Using a seat belt is no guarantee that you will survive an automobile crash but it is foolish not to use them.

The use of seat belts has been studied so much that there is a mountain of evidence to show that they simply must be used to reduce the risk of injury or death.

Basically, wearing a front seat belt reduces the likelihood of a fatal accident for passengers sitting in the front seat by about 45 percent. For those riding in the rear of vans and sport utility vehicles the figures are even more with the likelihood of a fatal accident being reduced by near 75 percent. According to insurance statistics, using a seat belt cuts the likelihood of moderate to severe injuries by 50 percent.

And when it comes to children, if the adult is wearing a seat belt, then 92 percent of children in the vehicle do so as well. If the adult is not belted in, then only 72 percent of children are likely to be using a seat belt.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed after being hit by a car, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

A single vehicle rollover crash on Saturday morning has left a 19 year old man dead and an 18 year old woman seriously injured.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the accident happened just before noon when a green Nissan Pathfinder was traveling north on Interstate 15, near the mile marker 60, around five miles north of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The NHP went on to say that the vehicle veered off the road and the driver over corrected twice and then the car smashed into the median and rolled over into the southbound lane.

Both the driver and passenger were from Lincoln, Nebraska and they were taken to University Medical Center where the man was pronounced dead. The woman, who was conscious but seriously injured, was airlifted to hospital.

The Interstate was closed for around three hours while the investigation continued.

According to the NHP this was the 57th fatal accident during this year.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in a vehicle accident, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

On Friday afternoon, an elderly lady was reported missing and died a few hours later.

According to Las Vegas police, 77 year old Marie Perez was reported missing on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and people were concerned as she had no money or food and there was no way of contacting her as she had no cell phone. Red Rock Search and Rescue handed out flyers which stated that she may need medical assistance and could be emotionally distressed. They began the search but it was called off on Sunday at noon when she was discovered at UMC.

It appears that she was crossing Craig Road near Nellis Boulevard at around 7.15 p.m. when, according to witnesses, she was not in a crosswalk and she took no notice of the ‘no walk’ signal. She was then hit by a 2001 Chrysler, driven by 56 year old Glenn Muramoto of Las Vegas, and taken to the UMC Trauma Unit where death was pronounced.

Neither Muramoto nor his passenger was injured.

The accident, the 69^th fatality in the Metro Jurisdiction this year,  is being investigated by the Police  Accident Investigation Section.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed after being hit by a car, the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

A young man hit and injured a young woman on Thursday morning.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol they received reports just after 9.30 a.m. concerning an accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near Blue Diamond Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South.

A 26 year old man was driving a pickup east on Blue Diamond when he lost control, drove onto the sidewalk and hit a 19 year old woman. He then continued toward Las Vegas Boulevard South and was subsequently stopped by a Metro Police officer.

Police went on to say that he was then arrested on suspicion of DUI and was booked at the Clark County Detention Center

The woman was taken to University Medical Center where she is said to be in critical condition.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in a hit and run accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

A motorcyclist was killed early on Friday morning on the Summerlin Parkway flyover.

According to Troopers they were called out to US95 South near Rainbow at around 2.30 on Friday morning. Anthony Christopher Gonzalez, 22, of Las Vegas  was heading north on US95 and taking the Summerlin Parkway flyover when he lost control of his bike, crashed into the wall and was thrown onto the US95 below, around 1000 feet.

Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple blunt force trauma.

Troopers say that it is unknown whether alcohol was a factor but speed certainly was. It is thought he was wearing a helmet, although not known if it was secured, as only parts of it could be found at the crash.

The bike was found on the flyover having traveled around a quarter mile against the wall on its own.

As a result of the accident US 95 South near Rainbow was temporarily closed, causing backup as drivers were diverted onto the Rainbow/Summerlin Parkway exit. It was reopened before 6.30 a.m.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an motorcycle accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Early on Sunday morning a car with a baby inside plowed into a home in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas man said a couple fled with a baby from a car that had plowed through his home early Sunday morning.

According to Jimmy Tubbs, from northwest Las Vegas, a car slammed into his home in the area of Tenaya Way and Cheyenne Avenue. At first he thought he son had hit the house with his car when he returned home. He went outside and found strangers running away from the wreckage in his garden. He began to give chase but they got away.

The crash damaged his truck and a back wall as well as his parked Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Tubbs said they were a young couple and were carrying a baby.

According to police it is still not known who exactly was in the vehicle, why they lost control and why they fled the scene. They have recovered the vehicle which they left at the scene and Tubbs had external video surveillance footage as well.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an automobile accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

On Sunday, a 5 year old boy was run over by his father who was riding a lawnmower.

Cherokee County Fire Department spokesman Tim Cavender, said that the father was backing the mower up when the child walked behind it and was knocked down. First responders then arrived on the scene and airlifted him to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Cavender said that the main lesson to be learned is that parents should always look behind them before backing up.

He on to say that the boy was conscious, breathing and talking to first responders when they arrived but that he suffered injuries to his legs, fingers, toes and an arm. None of his major arteries were cut.

Cavender stated he was sure that the father would be having a hard time coming to terms with the accident, but that police were not planning on charging him with anything at this time.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in a serious accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is being hailed as a hero, having helped an injured road crash victim on his way to Las Vegas.

Tyson was travelling to Las Vegas in his vehicle, when he witnessed the traffic accident which happened on the freeway. Ryan Chesley was driving at high speed on his motorcycle, but in trying to avoid a collision with a taxi, which he says had cut him off, he was thrown off the bike.

It appears that Tyson saw the accident, quickly stopped his vehicle and got out of his car to stop and divert traffic, while the injured Chesley lay in the road. Tyson also kept him calm until paramedics arrived on the scene.

Chesley suffered several broken bones, torn ligaments and nerve damage and will require shoulder surgery.

He says that he plans to send a thank you note and fruit basket to the Tyson as a thank you for his help.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an automobile accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.

Nevada Highway Patrol  have said that a woman died early Tuesday after a driver headed the wrong way on the 215 Beltway crashed into her near Windmill Parkway.

According to NHP trooper Chelsea Webster, they responded to the crash at about 12:45 a.m. A 30 year old man in a Toyota Tundra truck was traveling eastbound on the Beltway in a westbound lane and he crashed head on with a Hyundai Elantra sedan, killing the car’s driver, 28-year-old Jennie Marie Bergstrom, of Henderson. She died of multiple blunt force trauma.

Webster went on to say that all westbound lanes on the Beltway near Windmill were blocked until just after 6 a.m. while the accident was being cleared.

The man driving the truck was taken to University Medical Center with injuries, although police said they were not life-threatening. The police said that he was booked in absentia to Clark County Detention Center charged with DUI, causing death, driving the wrong way and driving with a revoked license, NHP reported.

This is the 43rd traffic-related fatality in the Nevada Highway Patrol’s jurisdiction in 2014.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an automobile accident the Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Please call us at (702) 699-7500 or contact us online today to schedule your free initial consultation and learn more about your legal rights.