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Chain reaction car accidents involve more than two motor vehicles. Determining who caused a car crash can be challenging enough when only two cars are involved. Each additional car makes determining fault and liability much more complex. While many things can cause chain reaction car accidents,...

Injuries by another driver’s negligence can consume an injured person’s life for months, or years. Worse, they can lead to death. The lives of people injured in roadside accidents can change drastically, brought on by hefty medical expenses, physical and emotional pain and suffering, lost income, and...

In 2021, approximately 323 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in Connecticut. There’s simply no escaping the fact that roadways and highways are dangerous, and all drivers are at risk of an accident. Even if drivers try to avoid highways and they do all they can...

No. Even if a driver thinks they might be partially or wholly responsible for causing a motor vehicle accident, they should not admit fault or suggest they might have caused the accident. The aftermath of an accident can be very chaotic, confusing, and terrifying. But...

Yes. Injured people can make a claim if the at-fault driver fled the scene of the accident. Fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident is unlawful in Connecticut. Even so, hit-and-run crashes still occur frequently in the state. The most common reasons why drivers...

Along with the ease and practicality of rideshare services come novel issues about liability for accidents involving rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft. Primarily, can injured people sue rideshare drivers directly? Also, whose insurance coverage applies to accidents and related losses arising from rideshare accidents? Yes, You...

Connecticut does not require drivers to carry Medical Payment (Med Pay) insurance. Before 1994, drivers paid their own medical expenses up to their policy limits, regardless of whether they caused the crash. This is known as the no-fault auto insurance system, which required drivers to carry...

The shoulder or side of the roadway can be a hazardous spot, which is why responsible motorists only use it in an emergency when there are no other options. Since 2015, approximately 1,600 people have been hit and killed while outside their vehicles parked on the shoulder....

More people were killed in wrong-way accidents in Connecticut in 2022 than in the last several years. In 2019, 10 people lost their lives to wrong-way crashes, a previous high, while four people were killed in 2020. Alarmingly, 20 people have already been killed in 11 wrong-way...

Yes. Injured survivors of car accidents can still file a claim against the at-fault driver even if the driver died in the crash. Put simply, being dead does not automatically release the driver from liability when their negligent actions caused a crash that resulted in their death...