Accident Injury Blog

Your back is an important part of your body, made up of complex parts that play key roles in how you move and function. A car accident can result in damage to any one of these parts, causing long-term and permanent damage. A herniated disc is just one possible back injury you can sustain in a motor vehicle accident. What is a Herniated Disc? Discs are circular parts of the spine that are located in between each vertebra of the spine. The job of a...

A tragic bicycle accident in the Foothill Farms area has left a family devastated. Last month, a 13-year old boy from Sacramento was riding his bicycle with two other boys when a car struck and killed him.  As reported by The Sacramento Bee, The Foothill Ranch Middle  School student, Muheebullah Rajabi, was riding on the southbound sidewalk along Hillsdale Boulevard near the intersection with Palm  Avenue. A vehicle pulling out of a 7-Eleven struck Rajabi as it was turning right out of the parking lot. The...

CBS Sacramento reported on an accident last week near Merced that resulted in the deaths of three people. According to the new story, the accident happened Wednesday morning on the northbound side of Highway 99 just south of Mission Avenue. CHP was still investigating the accident but from what was known a pickup truck heading south crossed the center line and collided with an SUV. Both the driver and the passenger in the pickup truck were residents of Modesto. The driver of the SUV was...

During 2014, there were 9,262 deaths in speed-related accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This represented 28 percent of the traffic fatalities for that year. In California that year, 3,074 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. Of that number, 991 deaths were in speed-related accidents. As speed increases, the chance of being killed in a motor vehicle accident also increases. The same is true for large truck accidents. Truck accidents are extremely dangerous; however, when speed is involved, the risk of a...

The 25-year old who ran over pedestrians in New Orleans who were attending a Mardi Gras parade had a BAC of almost three times the legal limit. He injured 28 people in the DUI accident. Unfortunately, these news stories are all too common. Drunk driving continues to be a serious problem throughout the United States. Many companies, schools, and government agencies have developed various PSAs and campaigns aimed at educating young drivers about the dangers of drunk driving. However, one program is taking their efforts one step further by putting teens...

Becoming a doctor requires many years of school and training. During school, many students learn to live on a few hours of sleep as the study for mid-terms and final exams. When these young doctors graduate from medical school, they are expected to work long, grueling hours as residents to learn more about the practice of medicine. However, is a doctor’s work hours a danger for patients? How Long Do Residents Work? At this time, a resident can work up to 16 hours in a...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 10 million people admitted in a survey that they had operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs. In a story by USA Today, the author reports that the percentage of deaths in traffic accidents where at least one driver tested positive for drugs has nearly doubled during the past decade. During 2015, a little over one-fifth of the fatal traffic accidents in involved at least one drugged driver. This number was an increase from 12% in 2005....

Your spine is one of the most important parts of your body because your spine is vital in all bodily functions. For example, you use your spine in everything from bending over to pick up toys for your children and climbing the stairs at work to walking into the store to buy groceries for your family. Your spine encases your spinal cord to protect the vital pathway from your brain to all other parts of your body. An injury to the spinal column can result...

My doctor and my attorney are talking about maximum medical improvement (MMI) as a factor in my accident claim. What is MMI how does it impact my accident claim? What is Maximum Medical Improvement? Maximum medical improvement (MMI) is a medical term to describe the point when you have recovered as much as you will recover from your accident. In other words, your body has healed as much as it can, and your condition is not expected to improve anymore given time. For some people,...

You pull up next to a vehicle at a traffic light with music blaring so loud it shakes the car. You can feel the thumping of the bass as much as hear it. Not only is this annoying, but it can be distracting as well. If you want to avoid a car accident, turn down your music and tell your teen drivers to do the same. Listening to music while driving can be dangerous. When you turn up the music extra loud to rock out...