Virtually every day there are reports of people all over the state being bitten, attacked, and even killed by dogs. Dog bites are always a very traumatic experience, and it is hard to imagine that “man's best friend” can be capable of injuring an innocent person. However, it happens more often than you may think. According to the Center for Disease Control, one in five people who are bitten by [...]
Driving for teenagers is a rite of passage. It is an exciting chapter in their lives where independence, responsibility, and social status change. For parents, however, the teenage years can be nerve wracking — and for good reason. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), teenage deaths are caused by car crashes more than any other cause, including suicide and homicide combined. In 2012 alone, 2, 823 teenagers aged 13–19 [...]
Being involved in a car accident can be a very traumatic experience. Between seeking medical help for injuries and making adequate repairs to the car, the problems that occur after an accident can take several months to several years to resolve. All Wisconsin drivers are required to carry auto insurance before operating a vehicle. However, according to a study conducted in 2009 by the Insurance Information Institute, about 14.6 percent [...]
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are about 100, 000 automobile accidents a year caused by drivers who are fatigued or driving drowsy. This number already may seem high, but it is actually even higher since drowsy driving is often underreported and there is no test to determine whether a driver fell asleep at the wheel. Currently, there are only a handful of states that have [...]
Pedestrian accidents in Wisconsin may seem high now, but they have been decreasing over the past few decades. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT), 1, 277 crashes involving pedestrians occurred in Wisconsin in 2012 alone. Since 1990, Wisconsin has worked hard to decrease the number of pedestrian accidents by focusing its efforts on areas such as enforcement, education, and emergency response. As a result of these efforts, pedestrian-related [...]
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Burn injuries sustained from a fire can be severe and have long-lasting effects on a person's quality of life. Unfortunately, burn injuries from fires, especially those in buildings, are sadly common. According to the United States Fire Administration, 13, 900 people suffered from injuries due to residential building fires in 2011 alone. After a traumatic injury, victims of burn injuries can be faced with medical bills, loss of income, and [...]
Accidents caused by motor vehicles can affect anyone across the country, and the State of Wisconsin is no exception. Auto accidents can leave you without transportation, in economic hardship, and in severe cases, with injuries that require you to pay large medical bills. The worst case scenario can end in death. To many people, automobile crashes seem to happen frequently but are minor. Unfortunately, however, consider the following statistics regarding [...]
When driving in Outagamie County, one of the last things that drivers expect to happen is to be involved in a crash. Auto accidents happen frequently and often result in accident injuries. This can be for a variety of reasons including a reckless driver, a drunk driver or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's a fact of life that car accidents happen and they can cause injuries [...]
In Appleton, drivers need to be aware of large trucks on the road. These vehicles are heavy and often there is the possibility of driver fatigue affecting the safety with which it is operated. Given the heft, the stops and starts and the amount of time commercial vehicles spend on the road, accident are inevitable. When they do, , sometimes people are seriously injured. In others, there are fatal truck accidents. A [...]
Some occupations require people to spend a lot of time on the road. While some may enjoy the feeling of not being constrained in an office environment, spending a large amount of time on the road can present many hazards to such workers. As a result, commercial truck drivers, delivery drivers and police highway patrol may be at greater risk of being involved in an accident than people who only [...]
