According to the 2022 Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report, “roadways continue to be incredibly deadly for pedestrians.” Preliminary statistics show that at least 7,508 pedestrians were killed in the U.S. in 2022 and 47 of those deaths were in Kansas. In addition to those pedestrians who were killed, one every 71 minutes, hundreds were Read More
A fully loaded 18-Wheeler can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. The damage done to automobile passengers is often life-changing if not fatal when the semi-truck crashes into an ordinary car weighing only about 5,000 pounds. According to the most recent report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in 2020, there were nearly Read More
An early snowfall in Wichita wreaked havoc on the roads and resulted in dozens of car accidents. An October 31, 2019 news report by The Wichita Eagle claims that snowfall that occurred the previous evening and through the morning of Halloween set records in terms of both accumulation and freezing temperatures. During the severe weather, Read More
Since the mid-1980s Kansas has had a statutory cap on noneconomic damages. Under state law, juries have been restricted in the amount of pain and suffering damages that they can award to plaintiffs in any given case. No longer. In Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd., the Kansas Supreme Court struck down the decades old law as Read More
According to a statement released by the Kansas Highway Patrol, three people were killed and one other person was injured in a fiery crash in Sedgewick, just northeast of Wichita. The tragic collision occurred when a commercial freightliner travelling northbound on Greenwich Road and a Ford Fusion going westbound on K-254 both entered the same Read More
Even though no one saw a fatal car crash at a little-used back entrance to the sprawling facility, the victims’ families may still be able to receive compensation for their injuries, according to Wichita personal injury attorney Larry Wall. Shortly before midnight on New Years Eve Eve, first responders arrived near the intersection of George Read More
An early-morning wreck involved a garbage truck and an international student at Butler County College. Which individual, or what entity, is on the hook? According to police 25-year-old Henry Too Cheseto was apparently on his way home from classes when he drifted across the center line on West Harry near Andover Road. He hit a Read More
If you have a teenage child who is driving then you need to know about motor vehicle accident risks and teen drivers. Teenagers may be more at risk than older drivers to cause a serious crash or to sustain severe or fatal injuries in a car accident. According to a fact sheet from the U.S. Centers Read More
If you are a driver in the state of Kansas, you are required to carry automobile insurance. This insurance not only protects you if you are involved in a crash but also can be used to pay for damages to others for accidents that you cause when your accident falls outside of the no-fault system. Read More
Driving in the summertime may be more dangerous than during other parts of the year, especially for teens and those on the road around them. To be sure, the days following Memorial Day have been coined “The 100 deadliest days,” as the number of car accidents involving teens skyrockets during the summer months. But teens Read More