27 May How Important is the Police Report After a Car Crash? One of the first thoughts many car crash victims have in the moments after the crash is about calling the police. Victims want police officers at the scene to investigate, issue traffic citations and complete… Read More 27 Apr Traffic Deaths Have Increased Over the Last Month in Minnesota Even though the stay-at-home order issued last month has resulted in a huge decline in the amount of traffic on our state’s roads, there has been a troubling increase in fatal crashes. Between March 16… Read More 23 Apr Liability in Right-Turn Car Crash Claims Many car crashes happen when cars are making left or right turns. The turning driver needs to make a sound judgment about the speed of the approaching cars so he or she can complete the maneuver safely.… Read More 09 Apr Hit-and-Run Crashes in Minneapolis Rarely Result in Arrests The police responded to more than 4,000 hit-and-run complaints in 2019 alone, unfortunately, data from the Star Tribune shows arrests were made in less than one percent of cases. The Fifth Precinct in… Read More 16 Mar Evidence that May Show a Driver Was Distracted Many crashes are caused by distracted driving, but how do you prove the other driver who hit your car was texting while driving? Below, learn more about the many forms of evidence that may help establish… Read More 04 Mar How Often Do Tickets for Hands-Free Law Violators Get Dismissed in Minnesota? From August 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, Minnesota law enforcement officers issued more than 9,700 tickets for violating the hands-free cellphone law. Less than two percent (178) of the cited drivers… Read More 04 Mar Biometric Sensors May Help Alert Drivers They May be Too Tired to Drive Fatigue can affect drivers in much the same way alcohol intoxication can. Tired drivers may have slower reaction times, poor judgment and poor depth perception, all of which creates a higher risk of a… Read More 02 Mar Fault in a Left-Turn Car Crash Left turns are one of the most dangerous traffic maneuvers because you are cutting across one or more lanes of traffic that are going in the opposite direction. If you pull out too soon, you risk getting… Read More 27 Feb Who Could be Held Liable for Merging Crashes in Minnesota? Merging with other traffic can be dangerous, particularly when you are entering a highway and other vehicles are traveling at high speed. A slow-moving vehicle colliding with a fast-moving vehicle is a… Read More 20 Feb Am I Required to Say Anything to the Insurance Company? Many car crash victims do not know the dangers of providing too much information to an insurance company after an accident. They may think they need to talk to the insurance company to get things resolved.… Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6>>Last
