When someone is involved in a car accident, one of the worst injuries he or she might receive is a fracture to the sternum. These fractures normally are also associated with numerous other injury types, and the fracture itself may cause additional damage to the organs...
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Month: March 2015
How can someone prevent road rage?
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 26, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Every year in Connecticut, incidents involving road rage occur, some resulting in tragic accidents. While it may be impossible to control the behavior of others, drivers can do certain things in order to lessen their likelihood of being the target of road rage. Common...
Texting is not the only distraction for Connecticut teenagers
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 24, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Most public service announcements on distracted driving focus on texting behind the wheel while ignoring other dangerous behaviors. In a recent survey conducted by Oregon State University, 27 percent of teenagers reported that they change their shoes or clothes as...
Plainville police attempting to find cause of deadly car crash
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 18, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
The accident reconstruction team in Plainville, Connecticut, is seeking information from anyone who might have seen the fatal head-on car accident that happened on New Britain Avenue. The accident left one woman dead and injured two others. West of the New Britain and...
Paul Ryan and chief of staff face personal injury lawsuit
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 16, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Connecticut residents may be interested to learn that Congressman Ryan Paul and his chief of staff have been named as defendants in a personal injury case. Initially filed in a trial court in the District of Columbia, the case involves a car accident that occurred in...
A Connecticut driver is fatally injured in interstate crash
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 11, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
A portion of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 691 was closed off for about four hours following a multiple-vehicle crash that killed a Waterbury man on March 9 in Cheshire. According to reports from the Department of Transportation, the highway was fully open later...
Sleeping truck driver involved in fatal collision
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 9, 2015 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
Many Connecticut residents are aware that driver fatigue is a serious concern for both trucking companies and government regulators. The scope of the problem was demonstrated when a box truck struck a car and school bus in Washington on March 5. A 22-year-old woman...
Vicarious liability when a car is loaned to another driver
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 6, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
In Connecticut, a car's owner may be held responsible for injuries caused in a car accident even if the owner was not driving the vehicle. In cases in which a vehicle's owner negligently entrusted the vehicle to another person who the owner knew to be a bad driver,...
The psychology behind road rage
On Behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Mar 2, 2015 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Most drivers have experienced road rage at some point or another. Occasionally, this rage may lead to confrontations or car accidents. In the state of Connecticut, repeat aggressive driving offenders can be sent to a Driver Retraining program in order to manage their...