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by Michael Leizerman
The first quarter of 2017 showed truck driver turnover for large carriers (revenues more than $300 million) at a rate of 74 percent. While most businesses would blush at such a high number—even the notoriously transient restaurant/hospitality industry only averaged 72.9 percent in 2016—the trucking industry has actually experiencing a LOW volume of turnover over the past two years, relative to other recent years. This all leads to the unspoken question of, "What's considered a HIGH rate of turnover for freight carriers?" The answer may surprise you. 2012 and 2015 showed rates that exceeded 100 percent—106 percent and 102 percent to be exact—meaning that many companies were completely changing out their driver pool within a year's time and then some. It's a sobering fact to consider as you're on the highway going 65 … [Read More...]
by Steven Gursten
With more people turning to marijuana instead of dangerous opiates, how do you protect people who use medical marijuana from criminal charges for impaired driving? Is it possible to set a THC blood concentration limit that constitutes "per se" evidence that the driver who meets or exceeds the limit is engaged in marijuana-impaired driving? Several states think so. But an important new traffic safety study says "no, you can't." The AAA/FTS's May 2016 study concludes that a "quantitative threshold for per se laws for THC following cannabis (marijuana) use cannot be scientifically supported. Pennsylvania, Nevada, Ohio, Montana and Washington have all enacted "per se" laws that set THC (the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana) limits that equate with marijuana-impaired driving. Colorado has enacted … [Read More...]
by John Bisnar
One person was killed and four others were injured in a car accident in Beverly Hills. According to a Canyon News report, the fatal accident occurred early morning on June 6, 2016 at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard. LAPD officials said investigators are looking into whether one of the drivers was intoxicated or ran a red light at the intersection. Paramedics transported four people including three men and one woman to area hospitals. KTLA reported that witnesses saw one vehicle run the red light and broadside an SUV at the intersection. One witness said the driver of the sedan was going at a high rate of speed. There were no skid marks on the roadway indicating that the driver attempted to stop. Officials don'… [Read More...]
There was a pedestrian accident Friday afternoon (May 27, 2016) in Gages Lake (unincorporated Lake County) in which a 12-year-old girl was critically injured. According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened at 2:43 p.m. at Gages Lake and Almond Roads. According to the results of a preliminary investigation, at that time a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Gages Lake Road with a green light and struck the 12-year-old girl who was walking southbound and attempting to cross Gages Lake Road. The driver of the pickup truck was unable to avoid hitting the girl. The girl was taken to Condell Hospital in Libertyville for treatment of her accident injuries, and then flown to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Her … [Read More...]
How to Request a Traffic Ticket Trial By Remote Video
by Attorney Christopher Dort
Want to have a traffic ticket trial by video? CA Courts are now authorized by law to have remote video proceedings and there is a simple, free form to request a trial and arraignment by video. Continue reading → [Read More...]
Woman Killed after Semi Slams into Parked SUV on Side of Road
Via Simon Howden/FreeDigitalPhotos.net According to troopers in Mississippi, over the weekend a woman was killed as she sat between two vehicles parked on the side of the road. The victim has since been identified as 26-year-old Ashley Danzer. Another person, Jamia Ransome, age 28, suffered serious injuries in the crash, troopers said. Authorities say Danzer passed away on scene after an 18 wheeler slammed into the vehicles, a parked GMC Yukon and a For Explorer. The accident happened on Interstate 20 during the early morning of April 30th. Prior to the deadly crash, Mississippi Highway Patrol say the Yukon pulled over have the driver realized it had a flat tire. The Explorer was parked with the GMC and the driver stopped to help. Meanwhile, the semi was … [Read More...]
Four Injured In Fullerton DUI Collision
At least four people were injured in a Fullerton car crash, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury crash occurred after 50-year-old William Murray tried to turn his westbound Ford Excursion SUV left from Chapman Avenue onto Commonwealth Avenue the event of May 2, 2014. The SUV collided head-on with [Read More...]
Lake County, Illinois Vehicle Accidents On May 6, 2015
On Wednesday (May 6, 2015) there were various Lake County, Illinois car accidents, other vehicle accidents, and traffic hazards. Various of these crashes and traffic safety hazards are listed below, as reported by the Lake County Passage system on May 6: Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on Old McHenry Rd at Fairfield Rd in Hawthorn Woods Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on Fairfield Rd at IL Rte 120 Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on northbound I94 north of IL-176 Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on westbound Lake-Cook Rd at Quentin Rd in Deer Park Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on northbound US Hwy 41 north of IL Rte 22 in Highland Park Crash (i.e. vehicle accident) on Lewis Ave south of York House Rd in Waukegan Crash (i.e. vehicle … [Read More...]
What Happens If You Get Into An Auto Accident Without Insurance in California? 2015 Update
An auto accident without insurance does not make one liable automatically. However, it does lead to citation and a long suspension of one's drivers license Continue reading → [Read More...]
Should a Canadian citizen injured in a Michigan car accident call a MI lawyer or a Canadian lawyer?
How a Michigan lawyer can sometimes add tremendous value to cases – that even competent Canadian lawyers wouldn't know about With Windsor just over the border from Detroit and only 35 minutes away from our main law offices in Farmington Hills, there are a number of common and recurring legal issues I see arise over and over when a Canadian citizen crosses the border into Michigan for shopping or business and unfortunately becomes involved in an auto accident. There's one particular land mine that I see many Canadian lawyers make when these cases occur and a person who lives in Canada contacts a Canadian lawyer instead of a lawyer in Michigan. That mistake is not advising the accident victim that he will normally have a better … [Read More...]
The 'warning' nearly says it all about Sen. Virgil Smith's 'low-cost automobile insurance' plan
Fails to mention how much consumers will save; no provision that medical benefits are provided on No Fault basis; no coverage if health or disability is available; can't sue for medical expenses over $50,000; pain and suffering damages limited to $20,000; loss of right to a jury trial The "warning" nearly says it all about Sen. Virgil Smith (D-Detroit)'s proposed "low-cost automobile insurance" plan. Under Sen. Smith's "low-cost automobile insurance pilot program," which he introduced on April 22, 2015, in Senate Bill 288 (co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Hune (R-Fowlerville), auto insurance companies that provide low-cost policies must warn their low-cost insureds about what the policies do and don't cover. In SB 288, this is called the "Warning" and it warns "low-cost" … [Read More...]
Duggan's 'D-Insurance' plan is bad deal for Detroiters
The mayor's plan fails to achieve stated goals and is terrible for Detroit residents. Here are the details. I really do like Mayor Mike Duggan. I think he's doing a pretty good job so far. And the idea of trying to make auto insurance less expensive for Detroiters is an important one. As I've written before, the consequences of driving without auto insurance in Michigan are catastrophic – and with estimates of over 50{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} of drivers in Detroit driving without insurance, this hits Detroiters especially hard. The problem is, Duggan is proposing to do this all wrong with his "D-Insurance" plan, a low-cost auto insurance proposal for Motor City drivers. How bad is D-Insurance for Detroit? Well, answer these questions: What … [Read More...]