Kansas City Townsend Law Firm
Four people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle was struck in Lawrence, Kansas over the weekend. The wreck occurred in the early morning hours when the four people were trying to push their stalled car out of the street. As they were doing this, another...
The impending takeover of the car industry by self-driving vehicles has been predicted and discussed for many years now. While it seems that the end of this year, or perhaps early next year, will be the true dawning of these vehicles on our roads and in the...
Imagine that your teenager has recently completed her driver education course. Soon, you will buy her first car and she’ll be driving down the road without your supervision. And although you realize you won’t be able to prevent your child from becoming...
An accident near Interstate 470 and Highway 40 left one person dead and three vehicles damaged. The police are still investigating the incident but it appears that the driver of a Chevy Silverado lost control of the vehicle and it collided with a vehicle in the...
Concerns are being raised in several states over the safety issues linked to highway guardrails. One man, a sales engineer who was just traveling through the state, was killed in Missouri when his pickup truck left the road on I-70 and rammed into the end of a...
Car crashes can wreak havoc on the body. The more violent the crash, the more serious the injuries are in most cases. One of the most troubling car accident injuries — and often left undiagnosed in the period immediately following a car accident — is a traumatic brain...
By definition, an accident is an unintentional and unexpected occurrence. Are car accidents still accidents if the ensuing tragedies could potentially have been avoided had the person responsible not carelessly decided to get behind the wheel of a car while drunk? One...
As the saying goes, accidents happen. When it comes to motor vehicle and car accidents, however, many of them are avoidable, and were caused by the negligence of someone else. Sometimes, crashes are caused by distracted drivers who are texting, reading, taking on the...
When a loved one passes away, there are a lot of decisions that need to be made. Whether you’re closely involved with the service or paying your respect as a guest, attending a funeral can be a deeply emotional experience. As the service concludes and emotions...
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the great scourge of the roads was drivers operating their vehicles while they were intoxicated. This has remained a major problem, but as the generations have shifted, new problems have emerged. Distracted driving has become a...
