Traversing Alaskan roads is not the simplest of tasks. Auto accidents caused by cars, trucks, and other vehicles are the primary cause of preventable death in the state. Statistics give an insight into the staggering numbers of car accidents over the years due to risky road conditions during various times of the year. The nature

No matter how many precautions you take while behind the wheel, being involved in a car accident can still leave you reeling. The shock of the moment and the ensuing rush to make sure everyone is ok can leave you in a haze of confusion. If you’re physically able, being able to talk with the

If someone else has injured you, the ability to maintain your composure and think rationally in the immediate aftermath is essential to maintaining your legal options. The things you say and the actions you take after the accident can impact your life for years to come. In this article, we’ll share some of the most

If you’ve been injured by someone else and decide to file a personal injury claim, one of the first processes you’ll likely go through is “the discovery phase.” For your personal injury lawyer and the lawyer representing the person who caused the accident, the process of discovery is necessary to obtain facts and testimony that

Shortly before the Christmas holidays, Anchorage law enforcement officials challenged the community to refrain from drinking and driving. To bring awareness to their campaign, police erected a Christmas tree and said they’d add a blue-ribbon ornament to the tree for each charge of impaired driving. How’d it go?

Statistics tell us that roughly 29 percent of all traffic fatalities each year involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Running the numbers even further, that’s one death directly related to drunk driving every 48 minutes. What happens to the family members who are left devastated in the aftermath?

Even though recreational marijuana use in Alaska has been legal since 2015, there’s reason to believe the move could have devastating effects for drivers in our state. Hopefully, those of us here in the Last Frontier state will not experience the devastation that legalized pot has had in nearby Washington state.

A man whose wife was killed by a drunk and drugged driver has been awarded 44.8 million by a jury. Interestingly, the guilty driver’s father was also charged for letting his daughter drive his car – even though he knew she had lost her driving privileges. Those charges, though, were later dropped.

An alarming report by SafeHome.org has found that Alaska sixth most arrests in the nation for driving under the influence (DUI). Researchers used FBI and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2017 to compile the report.

We’ve long held the view that drunk driving is a scourge on the nation. Simply put, when drinking and driving are combined, bad things often happen. When you toss a large dump truck into the mix, things can go from bad to catastrophic in a hurry.