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Salt Lake Car Accident Lawyer's Take On Sink Hole Fatality
Salt Lake car accident lawyers often represent victims of accidents caused by the negligence of others, but finding a liable party may be difficult in the case of a sink hole related fatality. Heavy rains caused a large sink hole to open up on a Utah highway. The road...
Italian Study Says Sleep Problems Increase the Risk of Teen Crashes
An Italian study published in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that poor sleep quality increases the risk of motor vehicle accidents in teenagers. Findings show that young drivers were twice as likely to have had a crash if they experienced sleepiness while...
Utah Bicycle Accident Lawyer
The confusing nature of the legal system often leaves individuals wondering under what circumstances one should hire a lawyer. Sometimes, victims of an accident may be too intimidated by the complexity of the legal world to hire an attorney. Others may try to hire a...
Car Crashes Into House Yard In West Valley
A woman lost control of her car and ended up on the lawn of a West Valley City home June 21. Police say the woman was driving too fast on Benview Drive, slammed into two parked cars and came to a stop on the lawn. The woman’s car caught fire but a neighbor was able to...
Two Children Killed in Multiple Car Rollover
Two children were killed as a result of a multiple-vehicle accident on Saturday, June 25th. The incident, which took place on state Road 201 near 3400 West, occurred after a vehicle experienced a mechanical failure and crashed into a concrete barrier on the side of...
Bike Ride Held to Honor Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident Fatality
Brynn Barton, 24, was killed in a hit-and-run bicycle accident near Trolley Square on June 7. Police are still looking for the vehicle that hit her, which is described as an older model, dark-colored Volkswagen. It is a 4-door passenger car, possibly a Passat, that...
May 28, 2011 Jody Barker Injured In Rollover Accident
Jody Barker, was seriously injured in a rollover accident on May 28, 2011 in Spanish Fork Canyon. Jody Barker’s wife, Carla Barker, was driving the family’s pickup truck pulling a trailer. She lost control of the vehicle when the trailer began to whip back and forth...
Utah Motorcycle Trooper in Crash, Personal Accident Lawyer Likely to Assist
On May 27, 2011, a Utah Highway Patrol motorcycle trooper collided with a car at roughly 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon when a car made a left turn in front of him. The crash occurred at 5600 South and Commerce drive. After striking the car, the trooper was taken to the...
SUV Crashes Through West Valley Taco Bell
On May 2nd, KSL reported that an SUV crashed through the newly installed drive-thru window of a West Valley Taco Bell. According to police, two known gang-member juveniles occupied the vehicle at the time of the incident. Fowler says in his article titled “Unfocused...
Victim Survives Facial Impalement in Utah Car Accident
28 year old Andrew Linn was impaled by a 2 inch fence post on his way home from Las Vegas in a terrifying car accident. The pole punctured the wind shield and entered Andrew's mouth exiting the back of his neck, but miraculously leaving him alive. The accident was...