STRONGER PENALTY FOR CAR ACCIDENT USING CELL PHONE KSTP recently reported about some success on their stories may have had in changing the penalty for causing a car accident while using a cell phone. In November, a KSTP investigation found instances of deadly car crashes involving cell phone use for which drivers spent little or no time in jail […]
TEEN HIT BY CAR IN ST. PAUL IN CRITICAL CONDITION A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in St. Paul Sunday evening. The collision occurred about 7:21 p.m. at Cretin and Carroll avenues, said a St. Paul police spokesman. “The driver of the striking vehicle is cooperative and alcohol […]
MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK FROM ICY ROAD – DRIVING TOO FAST According to a report in the Pioneer Press, three people died in unrelated car crashes this week in Minnesota, two as a result of Monday’s snow. A St. Paul man died Monday when he lost control of his 1999 Toyota Camry on […]
STATE PATROL CAR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RECONSTRUCTION TAKES A LONG TIME The Duluth New Tribune recently published an article explaining why police or State Patrol investigations of car accidents take so long. The article noted that in just the past week, three fatal crashes in Minnesota have people speculating on their causes and asking questions. Two-year-old […]
ATV ACCIDENT OWNER RESPONSIBLE We received a call this week from a former client. He co-signed a loan for a friend to buy an ATV, his name ended up on the title, the friend was driving the ATV and accidentally killed someone. Our former client now has a serious problem. MN law requires that every […]
CAR CRASH ON ICE ROADS IN MINNESOTA According to a recent Star Tribune report, Minnesota state troopers were kept extra busy late Friday and early Saturday, responding to more than 260 crashes on icy and snowy roads across the state in a 24-hour period. People were injured in 33 of those crashes, a State Patrol […]
WHY YOUR AUTO INSURANCE PAYS MEDICAL BILLS WHEN YOU WERE NOT AT FAULT People often understandably think that if a car accident is not there fault, their insurance doesn’t have to pay. However, in Minnesota we are a “No-Fault” state, which means every person’s auto insurance pays their medical bills (usually up to $20,000) no […]
BAD LIGHTING AT CONSTRUCTION SITE CAUSES TRIP FALL INJURY We recently had a family member injured while walking near a construction site. She had been to Thanksgiving at our house earlier in the day and was taking her dogs for a walk. Long story short, she tripped and fell and broke a bone in her […]
PENALTY FOR DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED Our car accident lawyers frequently get cases where there is no insurance for the vehicle that caused the accident. Driving without insurance is a misdemeanor in Minnesota. The statute that addresses this is Minn.Stat. Section 169.797. (There is also a separate law and penalty for not […]
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: November 5-12, 2017 To bring heightened awareness to the perils of driving while sleep deprived, the National Sleep Foundation declares November 5-12 as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. The Foundation’s annual outreach effort aims to reduce the number of drivers who decide to drive sleep deprived — responsible for more than 6,400 […]
