It’s no secret that Americans are becoming more and more attached to their cell phones. We take them everywhere, check them when we wake in the middle of the night and train ourselves to react immediately to new message alerts. Many drivers cannot even bring themselves to detach from their…
Car accidents happen every day in Indiana, but few people face the devastating injuries of a serious car accident more than once, if ever, in their lives. When our Indianapolis car accident attorneys at Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC help injured individuals and families, we typically are providing legal representation…
After a car crash, justice demands that the individual or business that caused the accident compensates the accident victims for their losses. A legal claim following a car accident may seek money for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering, typically from the at-fault driver’s auto liability insurance. The…
Within two days recently in Indiana, a woman died in a collision with a flatbed tow truck on the east side of Indianapolis and one person died and two were hospitalized after a two-car crash on I-65 in Bartholomew County. The number of car accident fatalities in Indiana has been…
As your high schooler looks forward to summer break, you should be aware that the summer months are dangerous for teenagers who drive and for other teens who ride with them. In short, the number of car accidents in Indiana increases as more inexperienced teenage drivers take to the roads…
Multiple reports say the number of hit-and-run car accidents in Indianapolis and across the nation has increased markedly in recent years. There are thousands of hit-and-run crashes each year in Indianapolis that leave drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists with serious injuries, and in some cases, fatal injuries. Lieutenant Richard Kivett,…
Drivers in Utah now face potential drunk driving charges if they are stopped and their blood-alcohol concentration is 0.05 percent or higher—the lowest threshold for drunk driving in the nation. When the new law went into effect December 30, 2018, Utah became the first state to lower its DUI limit below .08…
It is not unusual to be injured in a car accident caused by hitting a wild animal while driving Indiana roads and highways. Indiana’s Division of Fish & Wildlife says there are more than 14,000 deer-vehicle collisions reported in Indiana every year. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says…
The convenience offered by ride-share apps has made services like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar standard urban transportation options in Indianapolis and across the country. But as ride-sharing has risen in popularity, so inevitably have car accidents involving Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar drivers, passengers, and others. The fact that ride-share drivers…
After being involved in a motor vehicle accident in Indiana that causes an injury or traps someone in a vehicle, state law requires you to ensure the accident is reported to law enforcement authorities. A car accident report will be necessary to obtain an insurance payment for your losses. Car…
