Taking photographs of your surroundings after the car accident helps preserve any evidence. After a crash, the scene quickly becomes flooded with emergency personnel, tow trucks and cleaning crews to clear the roadways. As long as it is safe to do so, capture...
Car Accidents
Car Accidents
How to diagnose and treat a whiplash injury
Getting in a car accident in Mississippi can be a traumatic event, especially if it results in an injury. One of the most common injuries sustained in a car accident is whiplash, and it can sometimes go untreated. WebMD states that the symptoms of whiplash may not...
How do you prove fault in a car accident?
In the aftermath of your recent car accident, you want to determine who bears fault so you can file an appropriate insurance claim. Unfortunately, determining who bears responsibility is not always quick and easy. News 9 explores how to prove fault in auto accidents....
How to stay alert while behind the wheel
Truck drivers in Mississippi and throughout the country who experience high levels of fatigue may have an elevated risk of being involved in a collision. However, drivers may be able to take steps to keep themselves rested and alert while behind the wheel. For...
Identifying the signs of distracted driving
Distracted driving is anything that takes a driver’s attention away from safe driving. Activities that divert attention from driving include eating and drinking, daydreaming, talking or texting on cell phones, changing music on the radio, fiddling with the navigation...
Teen drivers need to be more careful during 100 deadliest days
For every mile traveled, drivers aged 16 to 17 are three times more likely than adult drivers are to be in a fatal crash. Parents in Mississippi should know that the chances of a fatal teen driving crash go up in the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day: the "100...
Pedestrian deaths on the rise from 2009-2019
Since 2009, pedestrian accident deaths have increased every year throughout the United States, according to a study conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The newly released study, which only went up to June 2019, did not make any state-by-state...
Why drivers should be careful on rural roads
Driving on the backroads of Mississippi, motorists feel that they have a certain freedom to be carefree. This could not be further from the truth. What drivers should be doing is taking extra care because these roads are actually more dangerous than highways. Many...
Know Mississippi graduated license laws to keep your teen safe
Are you preparing to have a new driver in the house? In Mississippi, a graduated licensing program prepares teens to become safe drivers. Help keep your child safe by emphasizing the graduated driver's license rules in your home. Learner's permit Mississippi teens...
The people involved in a collision remain vulnerable to injury
In the immediate aftermath of a car accident here in Mississippi or elsewhere, the people involved are most likely dazed, confused and uncertain of what to do next. By the time they begin realizing they are still in danger, other vehicles could come up on the scene....
