Truck Week begins on September 1^st so it is time to look at the best ways to avoid accidents with trucks on the roads.

Trucks are much bigger than cars and can weigh 40 to 50 times as much as the average sedan hence they take longer to stop, go slower uphill and take up much more space on the road.

When it comes to overtaking, if you are right behind the truck, you have very little vision, so stay back, allowing you to see better and see ahead of the truck. Be sure you can see that there is enough road for you to pass safely. Pass quickly but sensibly and don’t pull back in until you see that you are well past the truck and both of the truck’s headlights in your rearview mirror, which means there is now a safe space between you.  Maintain the same speed, so don’t pass and then slow down directly in front of the truck.

When it comes to roundabouts allow the truck plenty of space as they will need the entire roadway to turn.

If you are being passed by a truck, don’t speed up as that will only mean that the truck will take longer to pass you. Instead slow down a little to help the truck pass safely and flash your headlights when the truck has passed, to show the driver when it’s safe to move back in.

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.

A report released this week by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has found that alcohol was responsible for 88,000 deaths a year, each year from 2006 to 2010.

The study not only looked at the long term effects of abuse of alcohol, which can result in heart and liver disease especially, but also at the effects of a one off alcohol splurge or binge drinking by those who could not be classed as regular alcoholics.

Interestingly there were more deaths due to binge drinking than long term abuse, such as drowning, traffic accidents, violence, suicide and falls.

However adding them both together, alcohol related deaths cut the lives short of each American who died, by a staggering 30 years.

This makes alcohol the fourth cause of avoidable death in the country behind smoking, poor nutrition and lack of activity.

Excessive Drinking Death

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured or killed in an automobile accident involving a driver who was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 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.

If you were ever in an auto accident which resulted due the negligence of another driver or a defective part on your car or tires, you would likely be entitled to monetary compensation for your pain, suffering, and bodily injuries. But, as can be expected, those parties which would be responsible for paying would likely mount a vigorous defense on their own behalf. This is why best plaintiffs’ attorneys in the country tend to produce extremely strong and well researched cases. Often times such cases involve expert testimony.

Among the experts which may help to build your case are biomechanical engineers. These engineers are able to look at the facts of the case, including the kinds of injuries suffered by the victims, and scientifically reconstruct a likely course of events which led to such injuries. These reconstructions can be vital in confirming or refuting witness accounts and convincing juries as to the reliability of the facts as presented by the plaintiffs’ attorneys.

In order to give you an idea of the kinds of information used by biomechanical engineers, here we present a video which details different kinds of fractures found in people who suffer various kinds of accidents. By examining the fractures suffered by the victims, and other biologic information, biomechanical engineers can play a vital role in helping to established exactly what happened.

Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you and your family 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.

Every year thousands of people are injured in accidents involving drunken drivers. Often times these accidents are caused by drivers who have had too much to drink while out on the town, such as while eating at restaurants, or partying at clubs or bars. Depending on the jurisdiction, those injured by drunken drivers, who were served too much to drink by such hospitality establishments, may have legal standing against these establishments and their proprietors.

Many jurisdictions across the country have held that businesses which serve alcohol have a responsibility to refuse service to those who appear to be overly intoxicated. Though this distinction may seem to be arbitrary, courts and legislatures have nevertheless held that serving alcohol to a drunk patron can pose a significant risk not only to the patron but also to others. For this reason many alcohol serving companies have been successfully sued over the years after having been found to have served alcohol to patrons who should have been refused.

If you, or someone you know, have been injured in an accident involving a drunk driver, you may be entitled to monetary compensation from the establishments which sold alcohol to the driver. Though these kinds of suits are delicate and complex, they have nevertheless been favorably adjudicated for plaintiffs in various parts of the country. Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you and your family 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.

If handling a tire blowout on a normal automobile is scary, then handling a blowout on a recreational vehicle can be truly frightening. RVs are large vehicles which are made for recreation and leisure, not necessarily for maneuverability. Because of this, it is very important that recreational vehicle owners and operators familiarize themselves with the proper procedures for handling a blown out tire. But, despite the need, there are relatively few video resources which address the matter. Here we present a video, made several years ago, which will give you much needed information about how to handle a RV tire blowout.

Blowouts can result in significant injury, and even death. One of the reasons tires suffer these catastrophic malfunctions is due to poor manufacturing. Many people may not be aware of this, but there are currently millions of recalled tires in use on roads all across the country. If you are ever injured in an accident involving a blown out tire, be sure to keep the tire and us a call. We will check to see if the tire has been recall, and if it was sold to you by a vendor which should have taken it off the shelves, or if it was serviced by a servicer which should have warned you of the danger.

Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you and your family 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.

Although drunk driving accidents are not as common as they used to be, nearly one-third of Nevada traffic fatalities still involve intoxication. Drunk driving accident cases can be complicated by the fact that the defendant is also subject to separate criminal proceedings. However, that can also make breath, blood, or urine test evidence available to help prove your case.

Punitive Damages

Drunk driving accident victims can receive the same types of compensation as other accident victims, and stand a much better chance of receiving punitive damage, which can greatly increase the value of your claim. Nevada law specifically states that if the defendant became willfully intoxicated, knowing that they would be driving, then punitive damages are available to make an example of and punish the drunk driver.

Third Party Liability

In some states you can sue the person who sold or served alcohol to the drunk driver who caused your injuries. Laws that provide for this type of third-party claim are often called “dram store” laws. Nevada does not allow this, unless the drunk driver was under 21 years old at the time of the accident. If you were injured by an underage drunk driver, then it may be appropriate to pursue a third-party claim.

Drunk driving accident victims in Nevada need the help of experienced and successful accident attorneys with a history of success representing victims of drunk drivers in order to collect maximum compensation for their injuries. The Boulder City accident attorneys of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little can help you and your family 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.