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All motor vehicle accidents that occur in Connecticut must be reported to the authorities even if there are no injuries and there’s only minor damage to property, but especially if the accident involved injuries, major property damage, and/or death. Once you have called the police to come...

Pedestrian fatalities are a serious problem in Connecticut, and the numbers continue to rise. In 2020, there were 65 pedestrian fatalities in the state, which represented a five-year high. Distracted driving and larger cars have made serious pedestrian accident injuries a greater likelihood. Connecticut’s new laws became...

Connecticut has recently tightened its pedestrian safety laws to make it easier for pedestrians to gain the right-of-way. Connecticut has strict laws about failure to yield governing street crossings and other scenarios where someone else has the right of way. Those who violate those laws could receive...

Generally speaking, the police cannot search your cell phone and take information from the device without a valid warrant. You may be arrested and put through booking procedures, but police officers cannot search your texts, e-mails, phone logs, and photos without having a valid search warrant...

According to data from the UCONN Connecticut Crash Data Repository, 52,209 motor vehicle crashes happened in Connecticut between January and September 2021. Drivers aged 15 to 20 years old caused 8,649 of these crashes. Likewise, 150 people in Connecticut died in auto crashes that involved teen...

If you were injured in a motor vehicle accident involving a Lyft or Uber vehicle, you need to retain legal representation so you can make sure that you understand all the relevant procedures and laws related to these complex cases. The law firm of Berman & Russo can represent...

The law office of Berman & Russo represents clients who suffered serious bodily injury during motor vehicle accidents. Such claims must be filed within the statute of limitations, which is a deadline set by the legislature that limits the time period during which you can seek...

When you’ve been in a car accident in Hartford, there are a few things you should do before you call an attorney. Get medical attention, obtain contact and insurance information from the other driver(s), get witness information, take pictures, preserve any dashcam pictures, and file...

George Jetson had his flying car, and Marty Fly rode in the DeLorean time machine. Tesla promised fully functional self-driving cars by 2017. But, consumers – and manufacturers - are still waiting for the dream self-driving car that we were all going to be operating in Windsor...

At this time of year, we are all focused on getting our kids to school and home again safely. We watch carefully to make sure they get on the school bus safely and do the same for their return. But once they are on the...