Rachel Ingle

In 2021, Texas experienced 15,764 crashes, resulting in serious injuries that affected 19,448 individuals. The state’s death toll also reached 4,489 in the same year as it saw a notable increase in motor vehicle crashes. Traffic congestion significantly contributes to these motor vehicle accidents as cars, trucks, and buses crowd the Texas roadways. When combined

More than 6,000 pedestrians died in 2020, a four percent increase from 2019. Moreover, the Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Report revealed that California is a dangerous state for pedestrians, with 1,026 deaths in 2020. Pedestrians across the country suffer injuries due to road accidents. For example, a female pedestrian sustained critical injuries after a car struck

Sideswipe accidents happen when the sides of two cars traveling in similar or opposite directions collide. Typically, these accidents happen when one motorist makes an improper lane change or swerves out of their lane. Glancing blows from sideswipe collisions often result in minor scrapes to severe crashes. The consequences of a sideswipe accident depend on

Car accidents can exert significant force on different areas of the body. Some strains can surpass the limit of what the human body can endure. Even at low speeds, car crashes can cause enough physical trauma to result in various head, neck, and back injuries.  One of the common back injuries that car accident victims

The 2021 Florida Traffic Crash Facts Annual Report cites 41,381 road accidents in Broward County, a 21.53 percent increase from 2020. Moreover, data from the U.S. Department of Transportation revealed 3,098 fatal collisions on the streets of Florida in 2020, resulting in 3,331 deaths. Fort Lauderdale also has its share of road accidents. In February

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle accidents caused over 2.1 million emergency department visits in 2020. Although minor injuries can heal without medical intervention, others require urgent medical care and hospitalization.  In the worst circumstances, car accident injuries can result in wrongful death. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that