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Maine car accident lawyers explain why these accidents often happen Stopped vehicles alongside the road are involved in numerous car accidents, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries nationwide each year, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). “This study identifies a part of the road safety equation...

A car accident lawyer in Maine reveals what you should know A six-vehicle pile-up on Route 1 in Brunswick left three people injured, including one woman who had to be air-lifted to an emergency medical center. The 23-year-old woman was flown from the crash site in a helicopter after sustaining life-threatening injuries in the late-August...

Our car accident lawyers reveal what drivers in Maine need to know A multi-car accident at a dangerous intersection near the Maine-New Hampshire border has sparked concern among residents, some of whom think officials should make changes to the intersection in an effort to prevent future accidents, according to WOKQ News. The dangerous intersection known...

Motorcycles are popular throughout Maine, especially during the summer months, but motorcyclists are vulnerable on the road and have very little protection during a crash. It only takes one negligent driver to cause a motorcycle accident that can leave riders with serious injuries that sometimes can be fatal. An accident in South Portland has served...

At first, the tractor-trailer crash that killed Maine State Police Det. Benjamin Campbell was labeled a "freak accident" — something incredible that happened only by chance and could not have been predicted. A police investigation, however, says that the crash wasn't caused by something strange at all, but rather, it was the result of negligence....

Experienced Maine car accident lawyers explain what you need to know The dangers of drunk driving have been well documented for decades. Drinking and driving remains one of the leading causes of car accidents throughout the country. But as marijuana becomes legal in many states nationwide, researchers are only beginning to understand how drivers behave...

In the midst of grieving the recent and devastating loss of a loved one, it is hard to focus on what happened, why, and what’s next. But not taking the time to consider these questions could compound the tragedy and leave a family suffering emotionally as well as financially. Some deaths could have been prevented....

When we think of rear-end collisions, the first thing that comes to mind is whiplash. But what about when a rear-end collision involves a vehicle that is 20-30 times heavier than a car? Rear-end collisions involving large trucks happen more often than you may realize. FleetOwner recently covered a fatal incident involving a distracted truck...

The latest annual crash statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are available. From a national standpoint, 2019 looks slightly better than 2018, with a slight drop in traffic fatalities. The overall number of car accidents has increased from 6.74 million to 6.76 million. Additionally, there were about 30,000 more crash-related injuries in...

Have you ever felt nervous when sharing the road with a large commercial truck? If you have, it's for a good reason. These massive 18-wheelers we often see on Maine roads can weigh as much as 80,000 lbs. when fully loaded with cargo. The average car weighs less than 4,000 lbs. When a crash between...