Automobile Accidents

• Primary Seat-Belt Law Approved In Arkansas

  Chrissie Cole | February 25, 2009 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  The Arkansas House voted 60-31 on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would make seat-belt violations a primary offense. Arkansas, like Missouri, now has a secondary seat-belt law, which means...

• Basic Car Insurance Information

  Frank Bailey | July 06, 2008 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Car insurance is complicated. Attorneys don’t always understand policies that are filled with fine print. How can consumers be expected to understand what kind of insurance they are buying. This...

• Why Uninsured or Under-insured Motorist Coverage is Necessary

  Drew Dixon | June 23, 2008 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  With the cost of treatments for many injuries rising, people involved in accidents do not always have enough insurance to pay their bills after an accident. Almost every state requires a driver carry some liability insurance, but the sad truth is that not everyone does and chances are the ones that do are under-insured.

• Cell Phones and Driving is Deadly

  Frank Bailey | June 02, 2008 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Evidence continues to mount that talking on a cell phone while driving is deadly. Friday’s edition of the Baxter Bulletin carried a story about the driver of a trolley who was killed when the...

• Nighttime Crashes Linked to Lack of Seat Belts

  Drew Dixon | May 23, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  This past Monday the National Highway Safety Administration released a report stating that more than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes weren't wearing seat belts. This report should be an important reminder to all of us that teenagers don't always listen to parent's advice.

• What is Enough Insurance?

  Frank Bailey | May 16, 2008 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Today I see the average price of regular gasoline went up to $3.78 a gallon. This is beginning to make a difference in the types of cases we see. Consumers are buying smaller cars, but in a crash...

• Cell Phones; Are Hands Free Safer?

  Frank Bailey | May 13, 2008 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Many studies show that talking on a cell phone while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk…even if the phone is a hands-free model. A study from researchers at the University of Utah, published...

• Tragic Highway Accidents

  Sach Oliver | May 06, 2008 4:15 PM | 1 CommentEl Dorado , AR

  This is a sad, and sorrowful story, but a realistic one. Two people lost their lives in separate highway accidents in south Arkansas this week. One took place on Sunday, and the other, on Monday. Unfortunately, the importance of driving safely is increasing on the roads today.

• Cell Phones Cause Accidents

  Frank Bailey | May 02, 2008 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  How dangerous are drivers using cell-phones? Employers are taking steps to limit use of cell-phones according to new studies. In April 2008 the Insurance Information Institute published an excellent...

• Tragic Accident in Pine Bluff, 15 Year Old Girl Dies

  Sach Oliver | November 30, 2007 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Patrol Sgt. Megan Stressing-Miller hit 15 year old, Samia Akins, with her 1997 Chevrolet Camaro. This is truly a tragic accident. Patrol Sgt. Miller was off duty and on her way to work when she struck and killed the young girl. The initial police report says two other girls ran across the four lane road and Akins was following them. More information needs to be found to determine exactly what...