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A Connecticut motorist was killed recently in an accident involving a dump truck owned by a private waste management company. Car accidents involving trucks are often deadly, and those most likely to be killed are the passengers of the car rather than the truck. Victims need to understand their rights when they are harmed in a...

Motorcycle passengers are dependent upon the driver to look out for their safety. Passengers are vulnerable because they have little or no control over how the bike is driven and because there is a substantial risk they could be thrown from the bike when an accident happens. Unfortunately, motorcycle passengers face a substantially greater risk of injury when compared...

Wilton Bulletin reported recently on a crackdown by Connecticut police to help prevent distracted driving. With grant money from the state to put more police on the roads, local officers are issuing more citations to drivers who are violating laws aimed at preventing distracted driving. The goal is to help make the roads safer by...

Pedestrian deaths are on the rise nationwide. CT Post reports fatal pedestrian crashes increased significantly throughout the United States between 2014 and 2015. The crash rate for pedestrians did not rise in Connecticut, but police and transportation officials indicate pedestrian fatalities are still a major concern within the state. A spokesperson for Connecticut Department of...

Motorists throughout Fairfield County should obey driving safety rules and should make every effort to prevent car accidents from occurring. Following best practices for safety has become more important than ever as a result of an eight percent rise in car accident deaths from 2014 to 2015. This was the single biggest increase in fatalities...

In 2012, 330,000 trucks were involved in accidents, leading to 104,000 injuries. In total, there were 3,921 people killed in truck accidents according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  These accidents occurred in many different ways. However, three especially deadly types of truck accidents include rollover crashes, underride accidents, and jackknife accidents. Truck drivers need to...

A rear-end crash is one of the most common types of car accidents occurring nationwide. These types of collisions can cause damaging injuries, even if they occur at slow speeds. The force of the impact of the crash can throw the bodies of drivers and passengers sharply forward and victims are then jerked back by...

If you have been involved in a T-bone or side impact accident, it is imperative you watch for signs of brain injuries. Brain injuries are more likely to occur in T-bone or side-impact accidents compared with other types of Fairfield County car crashes, and brain injuries are also much more likely to be severe after...

In Connecticut, the rate of fatalities from wrong way crashes is higher than the national average. Connecticut Department of Transportation indicates wrong-way accidents accounted for nine percent of deaths in motor vehicle accidents during a time period when the national average rate of deaths due to drivers traveling in the wrong direction was 6.4 percent....

While parents of young children from Darien to Shelton know Halloween can be a dangerous night, parents of older kids may not be as concerned about their child's safety on Halloween. Only 31 percent of parents say they are worried about the risk of car accidents on Halloween, according to research from Safe Kids.org.  Unfortunately, every...