Kindred Hospital Coordinates Backpacks and School Supplies for Kids Kindred Hospital has coordinated with CWE sponsors to invite area children to the Central West End Backpack Program! On Wednesday, September 4, 2019- between 4:00 and 6:30 p.m. an event will be hosted providing hundreds of backpacks filled with back-to-school…
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Personal injury law has existed for a very long time. The law has changed and developed over time, of course, but the basic idea remains the same: if someone has harmed you, he or she owes you compensation. Accidents and injuries happen all the time, in all kinds of ways….
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They’re being touted as a fun, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly way to ease traffic congestion. And, hey, they are fun! Members of our firm ride them around downtown and the Central West End as they are inexpensive, maneuverable and cheap. But there is another side to the dockless scooters that…
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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month It is not by chance that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. May coincides with the increased traffic of motorcycles in the spring. During the Midwest winters, we get out of practice of looking for motorcycles unlike the balmy states such as Florida. We…
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Wrong-way Driver and Illinois State Police Trooper Killed in Head-On Crash A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash that also killed an Illinois State Police trooper on Interstate 94 near north suburban Libertyville, IL. Lake County Coroner said last week that the autopsy of the 44 year-old driver indicated…
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Child Vehicular Heatstroke Those are not three words that should every have to be seen together. As a parent, the very phrase of child vehicular heatstroke is so appalling to think about, we immediately have to comfort ourselves into believing it could never happen to us. The death of a…
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Is a Month Really Enough to Spend on Distracted Driving? Distracted driving and inattentive driving are such a big problem, we probably need more than a month of awareness. Distracted driving and inattentiveness are the most frequent causes of motor vehicle crashes. When you work with those injured in motor…
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Mid-Term Election May be the Election that Defines Our Generation Generally when I’m writing about civic duty, I’m reminding people of the importance of jury duty. Jury duty may only come up once or twice in your life, but voting is a right that you absolutely must use since it’s…
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Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Safety While we cannot offer any suggestions on surviving your family squabbles over politics at the dinner table, we can offer some driving safety tips for the Thanksgiving holiday travel. The National Safety Council publishes a Holiday Period Traffic Fatality Estimate which seems a bit grim during a holiday celebrating…
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Starting Motorcycle Season with Record High Motorcycle Fatalities In a timely notification, the Missouri Transportation Department reported that more than 1,900 motorcyclists were injured in 20166 and a record high of 122 were killed in Missouri traffic accidents. According to Kelly Jackson, “Over the last four years, we’ve seen a…
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Keep Eyez Out for Motorcycles May in the Midwest is usually the official beginning of motorcycle season. Since we’ve had a really warm March and April, hopefully, many drivers are already on the lookout for motorcycles. During National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, we want to share the importance of keeping…
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Approximately Fifty-Five Car Crashes Across Missouri Over the Weekend There were approximately 55 crashes from Friday, February 3, 2017 to Monday morning, February 6, 2017. Of those crashes, there were three fatalities, 10 serious injuries and 21 people were listed as “moderately” injured. These crashes and injuries were reported by the Missouri State…
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Tragic Deaths Due to Car Crashes Leave 10 Dead and Several Others Seriously Injured According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, there were 10 road fatalities across the state of Missouri. The 10 fatalities represent the number of fatal crashes worked by the MSHP and do not include fatalities worked by local municipalities. …
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Heat Stroke Deaths Per Year On average 36 children die in heat-related deaths after being trapped inside vehicles every year. What is most misunderstood is that this tragedy can happen to even the very best parents. In fact, it does. While motor vehicle crashes still remain the number one cause…
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End of Spring Forward, Fall Back? Every spring and fall, we spring forward or fall back according to daylight savings time switch. During Monday’s House committee, representatives proposed a plan to make daylight savings time the standard and put an end to changing our clocks back and forth. According to Rep….
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We know St. Louisans prepare for winter weather by cleaning out the grocery stores of milk, bread and eggs which could result in several days of French toast. But seriously, if you are going to have to be out driving in winter snow and ice, remember the three P’s of…
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Man Dragged under Car in Westport, Kansas City, Missouri Plaintiff’s counsel praised the collection of evidence by the Kansas City Police Department. Attorney Zane Cagle stated, “The police department’s collection of evidence was superior to that usually seen in pedestrian death cases.” Likewise, Mr. Cagle said, “The KCPD collection of…
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Woman Killed at UMSL North Railroad Station A University of Missouri-St. Louis woman, age 27, was struck and killed by a MetroLink train late yesterday afternoon between 5p.m and 6 p.m. at the UMSL North MetroLink train station. The victim, who had to be extricated from underneath the train has…
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National Work Zone Awareness Week This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week across the country. We observe this safety awareness week every April and it is very timely as many road construction projects are in full force or beginning. Road construction is heavy during the spring, summer and fall…
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This week, National Burn Awareness Week, we have talked about dangers of electrical burns, scalds and the high risk for small children, older adults and special needs folks. Interestingly, young adults living away from home for the first time are the greatest at-risk population for residential fires. Usually, planning a potential…
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[cbc_playlist videos=”10391″]In today’s society, we all like highlights, myself included–I like to watch ESPN, top ten highlights and WebGyms. A jury is no different–they want to see the highlights. When doing a video animation, what we really we are doing is highlighting your case, either the injury or how the injury…
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The weather interferes with roadway safety through visibility complications, precipitation, high winds, and temperature extremes to impact driver capabilities, vehicle performance, pavement friction, roadway infrastructure, crash risk, and increased traffic flow complications. Download our free iPhone/Droid application. Precipitation (rain, snow) Rain and snow create problems with driver visibility, pavement friction and…
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A 23 year-old North Aurora woman was killed when a garbage truck crashed into her 2002 Saturn on Fabyan Parkway early Wednesday morning in Geneva, Illinois. The driver of the 2006 Mack truck was transported to the Delnor Hospital with unknown but believed non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the…
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