http://www.injuredbyanother.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:22:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another Tragic Semi-Truck Accident Killing Two People on I-15 On Sunday, July 19, 2010, Russell W. Welsh and Emelda Welsh, of Finleyville, Pennsylvania were tragically killed when, according to news reports, a driver of a semi-truck traveling northbound at a high rate of speed failed to see that the traffic had ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/news/semi-truck-accident-kills-two-people/ Driver distraction is a common but often fatal mistake.  On June 4, 2010, five motorcyclists, near St. George, Utah, reportedly were injured when a passenger vehicle struck a guard rail on Interstate 15 then spun back into traffic.  According to the Spectrum newspaper, “Two of the motorcyclists suffered road rash, ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/safety-tips/driver-distraction-can-be-fatal/ Texting while driving is continually getting worse and Utah is getting a new technology device from a company called Safe Driving Systems. The company is putting out some new technology called the Key 2 Safe Driving Activator. There have been thousands of stories of individuals who have lost their lives ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/news/technology-stops-texting-while-driving/ Teen Drivers make a lot of mistakes and are in the realm of being one of the highest demographics that are involved in car accidents. There are several reasons that you could think of why teen drivers are involved in more accidents, but here are the top 10 teen driving ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/education/aaas-top-10-teen-driving-mistakes/ Texting while driving is a huge concern to law enforcement officials as they have seen car accidents due to those texting while driving increase. Here is a story about two individuals who lost their lives due to a young driver who was texting at the time of the accident. There is ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/personal-injury/zero-fatalities-texting-while-driving/ We all need to be more careful and pay more attention when we are driving. Another life was needlessly lost on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, when, according to the Spectrum and Daily News, an 18 year old driver of a GMC pickup truck lost control of his truck, crossed the ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/accident-reports/horrible-car-accident-st-george-may-12-2010/ Utah is one of a couple dozen states that have passed a law making texting while driving a class C misdemeanor. Although the law was passed in Utah last July surveys show that drivers who are texting has gone up. A spokesperson for the health department's violence and injury prevention ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/news/texting-while-driving-continues-to-increase/ In 2008, more than 200 people died in motor vehicle crashes in Clark County, Nevada. The largest number of deaths involved passenger cars (67 deaths) and the smallest number involved bicyclists (6 deaths). Surprisingly, 45 pedestrians were killed. Twelve deaths involved large trucks and 37 involved motorcyclists. The Nevada ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/accident-reports/nevada-car-accidents-statistics/ The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, just provided further clarification of when an employee is acting within the course and scope of his employment when the employee is on an out-of-town assignment. In McCloud v. Kimbro, decided March 23, 2010, the court held that an “employee on out-of-town travel ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/news/arizona-scope-of-employment/ NDot Press Release: More than one person dies every other day in Nevada traffic crashes. To save lives and further reduce statewide traffic fatalities, the Nevada Departments of Transportation and Public Safety and other safety partners discussed traffic safety education during the Nevada Strategic Communications Alliance meeting held Jan. 28 ... http://www.injuredbyanother.com/news/nevada-discusses-traffic-safety-to-reduce-accidents/