Recent Blog Posts
DUI Accidents: Designate Before You Celebrate this Memorial Day
Memorial Day marks the start of a deadly drunk driving season and the holiday weekend itself accounts for approximately 400 car accident deaths each year. About 36% of these crashes involve impaired drivers. To reduce the risk for deadly DUI crashes during the Memorial Day holiday, the National Safety Council recommends that Nevadans designate… Read More »
Suspected Drunk Driver Causes 7-Car-Crash in East Las Vegas
A man was recently arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after causing a deadly crash in east Las Vegas involving at least seven cars. The driver will face DUI and vehicular homicide charges, as well as civil liability from everyone injured or… Read More »
100 Deadliest Days for Teens Are Just Around the Corner
The 100 deadliest days for teens, a period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, are just around the corner. During this time of year, the risk of becoming involved in a crash with a teen driver dramatically increases. Nevada’s youngest licensees are especially vulnerable during this period due to increased traffic in the summer… Read More »
How to Tell if Your Bicycle Helmet is Counterfeit
Counterfeit bicycle helmets put the safety of cyclists at risk. Recognizing an authentically-designed helmet vs a cheaply-made fake helmet could mean the difference between walking away from a bike accident with a few bumps or bruises, suffering permanent brain damage, or worse, dying. The Danger of Counterfeit Bicycle Helmets Bicycle helmets are designed to… Read More »
Nevada Considers “Textalyzers” In Distracted Driving Crash Investigations
With the rise of texting and mobile internet usage, accidents caused by distracted drivers have been on a meteoric rise in recent years. Distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of traffic accidents, and reports have shown that drivers see distracted driving as one of the biggest threats on U.S. roadways. In… Read More »
Fatal Henderson Crash Involving Motorcycle and RTC Bus
A motorcycle rider was fatally injured in Henderson early on a recent Monday afternoon. The crash involved an occupied Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) bus. Motorcyclist deaths are at a record high in Clark County in recent years, skyrocketing from the numbers earlier this decade. Read on for details about the crash and the spike… Read More »
Five Traffic Deaths in One Weekend in Las Vegas
The second weekend of 2019 was a deadly one in Las Vegas. On Saturday, January 12, a woman died after crashing into a disabled vehicle on Interstate 215, and a motorcyclist and a bicyclist also died in separate incidents, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Then, on Sunday, a woman was killed after investigators say… Read More »
Elderly Pedestrian Killed in Clark County Car Accident
An elderly woman was recently killed when she was struck by an intoxicated driver, who then attempted to flee the scene of the accident. Learn about the accident below, and contact a seasoned Henderson car accident attorney for help if you’ve been hurt in a crash in the greater Henderson area. Fatal accident on… Read More »
Three-Car-Collision in Henderson Turns Fatal
A 53-year-old man died from injuries incurred during a recent multi-vehicle accident in Henderson. The accident was the 11th traffic fatality in Henderson this year, and it was followed shortly after by a fatal motorcycle accident. The 2018 numbers are in keeping with Nevada’s trend of being among the top ten most dangerous states… Read More »
Several Recent Nevada Truck Crashes Part of Larger Trend
The westbound lanes of interstate 80 between Mustang and Patrick, Nevada, were closed for several hours on a Wednesday afternoon after a collision between a Ford pickup truck and a large box truck. More recently, a semi-truck hauling dog food ran into a bridge and crashed near McLean and Bottom Road outside Fallon just… Read More »
