Category: Auto/Car Crashes
Serious Injuries from Bus Crash, Serious Results
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Infants, Pedestrian Injuries, Truck Crashes, Young Adults When a pedestrian is crossing the street, they assume they are safe. “This woman was doing exactly what she was supposed to do. She was crossing with the light and in the crosswalk. The bus driver just blew it,” saidContinue reading
Truck Crashes – Trucks Must Follow the Same Rules of the Road
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Infants, Truck Crashes, Young Adults Some of the most horrific and tragic crashes involve large trucks and semis. Many of these trucks weigh more than 80,000 and cause tremendous damage when involved in a crash. Well-established regulations require trucks to follow the same rules ofContinue reading
Pedestrian Safety
Taking a stroll along the sidewalk is a pleasure most of us enjoy. However, when a driver is not paying attention, it can be dangerous. Dixon Law Office founder G. Grant Dixon III represented a woman who was walking on theContinue reading
Dangerous Vehilces – Small Electric Cars
They are popular in retirement communities. You may have seen them cruising around the treets of your neighborhood. The look like electric golf carts on steroids. The ave headlights, seatbelts, and seats but not much else. They are cute andContinue reading
Car Seat Safety – Children Under 1 Year Old
Before you take your new baby on the road, make sure you have a safe car seat. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, children less than 12 months old should be in a rear-facing car seat. Seats thatContinue reading
June is National Safe Driving Month
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Infants, Truck Crashes, Young Adults June is National Safe Driving Month. At Dixon Law Office, we have represented hundreds of clients who have been injured in automobile accidents. In 2009 alone, nearly 5,500 people died from accidents caused by distracted driving. Every single one of theseContinue reading
Consumer Safety Website Launches
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, Children, Infants, Product Liability, Truck Crashes, Young Adults The US Consumer Products Safety Commission has launched a new website to help consumers. The website is called www.SaferProducts.gov. With the new website, “consumers will have open access to product safety information that they have never seen before and theContinue reading
Dropped Call
A woman dropped her cell phone as she was recently driving through Park Ridge, Illinois. She reached to pick it up. As she did so, she swerved and struck a parked car. That car hit a second car, the driverContinue reading
Wrong-way Driver Causes Havoc on Roadway
An 88 year-old man entered the Interstate 65 in Indiana. One problem: he was going the wrong way! Drivers swerved to avoid the car coming at them. Many drove off the road to avoid a collisions. See the whole storyContinue reading
2011 Brings New Laws, Many Changes
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Business Litigation, Pedestrian Injuries, Uncategorized More than 670 new laws take effect on January 1, 2011. Some of the more extensive changes are in the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act. Laws regarding several special license plate statutes, railroad crossing sign and signals laws, instruction permits forContinue reading