Truck Drivers Falling Asleep While Driving
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
Tired drivers behind the wheel of 18-wheelers have caused a number of accidents. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that perhaps as many as 83,000 accidents per year were caused by drivers who fell asleep while driving their vehicles. Considering the damage an 18-wheeler can do to a passenger car during a collision; these
Delivery & Sales Drivers have High Fatality Rates
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Workplace Injuries
Deadliest Catch can no longer claim that fishermen have the deadliest job in America. Preliminary 2014 numbers comparing on the job fatalities rank drivers, including truck drivers and drivers in the sales industry, rank outside sales drivers as having the highest death rate of U.S. workers. My husband is in outside sales and is on
National Margarita Day – Drunk Driving
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
Many people may hit the town tonight for a few cocktails after work to celebrate National Margarita Day. Happy hour can be fun for getting together with friends and for business development. There may be no harm in participating in National Margarita Day. However, drunk driving is no laughing matter. Drunk driving increases on holidays
Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Medical Malpractice
The statute of limitations is the period within which a plaintiff must file their claim. If a claim is not filed within the limitations period, it may be dismissed. The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases is its own animal and a rather unforgiving one. The Basics of the Statute of Limitations in Medical