Blog Posts in May, 2017

Study Focuses on Guns in Road Rage

Car accidents , whether in St. Joseph, Kansas City, or elsewhere in Missouri, can come in all sorts of contexts. Some single-vehicle crashes can happen when a driver is distracted and loses control of their car. Other multiple-vehicle accidents can happen when someone is driving recklessly and collides with someone else on the road. However, one of the most serious types of road danger does not ...

Presumptive Disability Law for Firefighters

Some jobs are safer than others. In fact, some jobs have such significant occupational hazards that the people who work them are far more likely than others to develop a specific kind of illness and require workers' compensation . This is just the case with firefighters, whose job requires them to battle burning materials that often includes chemicals and other toxic substances. This is why ...

Young Pedestrian Hurt in Hit-and-Run Car Accident

A hit-and-run car accident in St. Joseph over the weekend left a young child injured. The suspect eventually turned himself in, and will face numerous charges. The incident raises interesting aspects of Missouri’s hit-and-run law, while highlighting the dangers that pedestrians have been facing in recent years. 8-Year-Old Pedestrian Hurt in Accident The incident happened on the afternoon of ...

Drunk Drivers Kill Far More Americans than Terrorists

A terrible car accident in New York has killed one pedestrian and injured dozens more. While the investigation is still ongoing, police have made a point of saying that they don’t think terrorism is at the heart of the incident. Instead, they insist that the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. While many people will be relieved that terrorism was not at play, the reality is that ...

Crash Between Kansas City and St. Joseph Kills Three

A terrible car accident killed three people in Platte City, 30 miles south of St. Joseph and 25 miles north of Kansas City. The circumstances of the accident suggest that it was the result of a distracted driver who was not paying attention to his surroundings. Crash Between St. Joseph and Kansas City Kills Three The crash happened just after noon on Friday, May 12, 2017. Because of traffic, a ...

Resurfacing Project Will Prevent Car Accidents

The city of St. Joseph is getting ready to resurface nearly 20 miles of streets in the city after its use tax brought in more revenue than expected. While the resurfacing project will create headaches in the short term, fixing the worst roads in the city can prevent numerous car accidents over the long run. St. Joseph Road Resurfacing Project The City Council of St. Joseph approved a road ...

Pedestrian Fatalities Spiked in 2016

A pedestrian was killed in a car accident in Kansas City in the first hours of Monday, May 8, 2017. While details surrounding the accident are still emerging that could raise questions about how the accident happened, the fatality highlights the dangers that pedestrians face on a daily basis. Car Accident Kills Pedestrian in Kansas City The truck accident happened just after 1:30am on Monday, May ...

Types of Disabilities for Workers' Compensation in Missouri

In Missouri, workers’ compensation claims are governed by Chapter 287 of the Missouri Revised Statutes . This chapter of Missouri law lays out all the rules regarding workers’ compensation claims in our state. Two of the biggest rules in the chapter, though, are the parts that deal with the differences between permanent and temporary disabilities, and the ones that deal with the differences ...

Corrupt Testing Procedures Behind Guardrail Designs

In our last blog post, we covered the different kinds of designs used for guardrail endings , and how faults and defects can make each one dangerous. However, because roadside safety is a big business, with huge government contracts for guardrail design, installation, and maintenance, the competition to keep profits up and costs down have led corporations to manipulate the game. Unfortunately, ...

Faulty Guardrail Designs Turn Deadly

Car accidents kill or injure millions of people every year. They’re the reason for numerous car safety technologies, like seatbelts, airbags, and head up displays . In addition, preventing car accidents is the purpose of numerous federal and state safety agencies, each of which researches and implements safety technologies that can make roads safer, as well. However, there’s a lot of money that ...