Medical facilities have grown accustomed to medication errors because they frequently happen. Although these incidents may range from the wrong dosage to administering the medication at the wrong time, they must never be taken lightly. Even though a study by Harvard...
If walking across the street in Birmingham seems more dangerous lately, you aren't imagining things. A 2022 report ranked Alabama as the 11th-most dangerous state in the country for pedestrians. Not that pedestrian accidents only are on the rise in Alabama. Another...
In the past three years, supply chain issues prompted U.S. trucking companies to hire more drivers since they were short some 80,000. The trucking industry got a boost with the November 2021 enactment of a bipartisan infrastructure law that, in part, provides for...
In a perfect world, nobody would die because somebody else acted with negligence. Unfortunately, people in Birmingham, including commercial truck drivers, regularly cause fatal injuries due to poor decisions or inaction. Then the victim's family must find a way to...
An unbalanced load represents one of the more common causes of large truck crashes. When the weight within the trailer is not evenly balanced or the cargo is improperly secured, a crash leading to devastating injuries and fatalities is possible. Why would such crashes...
With the winter holiday season having arrived, the joy and merriment, sometimes, become overshadowed by motor vehicle accidents caused by drunk drivers. Too many times, these crashes lead to serious and life-changing injuries and, tragically, deaths. Drunk drivers...
We've all heard about motorcycle accidents where the other vehicle's driver claims, "I never saw them." But investigators later conclude that the motorcycle was in clear view of the driver's seat before the crash. How can this happen? In some cases, the car or truck...
The rolling stop or also referred to as the “California roll” continues to be a frequent occurrence among drivers at intersections. What is it? A California roll occurs when drivers slow down but fail to come to a complete stop at stop signs and traffic lights and...
The shattered glass from your windshield and windows came spraying down on you as your car rolled over on the highway and into a ditch. The presence of blood made you realize just how serious this was. All of this happened because a reckless driver failed to stop at...
Many Alabamans have known the importance of the trucking industry in the state. But they may not have known that Alabama ranks as one of the deadliest states regarding fatalities involving these colossal, big-rig trucks. According to a recent report released by the...
