Drunk driving laws make it illegal to driver with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more. For commercial truck drivers and young drivers, the limits are even lower. The police try to limit the number of intoxicated drivers by vigilant law enforcement and setting up sobriety checkpoints. The media is constantly advising the public about the dangers of drunk driving. The courts often require that drivers install ignition interlock drivers. Despite these efforts, many Chattanooga and nearby drivers fail to appreciate the dangers of drunk driving. Many drivers think one [...]

Everyone knows the extreme dangers of drinking and driving. The potential for tragic accidents and loss of life, as well as the severe consequences for those charged with drunk driving, is well known. However, distracted driving is just as serious, yet people do it every day without a second thought. It's not hyperbole to say that it's not a matter of if you'll have an accident driving while distracted, but when. Distracted driving is any activity that takes your attention away from your main focus behind the wheel—driving and paying attention [...]

Car accidents are scary enough when they occur on their own, but when you find out that the car crash that injured you was staged for insurance fraud, it can be difficult to contain your outrage. Insurance fraud of all types costs everyone hundreds of dollars each year in higher premiums. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) reports that the total cost of insurance fraud (non-health insurance) is estimated to be more than $40 billion each year, which costs the average American family between $400 and $700 every year in the [...]

A local family is in mourning this holiday season and a young girl is fighting for her life after a car accident. A mother and her three-year-old son lost their lives on Interstate 40 West on Thanksgiving eve; the woman’s one-year-old daughter has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries sustained in the crash. The driver, Sabrina Mae Brown, made a sudden lane change, and clipped a tractor trailer, driven by Louis Cook. After hitting Mr. Cook’s vehicle, Ms. Brown lost control of her Volkswagen Cabrio, and came to rest in the exterior [...]