Tag: Auto Accidents

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

Workplace accidents are extremely common and lead to millions of personal injuries each year. When a workplace accident occurs, injury victims can obtain benefits from their employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. Workers compensation cases may be a little more complicated when there is a third party involved. Third party workplace injuries describe injury-causing work accidents that are caused by the reckless or negligent actions of a third-party, such as a contract worker. Since third-party workplace injuries are more complex than typical work accidents, it is important for victims of these types of injuries to work with attorneys who are experienced in

Anyone who has lived through a typical Utah winter knows how dangerous the roads can be during the coldest months of the year. Driving can be a nightmare, and the risk of catastrophic auto accidents is extremely high. At the law firm of Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks, we handle cases involving the full range of auto accident types, including those resulting from hazardous weather conditions. We know firsthand how devastating auto accidents involving icy roads in the Salt Lake City, UT region can be. With this in mind, our personal injury attorneys have created a list of

There are roads throughout the state of Utah that are riddled with dangerous curves. Tragically, auto accidents take place routinely on these roads, many of which are in rural parts of the state. In many cases, these accidents occur despite ample signage warning drivers of these dangerous curves and lowered speed limits. Thankfully, however, most drivers pay close attention to these signs and follow the posted speed limits carefully, saving their own lives and the lives of others in the process. While many of the accidents that occur due to dangerous curves are the faults of speeding or

We spend long stretches of our day on the road, whether it’s commuting or getting away from a weekend. Many people we share the road with are attentive and responsible, yet that are some motorists who are poor drivers and even dangerous ones. These sorts of drivers can greatly increase the risk of auto accidents. The lawyers of Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks have helped countless clients in the Salt Lake City area with their auto accident cases. The lawyers have noticed that many of these accidents were not the result of a mistake per se, but rather