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Scooter Driver Critically Injured in Las Vegas Car Accident

20. March 2011

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Motor scooters are a good economical choice for local transportation, as they are known to burn fuel in an extremely efficient manner.  However, like everyone else, scooter riders need to depend on other motorists to obey relevant traffic laws and to make sound decisions.  Sadly, that does not appear to be what occurred with one [...]

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One Killed, One Critically Injured in Las Vegas Bicycle Accident

16. March 2011

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When any vehicle veers out of control on a public road for any reason, anyone who is in the immediate area is instantly placed in a situation of extreme danger.  This is especially so for anyone who happens to be riding a bicycle nearby at the time.  Unfortunately, that appears to be what occurred early [...]

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Three People Injured in North Las Vegas Car Accident

15. March 2011

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Roundabouts have become more popular around the United States in recent years, mostly because they present a less expensive option to building out intersections with traffic signals and other electronic devices designed to control the flow of traffic.  Unfortunately, these structures have also led to a high number of mistakes.  That appears to be what [...]

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Three People Injured in Las Vegas Car Accident

9. March 2011

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There are innumerable situations where people can be injured in Las Vegas car accidents, and one of the more overlooked scenarios occurs when someone pulls out of a driveway and onto a busy road into traffic.  If either the driver of the car pulling out or a driver of a vehicle on the road makes [...]

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Passenger Seriously Injured in Las Vegas Car Accident

7. March 2011

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Drivers of vehicles owe a legal duty of care to their passengers.  What this basically means is that they are supposed to avoid actions that would be deemed unreasonable and that would place a passenger in a position of harm.  Unfortunately, that’s possibly what occurred with a Las Vegas car accident in which a passenger [...]

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Man Critically Injured in Las Vegas Motorcycle Accident

16. February 2011

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Driving a motorcycle for transportation offers many different advantages when compared to larger vehicles.  Unfortunately, there are also many disadvantages with driving a motorcycle, and one of them involves the reality that many times, drivers of larger vehicles simply do not see motorcyclists nearby until it’s too late.  Sadly, that appears to be what occurred [...]

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Five-Vehicle Las Vegas Car Accident Injures at Least One Person

2. February 2011

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When Las Vegas car accidents occur in areas where traffic is heavy, what would otherwise be a relatively mild collision can quickly spiral completely out of control.  Unfortunately, that appears to be what occurred today thanks to the involvement of a suspected drunk driver in a five-vehicle Las Vegas car accident that injured at least [...]

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Man Critically Injured in Las Vegas Motorcycle Accident

31. January 2011

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Anyone who is at all familiar with Las Vegas understands that motorcycles are a regular sight on the local roads.  The climate and the topography of the area are made for this mode of transportation, but driving a motorcycle clearly involves dealing with risks and dangers.  Tragically, those risks and dangers became a reality when [...]

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Two People Critically Injured in Suspected Las Vegas DUI Accident

26. January 2011

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Drivers owe a legal duty of care to the passengers that ride in their vehicles, and this basically means that these drivers are supposed to avoid conduct that puts their passengers in situations of unreasonable danger.  Generally, consuming alcohol and then driving with a passenger can be seen as breaching that duty, but more will [...]

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Police Officer to Stand Trial for Fatal Las Vegas Car Accident

19. January 2011

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When police are in pursuit of a suspect, they are generally given much leeway to do what they need to do in order to bring someone who is creating danger under control.  However, there are limits to this leeway, particularly if pursuing officers are ordered multiple times to end their pursuit.  Tragically, a police pursuit [...]

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