Our Kentucky courts look to a number of factors in determining whether a driver was negligent. Some examples include, but are not limited to:

• Distracted driving – including eating, texting or e-mailing while driving
• Reckless operation – going too fast or too slow
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Driving on the wrong side of the road
• Failing to signal
• Running a stop sign, traffic light or other traffic control device
• Failing to adjust driving for weather or traffic conditions
• Turning into the path of oncoming traffic

The most common location of car accidents resulting in injury in Kentucky happen in an intersection.  The resulting side impact or “t-bone” crashes do not provide occupants of a vehicle with the same amount of protection as they actually would have in a head-on or rear end impact.

Side impacts unleash severe forces on the neck and spine as the body violently shifts during the impact of a car accident.  The resulting damage to the discs which are designed to protect your vertebrae may not actually create any symptoms for several weeks.  We have had many clients over the years who basically thought they weren’t injured after the initial accident, but were bedridden within a few weeks due to damage to the discs in their back or other soft tissue injuries.

Car accidents on the roads of Southwestern Kentucky may result in serious injuries.  Many injuries may result in the permanent loss of a range of motion in the legs, arms or fingers.  Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI can actually change the personality of the victim while impacting their ability to process information in the ways they used to.  This can make it difficult to handle interruptions, complex tasks or even a trip to the grocery store.