Pages On: Car Accidents
Car accidents are all too common. They are listed among the top causes of fatalities worldwide. Driving a car isn’t in itself very dangerous, however, when other drivers fail in their duty of care to you, they are considered liable, and you become entitled to compensation. As regulations in the UK have changed in this respect, we can only really help people who have been seriously injured in a car accident.
Car Accident Claims in Sheffield
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Car accidents can cause a vast range of injuries, from minor sprains and strains to very serious and permanent damage to our limbs or brains. Yet irrespective of the severity of an injury, if a road traffic accident was caused by another person’s negligence, the law entitles us to claim compensation for the loss we have suffered as a result. When making a car accident claim, not only is it possible to claim for the pain and suffering caused by the actual injury itself. Compensation can also be recovered for…
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Brain injured victim of car accident awarded compensation
Posted: 30 July 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A man from Bognor Regis has been awarded compensation after suffering a severe brain injury in a road traffic accident. 21-year-old Josh Humphrey suffered the ‘catastrophic’ injuries five years ago when he was involved in a car accident in his friend’s vehicle. He was only 16 when the accident happened, a collision that left one of his friends dead. The group had been on their way out for a day trip when the collision happened. In the months following the crash, Mr Humphrey spent long periods of time in a…
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Dangerous driver causes 3 car accident
Posted: 27 February 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A 25-year-old man has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving that caused a three-car collision. The reckless driver said that he had been trying to keep up with his boss on the way to a work outing when he overtook on a blind summit. Despite several signs on the summit warning of the dangers of overtaking, he proceeded to follow his boss. It was heard in court that he crashed straight into the oncoming car with a couple and their 13-month-old baby inside. He…
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Partner blames doctors for death from untreated head injuries
Posted: 30 August 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A woman has blamed doctors for the death of her partner after they allowed him to leave hospital with head injuries that later killed him. Darren Roberts had been in a serious car accident, but was allowed to leave hospital only one hour after he was submitted. The father-of-one died the following day (6th of December). Mr Roberts had been involved in a two-car collision on the A541 at Afonwen, Wales, when he suffered the fatal head injury. It was heard that impact with the windscreen and rear view mirror…
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Rally car crash injures spectators
Posted: 13 October 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Public Place Accidents
After a rally car spun off the track into a crowd of spectators at the Regency Stages Rally in Somerset, four people have been injured. The accident occurred at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, where the one-day event took place. Organised by the Weston-super-Mare Motor Club, 60 rally cars came from all over the county to compete across 10 stages. The event saw around 200 spectators at the event, three of which happened to be a father and his two sons who were quite seriously injured…
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Old lights cause child’s death at level crossing
Posted: 26 September 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
In December of last year, a four-year-old girl was tragically killed after her grandmother failed to see the dim warning lights at a level crossing. The car, in which Emma Lifsey was a passenger, collided with the train at Beech Hill Crossing in Nottinghamshire on the 4th of December. Emma’s 67-year-old grandmother survived the incident, but Emma sadly died the following day in hospital. The car pulled out onto the level crossing despite the fact that the red warning lights – known as ‘wigwags’ – were on at the time. The Rail…
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Significant usage of mobile devices while driving cars
Posted: 19 April 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Most U.S. drivers reported risking a serious car crash by talking on their cell phone, and about one in three read or sent text or email messages when driving, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study looked at the level of mobile phone use while driving among drivers aged 18-64 years in the US and compared it with levels in seven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom). Researchers found that 69% of U.S.…
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Road safety milestone reached after 30 years of mandatory seatbelt wearing
Posted: 10 February 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
A road safety measure that is thought to be responsible for saving thousands of lives on Britain’s roads recently reached a major milestone. On 31st January 2013 the law requiring drivers and front seat passengers to wear seatbelts celebrated its 30th anniversary. Background The law making it compulsory to wear seatbelts in the front of the car came about after the then President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), Lord Nugent, succeeded in his attempt to introduce the legislation into the House of Lords. It took…
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