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Personal injury accidents happen frequently in Fairfield County and throughout Connecticut. As a result, people can be left with a wide range of injuries that require medical treatment. One of the most serious is traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI can have a significant impact on the lives of victims and, in some cases, leave...

Fairfield County car accident attorney Jeremy Vishno shares winter weather driving tips for Connecticut drivers. Do you dislike driving during the winter? If so, you're not alone. One survey found that nearly three-quarters of drivers cited winter as their least favorite driving season. More specifically, drivers in the Northeast dislike winter driving the most due...

Negligent drivers continue to cause severe and fatal car accidents in Connecticut and beyond. Dangerous driving behaviors have increased significantly from 2020 to 2021, reversing the steady declines of the previous three years. According to an article by Forbes, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently released a survey indicating that speeding, red-light running, drowsy...

In a car accident, broken glass can be a major source of injury. When a crash involves flying shards of glass, a person can suffer cuts and abrasions in their face, head, and even eyes. While some of these abrasions may seem minor at first, they can sometimes lead to long-term scarring and other complications....

Could technology help prevent Connecticut pedestrian accidents? Connecticut has too many pedestrian accidents. And the problem is getting worse. From January 2021 to September of this year, Connecticut reported 1,884 car accidents involving pedestrians. In September alone, there were 74. In 2020, there were 61 pedestrians who died in Connecticut traffic accidents, which is eight...

US Fatal Crash Trend Catches Up to CT as State Launches New Roadway Improvement Grants In the U.S., fatal traffic accidents have typically occurred more often on rural roads than on city streets. But this is no longer the case. A new AAA study says that nationwide, from 2015-2019, the number of fatal traffic accidents...

Accident victims with concussions deserve significant compensation The powerful force of a car accident, semi-truck collision, or even a bad trip and fall can often result in concussions for the injured victim. Although this type of brain damage is among the most common reasons for emergency hospital visits, public knowledge is lacking regarding what a...

According to the latest car accident statistics compiled so far this year by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), wrong-way crashes have reached an all-time high in Connecticut. "What we're seeing on the roads is really alarming," said Josh Morgan of the Connecticut DOT in an interview with Eyewitness News 3 about wrong-way crashes. Wrong-way...

One of the many changes seen early in the pandemic was increased speeding and other risky driving behaviors on the roads – resulting in more car accidents. However, an examination of data indicates that these driving behaviors seem to have become “the new normal.” Researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety looked at more...

  The results of a car accident between two vehicles are bad enough, but when a car hits a pedestrian, the outcome can be even worse — and worse still at highway speeds. Drivers can lose control, shift in their lanes when they're not paying attention, and hit bystanders on the side of the road....