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A young Conway girl was killed in a three-vehicle accident just west of Mayflower on Interstate 40. According to the Arkansas State Police alcohol and speed are the two determining factors in the crash. According to written reports, there were 173 driving fatalities in Arkansas involving driving under the influence of alcohol in the last reported year. Drunk driving is dangerous and leads to innocent lives being destroyed due to traffic fatalities and injuries in Arkansas. Victims of drunk drivers should seek legal counsel to help them make sure medical bills are paid and there other damages are handled promptly and fully. An Arkansas injury lawyer can make sure the injured are fully compensated by the negligent driver and their insurance company.

Recently, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) examined deaths of 16 and 17 year old drivers through the first six months of 2011 and found an 11% increase over the same period in 2010. Deaths of 16 year olds rose 16% and 17 year olds 7%, for an overall jump of 11%.

The study by the GHSA, which represents states on highway safety issues, covers only the first half of last year. According to the report traffic accident deaths usually rise during the second half of the year, which includes summer and vacation driving. If data for the second half of 2011 continue the trend, it would be the first time in almost a decade that deaths have risen for this age group of drivers.

According to the report, the rise is caused by two things:

A multiple vehicle accident slowed down traffic on I-40 westbound near Brinkley. The accident occurred at mile marker 207 between Brinkley and Little Rock. According to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, traffic is being diverted at exit 221 westbound and exit 202 eastbound. According to news reports, Medflight transported some passengers to a local hospital.

Interstate accidents in Arkansas continue to pose a major health risk to Arkansas families. It is important that we all remain vigilant and use caution when traveling on the Arkansas interstate system. Arkansas Accident attorney at the Pfeifer Law Firm handle cases involving injuries and damage in car and truck accidents. If you or a loved one would like to speak with an Arkansas car accident lawyer, please contact the Pfeifer Law Firm.

I just read a report of a recent study that found women to be better drivers than men. According to the study, some 80 percent of all fatal and serious car crashes are caused by male drivers. The car accident study found that women are 27 percent less likely than men to cause auto accidents. In 2007, statistics reveal men were involved in 6.1 million car accidents while women were involved in 4.4 million. Further, male drivers out number females 3 to 1 for DUI violations. According to the new report, traffic violations are higher for male drivers in almost every single category from reckless driving, failure to yield, seat belt violations, or speeding.

Women have been telling us men that they are better drivers. Now it seems that they can point to some proof. I will start to keep a non scientific list of at-fault drivers for Arkansas car accident cases that we handle. It will be interesting to see if the car and truck accident cases handled by an Arkansas personal injury lawyer will follow this same ratio….

Please contact an Arkansas car accident attorney if you or a loved one has suffered from a car crash in Arkansas. It is important that legal advice concerning the auto accident be given as early as possible.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board states should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices. The recommendation applies to both hands free and hand held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cellphone use behind the wheel.

The recommendation came in connection with a deadly highway pileup accident in Missouri last year. The board found that the traffic collision was caused by the inattention of a driver who sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before the crash. The pickup driver and a 15-year-old student on one of the school buses were killed. Thirty-eight other people were injured in the Aug. 5, 2010, accident near Gray Summit, Mo.

The board previously recommended bans on texting and cell phone use by commercial truck and bus drivers. According to a study, at any given moment nearly 1 in every 100 car drivers is texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a handheld electronic device. Arkansas has passed a statute limiting cell phone use. Please see a previous blog post outlining the new law. Arkansas traffic accident injuries caused from cell phone use is avoidable and drivers should use good judgment and not be tempted to use their cell phones while driving.

A national insurance company has ranked Little Rock, Arkansas 119 out of the top 200 biggest cities in the report. According to the report, Little has gotten worse over the last few years. From my experience as a Little Rock accident lawyer, most accidents are caused from inattention and various distractions. Serious accidents caused from cell phone use continues to rise even even with recent Arkansas laws concerning texting while driving.

If you or a family member has suffered an injury in car accident please contact an Arkansas accident lawyer as soon as possible to fully protect your legal rights.

The Arkansas State Police are reporting that a serious accident occurred on Interstate 30 near Prescott, Arkansas. Four people were killed, and four people are being treated for serious injuries as the result a wreck on Interstate 30.

A white Dodge Durango SUV was headed east on Interstate 30 when the driver veered into the center median and over-corrected and overturned. Three people in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, but one person died later as a result of injuries at a Hot Springs, Arkansas Hospital. Additional people were severally injured and are being treated at local hospitals according to the report.

One vehicle accidents are often severe and result in serious injury or death. Many times we focus on two car accidents, however, on car accidents are just as serious and require consultation with a accident lawyer. Multiple types of insurance coverages could be triggered in this type of car accident. Therefore, it is important to contact an attorney to determine what the legal implications are because of a one vehicle crash. If you or a loved one would like to speak with an Arkansas injury car accident lawyer, please contact the Pfeifer Law Firm for a free consultation.

Cellphones and other electronic devices cause up to 25 percent of U.S. car crashes, according to a recent report. The study was released by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

The study stated that drivers are distracted up to half the time and that crashes caused by distractions can cause a fatal injury. The study indicated that texting causes more distraction that cellphone use.

Thirty U.S. states and the District of Columbia have law prohibiting the use of all cellphones by novice drivers and 41 states and Washington, D.C. had prohibited texting by novice drivers. Thirty four states and the District of Columbia have enacted texting bans for all drivers.

An Arkansas state trooper struck a plea bargain this week over the death of a motorist killed in a Mississippi County crash. According to the black box records, the police car was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour without emergency lights or sirens.

The Arkansas trooper entered a no contest plea to a Class A misdemeanor, negligent homicide. Sentencing was suspended for a year and he could appear a year from now and have his record expunged.

This fatal Arkansas traffic accident shows how useful the computerized black boxes can be in accident investigations. Most cars have black boxes that record information that can be used in claims and lawsuits involving injury or death in auto collisions and crashes. It is important that an injured car accident victim or their family contact a personal injury lawyer to help determine if this information needs to be preserved in their personal injury claim or lawsuit. If you or a loved one has any questions concerning a car, truck or auto accident, please contact an Arkansas accident attorney at the Pfeifer Law Firm to discuss your rights.