The Arizona Legislature is working on a variety of potential new laws that if passed, will affect Arizona drivers. Wrong-way driving Wrong way driving accidents are catastrophic and often fatal. Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, has proposed House Bill 2243 to reduce the number of wrong-way drivers. If the bill becomes…
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The Governor's Highway Safety Association has issued their 2017 report on pedestrian deaths, and Arizona is at the top of the list. The governors’ association, which calls itself as “the states’ voice on highway safety,” found that five states — California, Texas, Florida, New York and Arizona — accounted for…
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The short answer is "it depends." Some personal injury cases settle quickly and easily. For example, if you suffered only damage to your car and you were not injured, you can probably wrap up the claim in a few months. Overall, the length of time it takes to settle a…
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The State of Texas, like it's neighbor, Arizona, was one of the last states to balk at passing a law against texting and driving. Texas' elected officials hesitated for years to join 46 other states in banning drivers from texting, reading emails or using the internet behind the wheel. Last…
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According to numbers compiled by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost 4,000 people die, and an estimated 95,000 are injured yearly in crashes involving large trucks on U.S. highways. Seventy-one percent of those who died were occupants of other vehicles, while 11 were pedestrians, bicyclists, and others…
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It's been (another) difficult week on Tucson streets. Four people have died in road-related crashes this week; a pedestrian, a bicyclist and two people were killed in accidents on I-19. The pedestrian fatality occurred this morning when a woman was hit by a TUSD school bus near Ft. Lowell and…
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