On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Dec 12, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Opioid use factors into quite a few car accidents in Wisconsin as well as in other states. In 2016, the percentage of crash initiators nationwide who tested positive for opioids was 7.1%, a significant rise from the 2% of 1993. Now, a study in JAMA Network Open has...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Nov 25, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
In Wisconsin and across the United States, drowsy and distracted drivers cause thousands of fatal car accidents each year. Many Americans do not realize that they should not drive when they feel sleepy, and many drivers do not get enough sleep because they work two or...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Nov 13, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Winter presents a number of challenges for Wisconsin drivers. Roads with sleet, ice or snow diminish the traction between tires and the ground, and stopping distance increases. For this reason, motorists should slow down and keep a distance of at least five or six...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 28, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Municipalities in Wisconsin and elsewhere have a strong interest in promoting public safety and regularly study ways to improve conditions for their residents. In the regular course of daily business, traffic accidents are the most common source of property damage and...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 16, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Despite the minimum age for alcohol consumption being 21, there are many teens who drink and drive. In Wisconsin and across the U.S., drunk driving fatalities compose one third of all driving fatalities. Nationwide, an average of 3.4 per 100,000 people die in...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 2, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Around 40,000 lives were lost in auto accidents around the country in 2018. Wisconsin motorists should also be aware that every seven seconds in the U.S., someone is injured in a car crash. By following five simple tips, though, they can keep themselves and others...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Sep 17, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
On average during 2017, nearly 30 people nationwide were killed every day in car accidents related to drunk driving. That works out to one drunk-driving traffic fatality every 48 minutes and 10,874 deaths over the course of the year across the country. Alcohol impairs...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Sep 3, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
All traffic safety experts agree that drowsy driving is a major danger in Wisconsin and across the U.S. However, there is some debate regarding the actual number of injuries and fatalities drowsy driving crashes cause each year.For example, according to the National...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Aug 19, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Liberty Mutual Insurance has conducted a Multi-National Distracted Driving Study that shows how widespread the trend of distracted driving is among different age groups. Wisconsin residents should be aware that anything that takes a driver’s attention from the...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Aug 7, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Drivers in Wisconsin should know that distracted driving can be a deadly form of negligence. It resulted in 3,166 car crash fatalities in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and it continues to be a widespread trend. To protect...
