In 2015 so far, there have been more than 10,000 traffic crashes in Tennessee, and 605 of them have happened in Knox County. With so many cars, trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles on the road, the chances are pretty high that you might be involved in a car crash around Knoxville at some point in your life. A head-on collision is the rarest type of car crash, but one of the most dangerous: the National Highway [...]
Now that fall is officially here, more and more riders will be out on the road to enjoy the cooler weather. That means an increased chance for a crash involving a motorcycle for people who drive cars, and an increased chance at a serious injury for the riders themselves. Nothing caps this point more than the tragic news of two separate motorcycle accidents in Nashville which occurred mere hours from each other. According to The Tennessean, [...]
It’s been a long, hot and dry summer, and those conditions can be pretty grueling on motorcycle riders. We get it if you’re raring and ready to go for a long ride now that the weather is starting to cool a bit. As riders ourselves, we know the pull you can feel to just take off down the road – but we also know that safety is paramount to an enjoyable ride today and in the [...]
Every month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) compiles a list of vehicle and auto part recalls that’s made available to the public. The most recent report was published on September 2nd, and it’s pretty extensive. The 20 page report covers everything from defective headlights to bad tires to the pieces that make up your vehicle’s engine, and some of these defects could cause a fatal crash. We looked through the report, and found some [...]
As of today, 386 people have died as the result of a car crash in Tennessee; 19 of them have occurred in Knox County. Based on the research out of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there is a chance that up to 25% of those deaths were the result of a broadside, or “T bone,” accident. A broadside collisions occurs when one car, truck or motorcycle, or any motor vehicle, crashes into the side of [...]
School is back in session here in Knoxville, which means we all need to be much more aware while we’re on the roads. The increased number of children walking to and from school, combined with the number of school buses now on the roads, can make it more dangerous for kids and for drivers all around the state. There have already been two school bus accidents in the last month: an overturned bus in Lincoln County [...]
On July 30, 2015, a local school suffered a tragic loss when a student lost control of his car after football practice and drove off the side of the road. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the accident was a true accident: “the crash report said the vehicle traveled slightly off the right side of the road on a left-hand curve, and then came back across both lanes and traveled off the left shoulder into trees, [...]
An article published online in The Atlantic earlier this year discussed Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s statement that “243 people were arrested and charged with stealing $712 million from Medicare,” which she claimed was “the largest criminal healthcare fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice.” The article went on to cite statistics from NPR and ProPublica, as well as other sources, of Medicare fraud being performed by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals over [...]
It is difficult to know where to begin when talking about the potential dangers for teen drivers, but most people are aware of the alarming statistics. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death in 15 to 20-year olds in the United States. In 2012 (the most recent data available) 4,283 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 died in motor vehicle crashes, and 184,000 [...]
Large commercial trucks were responsible for 3,964 deaths and 95,000 injuries in truck accidents in 2013 according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics. While driver error is the culprit in upwards of 90% of trucking accidents (that is either the driver of the commercial truck or the other vehicle involved), there are other factors that can contribute to truck accidents, and one of those is poor maintenance. Commercial trucks that weigh more than 10,000 pounds [...]
