Category: Car Accidents

Although the winter is full of holiday joy and merriment, the icy roads are not. This is a dangerous time to drive to all those family reunions you’ve been invited to. Road conditions are not the best in the winter, with snow, sleet, and ice causing problems for drivers. Over 116,000 Americans are injured on roadways, and there are 1,300 fatalities each winter according to data from the Department of Transportation. It is now more important than ever for drivers to pay attention to the roads so that they can arrive safely to their destinations. Use the following

As those last school bells ring, families around the country are gearing up for their summer road trips. From cross-country drives to camping trips to family reunions to the big move, people travel more in the summer than any other time and unfortunately, this means there are more accidents on the roads. How can you keep your friends and family safe as you head out for your big road trip? How can you bring home lifelong memories instead of medical bills and car repairs? Our lawyers have seen their fair share of accidents and we’ve learned a lot about

Just about any time a car accident takes place, a police officer will file a report. Obtaining a copy of this report may help show that the other party is responsible. Car accidents can take a major toll on your health and finances, so it is essential that you hire an auto accident attorney that can investigate your accident and ensure you are treated fairly. At Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks in Provo, UT, we can review your car accident case and determine if you should pursue legal action. Here, we discuss how a car accident police report

Proving fault is an essential component of all auto collision cases. If an attorney can establish that a party is at fault for a crash, they can be held liable for damages. The Provo, UT lawyers of Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks consider all evidence in car accident lawsuits when attempting to prove fault. Traffic tickets and any citations for moving violations can be an important part of proving fault. Let’s take a moment to go over the basics of this issue and how citations might play a role in your auto accident case. Traffic Tickets After an

According to numbers from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and The Polk Company’s National Vehicle Population Profile, there were 23,708 fatalities in car accidents during 2017. That number comprised 64 percent of all vehicle accident fatalities for the year. As for total injury accident numbers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated there were 2.17 millions injury collisions in 2016. Given these numbers, it should come as no surprise that drivers and vehicle passengers are at risk for injury. What is surprising, however, is that passengers in auto accidents can potentially file

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 391,000 people were injured in distracted driving-related car accidents in 2015. In 2016, 3,450 people were killed in accidents that involved driver distraction. While cellphones are one of the most common reasons why people are distracted today, eating and drinking is also a significant contributing factor to these kinds of crashes. The lawyers at our Provo, UT law firm would like to consider the hazards of eating behind the wheel. We’ll then offer some tips on how to eat and drink safely while you are on a