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Neurological Issues Caused by Car Accidents - The Russo Firm

Neurological Issues Caused by Car Accidents

Car accidents can cause damage to the nerve when tears or stretches from a car accident impact. The nerves are cables that can carry electrical pulses from a person’s brain to the rest of the body, allowing you to feel sensation, move your muscles, breathe, sweat, and digest food. A nerve injury caused by a car accident can sever the nerve’s connection to the rest

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Common Mistakes Made by Teen Drivers - The Russo Firm

Common Mistakes Made by Teen Drivers

Car accidents commonly result from mistakes drivers make behind the wheel. They can behave negligently and make errors, such as speeding, running red lights, and distracted driving, that can expose other drivers to harm. Teen drivers can make these mistakes due to inexperience and cause car accidents. When someone first begins driving as a teen, they can make errors through negligence or recklessness that can

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What Should You Do After a Hit-and-Run Car Accident?

A hit-and-run car accident is when a driver causes an accident through negligent behavior, such as speeding, distracted driving, and drunk driving, and fails to stop to accept responsibility. They speed away from the scene of the accident to avoid responsibility, leaving someone with potentially life-threatening injuries without taking the blame for causing the accident. Victims of hit-and-run car accidents can experience significant damages, such

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Car Accidents Caused by Tailgating

Distracted, reckless, or aggressive drivers can tailgate when they drive too closely behind another driver. This can become a problem at stop signs and red lights, as the driver in front needs more stopping distance between them and the car behind them. Tailgating can also lead to rear-end collisions because the tailgating driver does not provide enough room for the driver in front to make

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The Dangers of Running Red Lights

Many negligent driving behaviors, such as distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving, can cause catastrophic automobile accidents. One of the most common types of negligent driving behaviors is running red lights, which over half of drivers in the United States admit to doing on occasion. While it may seem harmless to run a red light occasionally, this can expose others on the road to significant

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Should You Go to the Hospital After a Car Accident?A

Following a car accident, a victim can begin suffering from symptoms of a severe injury like a back and neck injury, knee injury, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). These symptoms, such as intense pain, reduced functionality of a body part, or bleeding, can affect a person’s quality of life and cause pain and suffering. A car accident victim should go to the hospital immediately after

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Common Causes of Intersection Crashes

Intersections can be busy locations where negligent driving behavior like running red lights, distracted driving, and speeding can cause catastrophic crashes. All drivers must be aware of other lanes of traffic and traffic control signals to ensure they do not come into contact with another car, bicycle, motorcycle, or pedestrian.  If you were involved in an intersection accident caused by another driver’s negligence, you could

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Who Can Be Held Liable for a Car Accident?

Car accidents can result from negligent driving behavior, intentionally reckless behavior, poor vehicle maintenance, malfunctioning car parts, etc. The party responsible for the car accident can be held liable for car accident damages, such as medical bills, lost earning potential, and loss of enjoyment of life. For example, if a car accident occurred because of a malfunctioning car brake, the manufacturer of that defective brake

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Common Causes of Car Accidents

Car accidents result from a driver’s negligent or intentionally harmful behavior that leads to them losing focus, driving too fast, or disobeying road rules. Negligent driving in the form of distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving can lead to a collision that can expose other drivers to harm. Every driver owes those they share the road with a duty of care, which is the acceptable

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Should I File a Police Report After a Car Accident?

Following a personal injury incident, such as a slip and fall, truck, or car accident, one of the most important steps to take is to file a police report. By filing a police report, you can establish a timeline for the personal injury incident that can be helpful when pursuing compensation. You can also get information on the record, such as who was involved, the

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