake system of an unattended vehicle fails and hits another vehicle or a person, it is commonly known as a “rollaway accident.”  Rollaway accidents can be extremely dangerous, resulting in serious or fatal injuries to...

Some states allow crash victims to stack uninsured and/or underinsured motorist coverage from multiple car insurance policies. Some states may even allow uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to be used in the same claim. These options can help ensure crash victims receive full compensation for their damages if they can...

Many people purchase more than the minimum required car insurance coverage. They want to be financially protected in case they cause a crash that results in a severe or life-threatening injury. They do not want the victim filing a claim against them and going after their financial assets. However, when...

Crash victims can be assigned partial fault for an accident for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the victim and the other driver were negligent in some way, such as if one or both drivers were speeding, disobeying traffic laws, or being reckless in some way. However, it is difficult to...