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A motorcycle rider died recently when he was rear-ended by a driver in a passenger vehicle. According to Decatur Daily, the 53-year-old victim was stopped on his motorcycle on Alabama 67 as he waited to make a turn into a private driveway. Authorities responding to the scene indicated there did not appear to be distraction...

A young boy in Alabama averted tragedy recently when he was driving with his elderly neighbor. According to KSWO, the driver of the car was 70-years-old and the driver and young man were on Interstate 65 headed towards the scrap yard. Unfortunately, the driver of the vehicle began to experience a diabetic episode and lost...

Forward collision warning, emergency braking among safety innovations Most car accidents are caused by human error. That's especially true of rear-end collisions, which generally happen when a motorist is distracted, fatigued, following too closely or driving too fast to stop in time. As such, a potentially powerful way to eliminate rear-end accidents is to alert drivers...

Victims of Alabama truck accidents may be entitled to receive compensation from truck drivers if the driver was to blame for the accident. A victim who wishes to pursue a claim for compensation should make sure to understand the obligations imposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). There are numerous rules and obligations...

If you were involved in a rear-end crash and another driver caused the accident, you should be able to get compensation for the collision. Alabama law requires drivers to have $25,000 in liability coverage per injured person and a total of $50,000 in liability coverage per collision, although many drivers have more. A crash victim...

In Alabama, drivers are twice as likely to be killed in a motor vehicle crash as the average person in the United States. This troubling news comes from Alabama.com, which warns fatality rates in Alabama collisions are some of the worst nationwide. The national rate of car accident deaths is seven fatalities per 100,000 people....

A head-on collision left two dead in Mobile, recently. Fox 10 reports the accident occurred on Celeste Road and involved three vehicles.  A young girl under age four and a woman in her early 50's were both killed after a vehicle crossed the center lane and struck another car head-on. A third vehicle, a black...

If you are a fan of the Crimson Tide or of any professional or local football teams, you know how much fun it is to watch the game at the stadium, at a bar, or at the home of a friend. While watching football can be a lot of fun, spectators also need to be...

During the first six months of 2015, 381 people were killed in car wrecks on Alabama roads. That's according to a report by the National Safety Council, which says the United States is on pace for the deadliest driving year since 2007. As an attorney who handles car accident claims, Dean Waite understands the trauma...