A new study of pedestrians in Seattle found that approximately 1/3rd of pedestrians are distracted while walking. Most of them are distracted by texting, talking on their cell phone or listening to music. The researchers found that nearly one in 3 people were distracted while walking. Persons who were texting while walking were approximately 4…
Read MoreApproximately 50% of people who die in traffic accidents every year are not wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. This is in spite of the fact that national seat belt usage rates are currently at a record 86%. Car accident lawyers believe that more people could be encouraged to wear seat belts…
Read MoreYour greens may be good for you, but they’re also the number-one source of food poisoning in the country. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of the top food poisoning sources for Americans, leafy greens are at the top of the list. These leafy greens include lettuce and spinach, and according to the…
Read MoreThe National Football League and the Canadian Football League have faced many suicides of players stricken with traumatic brain injury. Cumulative head trauma is the culprit. Another well known sports personality has died: Ted Toogood, a former Toronto Argonaut. Over the years he played the sport he loved, he was battered about the field in…
Read MoreEven as the number of people being killed in drunk driving accidents across the country decreases, there is a troubling increase in another trend-the number of women being arrested for drunk driving. Recently, a conference in Washington DC focused on the reasons for this increase in drunk driving among females. The Transportation Research Board’s annual…
Read MoreWitnesses described the scene following a single car crash that occurred early on the evening of August, 23, 2012, as “horrific”. The vehicle, an SUV, hit a fire hydrant and a light pole which knocked down a power line and sent pools of high voltage water onto the street. Two Good Samaritans were fatally injured…
Read MorePlunging Mini Bus Caught by Truck Luckily a Chinese bus driver safely escaped from his mini bus when it fell from a steep drop off of a mountainside road, and then was “caught” by a passing truck in a motor vehicle accident. The driver was on his way to pick up his five year old…
Read MoreText messaging has become one of the most common forms of multi-tasking. It is performed while doing many different activities. However, this becomes a problem for most people when they try to perform the activity of texting while driving their vehicle. Driving and texting at the same time is extremely dangerous and can result in…
Read MoreHave you recently been injured in an automobile accident? Many people who are involved in Colorado motor vehicle accidents do not always know if they may be able to recover from the responsible party’s insurance carrier. The Denver car accident attorneys at the Mintz Law Firm have provided a short overview for those who have…
Read MoreDavid Mintz at the Mintz Law Firm is very experienced with helping families get what they need when wrongful death has occurred. When a loved one dies unexpectedly at work or at the hospital, family members are always left in shock and stressed out. Naturally, one of the most difficult things to imagine is whether the person died…
Read More