On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 29, 2014 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
As Connecticut residents may know, large trucks, defined as vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds, are involved in numerous accidents. In Connecticut, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the total number of fatal truck crashes in 2012...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 22, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
When a Connecticut driver or passenger becomes involved in a severe car accident, there is always the potential that they may suffer a skull fracture. Skull fractures are always caused by an impact to the head, meaning that these fractures can be accompanied by a...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 19, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Car accidents that involve distracted drivers injure more than 1,100 people and kill more than nine people every day. Distracted driving involves drivers doing other activities behind the wheel that take their eyes and minds off the road and their hands off of the...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 17, 2014 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
Connecticut residents may not have heard the recent statistics concerning motorcycle accidents provided by the United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to the report, individuals who travel by...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 12, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Connecticut drivers may be interested in some information about roundabouts, an alternative to the common signaled intersection in the U.S. This other type of intersection has many benefits, the largest of which is a reduction in total collisions and, particularly,...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 10, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Car accidents can have a toll on drivers in Connecticut and elsewhere in the country. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that traffic accidents cost $1 trillion in lost lives and lost productivity in 2010. In 2012, 33,561 people died...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 8, 2014 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
Residents in Connecticut might find a study about the rate of individuals who are re-hospitalized after suffering a traumatic brain injury to be of interest. According to researchers, 20 percent of TBI patients are re-admitted to the hospital. During the study,...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 3, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
Some Connecticut residents may have a poor understanding of what whiplash is. Whiplash is generally caused by a sudden acceleration followed by a sudden deceleration in a motor vehicle accident, causing the head to go violently forward and then back. Whiplash can...
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Dec 1, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
No matter how skilled a Connecticut driver may be, they are always at risk for becoming involved in a car accident. This is because they have no control over whether other drivers pay attention to the roadway, whether a driver drinks and drives, or whether another...
