April 15-19, 2024 is National Work Zone Awareness Week which aims to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” In 2021, there were 874 fatal crashes in work zones and 956 fatalities. While 4 in…
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month In 2022, distracted driving killed 3,308 people. April is Distracted Driving Awareness month. Here, at Craig, Kelley & Faultless, we encourage drivers to stop trying to multitask with cell phones while driving, and to instead focus on the road ahead. Distracted driving is unbelievably…
Reckless driving can cause commercial vehicle operators to lose their commercial driver’s license (CDL). Drivers can also face other severe consequences if they injure someone while driving recklessly, including fines and jail time. Additionally, injured parties can seek compensation from at-fault drivers and their employers. If you were hurt, you…
What is Cell Phone Forensic Analysis? Cell phone forensic analysis is a specialized field within digital forensics that focuses on extracting and examining data from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It plays a critical role in various legal contexts, including car accident and truck wreck cases, by providing…
Unethical Attorney Practices Legal marketing has become ubiquitous in today’s society, with billboards and advertisements for lawyers seemingly everywhere you look. While these advertisements may promise favorable outcomes and substantial compensation, it’s important to recognize that the best lawyer for your case may not necessarily be the one plastered on…
Have you recently been involved in a truck accident? If so, you should act swiftly and carefully to protect your health, your legal rights, and your ability to recover compensation for the harm you have suffered. Why Is Acting Quickly Crucial After a Truck Collision? Acting quickly after a truck…
7 Lessons Parents Must Teach Their Teen Drivers As a personal injury attorney, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences of crashes involving inexperienced teen drivers. With their lack of experience and tendency toward risky behaviors, teens have an almost four times greater risk of being involved in accidents on the…
Braking systems help control tractor-trailers and other large commercial trucks and ensure safety for the truck driver and other motorists on the road. When a truck’s brakes fail, it presents one of the most dangerous trucking safety hazards, often leading to crashes resulting in injury or death. The fallout from…
Despite widespread campaigns of its risks, cell phone use behind the wheel continues to occur, posing a grave threat to drivers and pedestrians alike. Understanding why this behavior persists, particularly among young drivers, is important. As a personal injury attorney with firsthand experience witnessing the devastating consequences of distracted driving,…
Two carpet installers were travelling on State Road 46 in Southeastern Indiana in their work van. They had put a full day in at work and they were on their way home. They were going east. The area where they were travelling was two lanes, one going east, and one…