On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jul 3, 2018 | Car Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Many drivers – adults as well as teens — find it impossible to ignore an incoming text message. Intellectually, they know it can wait. They know that texting while driving is illegal and dangerous. Yet they do it anyway.An expert on technology addictions...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Apr 4, 2018 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents
In recent weeks, a self-driving Uber cab struck and killed a pedestrian and a Tesla owner was killed when his self-driving car rammed into a concrete median. Earlier this year, a Tesla on Autopilot crashed into a fire truck.Despite a number of crashes and near-misses,...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Oct 19, 2016 | Car Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Mile for mile, women crash more often but men cause more mayhem. It’s an old debate, peppered by sexist assumptions and selective anecdotes. Women are bad drivers – that ditzy lady almost caused a wreck. Men are bad drivers – that macho maniac almost...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Mar 30, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to recent report from the Auto Insurance Center, Connecticut is one of the safest states for drivers in the country. The report sought to create a list ranking all states from the safest to the deadliest for drivers based on national fatal car accident data...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Mar 26, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
As we began discussing in our last post, federal safety officials recently announced that they will be targeting drowsy driving in a new safety campaign.It was once believed that fatigued driving played a role in 100,000 crashes annually, contributing to 1,500...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Mar 24, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
We hear a lot about how dangerous distracted driving and drunk driving are, but federal safety officials want the public to know that drowsy driving can be just as bad.Most of us have been tired while driving at some point in our lives. Maybe it was after the arrival...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Mar 13, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Sadly, losses of life sometimes occur on the roads here in Connecticut. There are all manner of different types of fatal traffic accidents. Sometimes, a motor vehicle accident takes the life of a pedestrian. Recently, a report came out that regards pedestrian...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 14, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
As you probably remember, actor/comedian Tracy Morgan was seriously injured and another veteran comedian died in a horrible accident involving a Wal-Mart semi-truck last summer.Morgan and company were riding in a van when the driver of the semi crashed into them from...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 10, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Many Connecticut residents who work in New York depend on the Metro-North Rail Service for their commute. However, after at least seven people were killed when a Metro-North commuter train collided with an SUV this week, many are wondering if they are safe.Yesterday,...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 6, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Technology has made many aspects of our day-to-day lives easier, from keeping in touch with our-of-state relatives to paying the bills to learning in a classroom. But in addition to making life more convenient, technology has also made say-to-day life safer.According...
