If you live in or drive around Maryland, the news is promising. Unfortunately the same can’t be said about Virginia. That’s because, while traffic death rates have been trending downward in Maryland, those figures are going in the wrong direction throughout Virginia. A Spike in Virginia Traffic Deaths In a …
Read More »Top Cities for Bed Bugs
Cities are always looking for the top spots of many national lists–”Best Restaurants in the U.S.,” “Top Cities for Vacations,” and similar accolades. Being among the “Top Cities for Bed Bugs” is not a list any city wants to be a part of–unfortunately, the two big cities closest to us …
Read More »Woman Dies 4 Months After Vehicle Accident | Car Accident Attorney in MD
A sad story appeared in the news recently–a 61-year-old mother and former news producer from Chevy Chase, Maryland, crashed her Audi Q5 sedan into a tree back in September 2021. When an off-duty police officer and a good Samaritan arrived on the scene, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and …
Read More »Traffic Deaths Are Surging During the Pandemic
It would be an understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc in all of our lives in one way or another whether physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, or educationally. What most of us didn’t foresee was that it would lead to the most dramatic increase in traffic deaths in …
Read More »Police Misconduct and Brutality
Police misconduct and brutality are unfortunately crimes as old as policing itself. While the majority of police officers are likely good, hard-working men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe, there have always been cops who don’t abide by the laws they are supposed to uphold and …
Read More »Maryland Car Accidents
Winter weather is in full swing here in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area. And while snow is always a nice touch, it makes driving much trickier and more dangerous. Compound that with freezing temperatures, rain, and ice, and it’s a recipe for disaster on the roads. Unfortunately, Maryland has seen its fair …
Read More »Part II – The Five Key Components of Safe System Approach & The National Roadway Safety Strategy
In our last blog, we covered the new National Roadway Safety Strategy. It was recently unveiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Safe System Approach aimed at supporting this new initiative focuses on five key components. We’ll break down each component and explain what it means for everyone on …
Read More »What Is the National Roadway Safety Strategy?
On January 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled its new policy designed to reduce roadway fatalities, which have spiked over the past couple of years. The numbers are alarming. According to crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): More than 370,000 people died in transportation …
Read More »Medical Malpractice Headline Hits Reality TV
So much drama on reality TV. Believing how much is real and how much is scripted is for the viewer to decide. But one recent headline involving a reality TV star is most definitely real, and she may be in for a long legal battle in the near future. Dr. …
Read More »Car Accidents in the DMV
Something of a New Year’s miracle occurred on a 40-mile stretch of I-95 between Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Capital Beltway outside of Washington, DC. It turns out that none of the hundreds (or possibly thousands) of drivers and passengers who were stranded for more than 24 hours in the aftermath …
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