Rachel Ingle

Data from the NHTSA revealed approximately 3.6 million auto accidents resulted in property damage in 2020. It is significantly less than in 2019, which logged more than 4.8 million crashes that resulted in property damage. The steep decline in traffic accidents in the US perhaps traces back to the lockdowns associated with COVID-19. Nevertheless, there […]

In 2021, the Austin Police Department (APD) documented 120 fatalities due to road crashes. That is more than the 94 incidents in 2020 and 88 in 2019. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recorded 12,433 vehicle crashes in 2021. According to the Austin Fire Department, a 10-vehicle crash in South Austin resulted in one fatality.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pointed out that a motorcycle rider has a higher mortality risk than a car driver. After all, motorcyclists have fewer layers of protection than car drivers during a crash. Unlike cars, motorcycles do not have airbags or seat belts that reduce crash impact. A motorcyclist mostly depends on their

The basis of personal injury claims includes car accidents, assault, medical malpractice, product defects, and wrongful death. They can also arise from defamation, false imprisonment, and invasion of privacy. The courts usually resolve these cases for several years, so most people choose out-of-court settlements. For instance, a 57-year-old man entered a $91 million settlement with

Car accidents, both major and minor, are an everyday occurrence. There were over 5 million motor vehicle crashes recorded in 2020. 99.5 percent of these were non-fatal. The remaining half percent were not so lucky. The NHTSA, or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, released data in 2020 that motor vehicle crashes accounted for 38,824 deaths

In all states, people must act according to prevailing standards of behavior to avoid putting others at risk. But some individuals fail to conduct themselves as a reasonable person would under similar circumstances.  If such misconduct causes harm to others, there’s likely a case of negligence. A person violating the standard level of care required

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Crashes and Injuries Statistics documented 324 fatal crashes and 352 deaths in Dallas county. In 2021, Dallas ranked second in the highest number of road accidents at 55,634. In one incident, authorities shut down Interstate 30 due to a multiple-vehicle collision. Consequently, several types of auto accidents happen in

In 2020, 3,558 fatal crashes led to 3,847 deaths in California. Out of 100,000 population, 9.7 people die due to road accidents. Aside from fatalities, car accidents also result in injuries and property damage. For instance, a speeding car caused a high-impact accident in Los Angeles. As a result, four people died, and eight people

The number of registered recreational watercraft in the US increases every year. In 2021, the Coast Guard reported almost 12 million recreational boating vessels registered nationwide.  However, the growing popularity of such a pastime has also resulted in an upward trend in boating accidents. In 2021, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) logged 4,439 accidents