Category: Distracted Driving

The increasing dependence on smartphones and other handheld devices has resulted in dire consequences for drivers and pedestrians alike. In Charlotte, North Carolina, texting while driving is prohibited among all drivers. Despite this, texting and driving car accidents still occur on a regular basis. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a distracted […]

We often do not think about the legal details and ramifications for our actions as we get behind the wheel of our automobiles. Driving is just a normal every day action for each of us. However, every time we turn the key to our car’s ignition we are signing a contract of sorts. Each and every […]

Among the most preventable types of auto accidents in Augusta, Georgia, are the ones caused by drowsy driving. Yet, these accidents are also among the most common, with 20% of all fatal auto accidents in the United States being attributed to this behavior. These accidents are also frequently the most alarming and severe in terms […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, accidents caused by to aggressive driving and road rage comprise at least a third of all auto accidents.  Road rage is violent driving behavior that comes from a person’s uncontrolled anger towards others on the road. Road rage includes cursing, verbally insulting or threatening another driver, throwing objects […]

Last year, a Georgia teenager made headlines after causing a serious car accident, in which a young man sustained irreparable traumatic brain injury, because she was using Snapchat while driving. The application’s makers had recently launched a new speed filter that allowed drivers to post selfies that indicated at what speed the user was traveling. […]