Distracted driving in Missouri and across the nation puts drivers at risk every day. Nationwide, this form of reckless driving results in hundreds of thousands of accidents and thousands of deaths each year. Missouri has relatively weak laws on the books to prevent...

Motor Vehicle Accidents
Is distracted driving as dangerous as drunk driving?
Thousands of Americans die every year from drunk and distracted driving. In 2020, 324, 652 people experienced injuries in automobile accidents caused by distracted driving. This means that Americans could have prevented 14% of all car accident injuries and all the...
Missouri 4th in the nation for dangerous drivers
While driving responsibly should help minimize your risk of a Missouri car accident, research suggests that driving defensively is just as important. A recent study shows that Missouri’s drivers are among the nation’s most dangerous, and this means enhanced accident...
5 common car accident injuries
After a Missouri car accident, you may not realize the extent of your injuries until they worsen down the road. In this case, you may have difficulty getting the at-fault driver's insurance to pay. Here are five common car accident injuries to have a physician check...
Is eating while driving distracted driving?
There are many kinds of distracted driving. Even if you never text and drive, or never drink and drive, it is likely that you engage in certain forms of distracted driving without knowing it. One of the most common forms of distracted driving is eating while driving....
How to protect yourself against aggressive drivers
Everyone on the road is responsible for maintaining good driving practices for the sake of general safety. Unfortunately, aggressive drivers are an ever-present threat that endangers everyone around them. Even if you follow the rules of the road with perfect...
Can a motor vehicle accident trigger a serious asthma attack?
If you have asthma, you know how downright scary the condition can be. After all, asthma causes your lungs to produce excessive amounts of mucus while constricting already narrow airways, making it impossible to breathe. If you do not receive immediate medication for...
The 5 things to do after a car accident in Missouri
If you are in a car accident in Missouri it is important that you know what to do. Missouri is an at-fault state, meaning that authorities will assign blame. The party at fault will be financially responsible for the results of the accident, including medical bills....
Are distracted drivers becoming more common?
Because driving is comparatively easy for most adults to do, motorists sometimes do not devote enough attention to doing it safely. Distracted driving is a deadly serious problem, though. In fact, according to the Zebra, it kills approximately eight Americans every...
Rear-end crashes and visual, manual and cognitive distractions
Millions of rear-end collisions occur every year across the country and although most appear to be minor crashes, they can cause significant injuries. There are various reasons for such collisions, but the main cause is that the negligent driver was preoccupied with...