Car Accidents

Any accident is a shocking and confusing experience, but when the other driver leaves the scene you may face even more uncertainty. Knowing what steps to take immediately after such an incident can help mitigate the stress and confusion that often follows. What steps...

For any parent, there are few milestones more nerve-wracking than when our teenagers earn their driver’s licenses. It's a huge step towards independence, and it comes with a significant increase in responsibility. While we can't be in the passenger seat at all times...

Distracted driving remains a critical issue on Nebraska's roads. Despite numerous campaigns and laws to curb this dangerous behavior, the statistics indicate that it continues to cause harm and loss. As residents of Omaha, Lincoln, and beyond, understanding the impact...

Companies that make smartphones understand that texting and driving is a serious issue. It causes car accidents every day. These companies have taken some heat in the press for enabling this behavior, even though the responsibility naturally falls on the drivers...

A man has been killed in a car accident in Iowa, and it underscores the need for stop signs to control traffic. Reports indicate that there were not any such signs at the intersection where the wreck occurred. It was a rural intersection that likely does not see heavy...

You may have heard that car accident risks are highest in the summer, and this is true. When looking at fatalities, the summer causes the most auto accident deaths very consistently.However, do not make the mistake of assuming that the fall is safe and you have little...

It used to be that rural areas, despite all of the open roads and relatively light traffic, saw more fatalities every year than urban areas. It was not even very close. In 1977, for example, about 60 percent of fatal crashes took place on rural roads, with the...

The ramifications of a car accident in Arizona spans North America, as a man was recently arrested in Ohio. The accident, in which he was the driver, took the lives of a couple from Iowa and another couple from Canada. Reports from the authorities involved say that he...

One potential problem, in the early days of Uber and similar services, was that drivers could set their own hours. This was an advantage in many ways, but what if it meant that the drivers were not safe?For instance, would a driver with a rent payment coming up try to...