The injuries sustained in a car accident can be life-changing. But a person’s attitude can make all the difference in how they move on in life and put the accident behind them. A recent news article told the story of one young car accident victim whose positive attitude and refusal to give up are helping him cope with the fact…Read More
Drunk driving continues to be a major cause of auto accidents on Montana roads. Although public awareness of the dangers of drunk driving has increased in recent years, some drivers are still not getting the message. A Helena woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly caused a three-vehicle car accident that resulted in injuries to herself and three other…Read More
Personal injury lawyers spend a lot of time combing through medical records. Usually they are looking for evidence as to the severity of their client’s injuries and working to rebut claims that the symptoms have some cause other than the accident. In one recent Montana case, the victim’s medical records may hold the key to whether a recent car accident…Read More
A serious auto accident can devastate families and change survivors’ lives forever. A tragic example of this is a fatal car accident that happened around 7:30 on a Monday morning in Bozeman. At an hour when people are heading to work and dropping their kids off at school, a 44-year-old woman died and two others were injured, including the woman’s…Read More
The injuries that result from a motor vehicle accident can have long-term consequences. But sometimes those injuries take a while to manifest themselves. This is especially true of soft tissue injuries, which are injuries to the ligaments, tendons and muscles. It is not unusual for someone injured in a car accident to report no injuries at the scene, and yet…Read More
The middle of the night can be a dangerous time on Montana roads. Too many drivers are impaired by fatigue or intoxication during those hours. Whether these factors were behind a car accident that killed three young men on Highway 87 in Cascade County recently is not known at this time. But the accident happened sometime around 3 a.m., so…Read More
Montana drivers know that weather conditions at this time of year can be treacherous. Icy roadways and blowing and drifting snow are the cause of many car accidents. A recent pile-up on Interstate 90 in Lockwood is a case in point. Four vehicles were involved in the collision: a passenger car, a minivan, a pickup truck and a Volkswagen bus.…Read More
Sometimes the victims of a motor vehicle accident consider themselves lucky to be alive. But surviving a horrendous auto accident is not always a matter of luck. Foresight, in the form of buckling a seat belt before setting out, has probably saved at least as many lives as luck. Police say three people who were hospitalized but are expected to…Read More
A recent two-vehicle crash between a minivan and a U.S. Postal Service truck brought traffic at a Billings intersection to a halt. Fortunately for those involved, this was one car accident that looked a lot more serious than it actually was. Although the minivan ended up on its roof, none of the occupants sustained life-threatening injuries. The accident happened during…Read More
Aggressive drivers are more than just obnoxious; their behavior behind the wheel is downright dangerous. Recently, a witness reported that a 21-year-old man from Arlee, Montana was driving aggressively just before he was involved in a car accident that killed a woman on Evaro Hill. Worse yet, there is a possibility the man was also distracted: the witness also said…Read More