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Deadly Consequences for Distracted Driving

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month.  As attorneys and residents of the growing NW Arkansas region, we see all to often deadly examples of how dangerous it is to talk on the phone or text while driving.  As you may have heard recently, texting is the “new drunk driving.”  According to a recent Center for [...]

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Zero Tolerance for Drunk Driving

There should be zero tolerance for drunk drivers who injure others as a result of their drinking and driving.  Driving while intoxicated can be deadly and in Northwest Arkansas each week there are car wrecks caused by the recklessness of a person drinking and driving.  Here are four things that you need to know if [...]

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One Tractor Trailer Can Weigh up to 80,000 pounds!

The legal weight of a semi-truck in the United States is 80,000 pounds.   That is sixteen times the average weight of a car, and one of the reasons wrecks involving tractor trailers are so utterly devastating. Log books, which are sometimes referred to as “comic books”, are required to be kept by all big [...]

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4 Facts for Motorcycle Accidents

1.  Not seeing you is NO excuse Our firm has represented many clients who have been injured while riding their bikes because another driver said they  ”didn’t see them.”  Failing to look is a poor excuse for running over someone.  It wouldn’t work in a crosswalk, and it shouldn’t work on a motorcycle.   2.  It’s [...]

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