Reno spinal cord injury accident sufferers need recourse
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Oct 23, 2015
We are all familiar with the increasing traffic and congestion on Reno roads. It seems like every time we get behind the wheel there is some inattentive driver or dangerous situation that needs special attention. Some Reno drivers have suffered severe injuries as a result of the negligence of other drivers. Sadly, serious injuries like spinal cord injuries have left some Reno drivers with conditions as serious as paralysis.

Quadriplegia and paraplegia are two forms of paralysis that can leave suffers with many questions. If either condition was sustained due to injuries in a car accident, there may be many legal and medical questions. All car accident claims require a high level of legal skill and consideration of the injured parties involved. It is slightly different when dealing with brain trauma or a spinal cord injury such as paraplegia or quadriplegia due to the severity of the injury.

An injured person may need attorneys who understand how to deal with the multifaceted complexities of these serious cases. Since paralysis injuries can be so severe, there is a great deal of rehabilitation and medical expenses associated with these types of injuries. Because the financial and emotional costs can be so high, victims often need compensation in order to cover these accident-related costs. It is our hope that victims of serious injuries such a spinal cord injury due to a car accident receive all that they are owed.

Compensation can help to off-set the terrible injustice that has happened to victims and their family. If paralyzed, many are not able to return to work, which could mean significant loss of wages on top of huge medical expenses related to the injury. This is why it is very important for those affected in this way to consider all of their options. A full investigation is the start to determining where to go next.

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What day and time of day are motorcycle deaths occurring?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Oct 15, 2015
Due to the terrible nature of motorcycle accident deaths, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been recording motorcycle accident death statistics since as early as the 1970s. What these statistics do is to help determine patterns in statistics and behavior that can hopefully help promote better behavior and safety standards to keep motorcyclists alive.

In 2013 there were 4,381 motorcyclist deaths nationally. Of those motorcycle accident resulting in fatalities, 62 percent occurred between the months of May and September.

This is no surprise because this is the most popular riding months for motorcyclists due to weather conditions. However, what many may not know is that half of all motorcycle deaths occurred on weekends. This means that two days of the week (Saturday and Sunday) were most deadly for crashes, with most fatalities occurring at night.

If motorcyclists are aware of when deadly motorcycle accidents occur, they may choose when and where to ride based on known statistics. For example, a motorcyclist may choose to only ride on weekdays during daylight hours due to the known fatality statistics just discussed.

But, statistics aside, no motorcyclist should lost their life due to the decision of a negligent driver. Despite what time of day a motorcyclist is traveling, if a motorcyclist loses their life unexpectedly due to the poor driving decisions of another, there is means to seek reparations for that mistake.

Of course, a motorcyclist could be at the wrong place, at the wrong time any day of the week at any time. However, statistically there are more dangerous times for motorcyclists to be on the road. This is due to a variety of factors, but negligent drivers are always present on Reno’s roads. Sometimes motorcyclists do not see these drivers until it is too late.

Source: iihs.org , ” Motorcycles and ATV’s ,” Accessed Oct. 12, 2015

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Driver pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide in Reno crash
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Oct 08, 2015
A devastating crash highly publicized through the Reno media has drawn attention once again. A Reno driver accused of vehicular homicide has pleaded not guilty in the death of two children who were tragically killed in the crash. According to police records, the accused person’s license had been revoked or suspended on several occasions before the terrible accident. The charges of vehicular homicide could aid in proving a civil case against the accused.

For those unfamiliar with the story, the accused man’s car crashed through a Reno family home when it failed to yield at an intersection. The car accident caused the death of a two and 4-year-old children inside the home.

According to local police, the investigation turned up evidence that the accused was involved in a separate crash in January 2013 where he suffered an unknown medical incident and say there is a possibility that he suffered another medical incident in the recent accident.

This has not been confirmed, but it is suggested as a possible cause of the crash. This crash is unique in its details, but it ended like many accidents — tragically. The costs both financially and emotionally are high in this incident and it appears that the man accused of the accident is at a significant level of fault. A full investigation and evidence collected will help determine and prove if this man was negligent at the time of the accident or if he was a driver who may have never been behind the wheel in the first place.

If this is true, the family may seek reparations from more parties than just the accused. It could be a matter of negligence on part of the state allowing the man to legally operate a vehicle, for example.

Source: kvtn.com, ” Police: Driver in Crash That Killed Two Children Pleads Not Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter ,” Mike Rogers, Oct. 2, 2015

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Spinal cord injury data examined
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Oct 02, 2015
There is one type of injury that can be specifically debilitating and difficult to rehabilitate. This injury is a spinal cord injury where the spinal column or nerves are damaged due to an incident. Many people associate spinal cord injury with sports, falls or even violence, but there is one means of spinal cord injury that is more prevalent than the rest. The way many suffer a spinal cord injury is in a car accident.

Approximately 12,500 new spinal cord injuries occur every year and of that total, 38 percent have been attributed to vehicular accidents. Average yearly expenses in the first year of injury average between 347,000 and over one million depending on the severity of the injury. This can mean very expensive medical expenses for the injured and their families.

Medical expenses in the first year can be extremely expensive, but there is also future medical care to think of. Worse, a person may no longer be able to work due to their spinal cord injury. This can mean a loss of wages that wouldn’t have otherwise occurred had not the accident caused the spinal cord injury.

If there is a negligent party at play, they can sometimes be held responsible for the harm inflicted. Do not delay. The process cannot be concluded overnight; get a jump start. Think of what a victim of a victim’s family could recover from a negligent party if they are proven responsible for the incident.

Source: nscisc.uab.edu, ” Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Facts and Figures at a Glance ,” Accessed Sept. 28, 2015

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Motorcycle accidents can be attributed to a negligent driver
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Sep 25, 2015
After a motorcyclist is injured in an accident, he or she can be left with overwhelming medical expenses and may be unable to return to work to make a living. In the case of a fatal accident, the rider’s family members may be left not only grieving, but wondering how they will cope with the loss of their loved one’s income.

Fortunately, Nevada law provides for the injured or their family members to recover compensation for damages when a motorcycle accident is caused by another driver’s negligence.

This type of accident is frighteningly common. Often, a motorcyclist can is struck by an oncoming vehicle when the driver fails to yield to the motorcyclist in oncoming traffic. Often the other driver doesn’t see the motorcycle and doesn’t slow down before the crash, leading to catastrophic injuries for the motorcyclist.

Motorcyclists have as much of a right to use the road as other motor vehicles. Other drivers need to be aware of motorcycles and drive with reasonable caution around them. If a driver has failed to do this, they can be held liable for the motorcyclist’s damages.

It is important for the injured and their families to remember that they have options available to them and are not alone. At Bradley, Drendel and Jeanney, we have worked with a number of motorcycle accident cases , and we understand what our clients are experiencing. It is important to take in a variety of facts about the crash and situation in order to best represent an injured party. The process may seem daunting, but a personal injury lawsuit can be crucial in making sure that the injured or their families are prepared to face the long-term challenges after a terrible accident.

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Who could be liable for a truck accident that caused my injuries?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Sep 18, 2015
On any Nevada freeway today, they can’t be missed. Huge 18-wheelers cruising down the highway, they are massive and due to their sheer size much more dangerous than regular passenger vehicles. Most of these large trucks are hauling commercial cargo from place to place and it is the driver’s job to drive safely. Sadly, sometimes this isn’t the case and for one reason or another it causes a terrible truck accident that injures an innocent party.

There are many reasons a driver or a trucking company can be negligent and cause a truck accident that injures innocent people. One way is simply if the truck driver is not operating his or her truck safely. This could come in the form of speeding, driving under influence, not stopping for his regulated breaks (and therefore driving fatigued) — just to name a few. Besides the driver, the trucking company itself could be liable for injuries caused to an innocent party if they hired a truck driver with a bad record, put a faulty truck into operation, overloaded the cargo or other negligent actions.

What this means for an injured party is that there can be multiple reasons for a truck accident and multiple parties liable for the destruction it has caused. For example, a truck driver could have fallen asleep at the wheel because he was not stopping for his scheduled breaks. However, the truck company could also be responsible when they did not reprimand the driver for this law-breaking dangerous activity in the past and still continued to employ him. When the trucking company put this negligent driver behind the wheel they can be just as guilty as the driver himself.

Most truck drivers and truck companies operate in a safe manner that puts people’s lives first. However, there are a minority of drivers and truck companies that operate in a way that endangers lives. For those that act this way, there can be serious consequences for their actions that injured innocent people. To get to the bottom of the incident, a full investigation is a great place to start looking for answers.

Source: Findlaw, ” Truck Accident Law: What You Need to Know ,” Accessed Sept. 14, 2015

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Nevada motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Sep 10, 2015
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Nevada 2014 motor-vehicle traffic fatalities by NHTSA
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Sep 03, 2015
Government organizations such as the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, or NHTSA, have goals of safety and death prevention in mind. That is why reports like the preliminary 2014 motor vehicle traffic fatalities are so important. These reports help track deaths on Reno roads today and it helps determine what can be done to prevent deaths in the future. According to the preliminary results, Nevada has been named in a group of states that have a high percentage increase in car acciden t deaths from 2013.

This percentage was determined after studying last year’s deaths with 2014s. Nevada was lumped into a category of 9-percent increase in road fatalities. Other states included in the group are Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Since this is a preliminary data gathering point for NHTSA, it is too soon to tell exactly what factors are at play to cause a 9-percent increase in road fatalities from last year. However, it is certain that the NHTSA is very concerned about the increase in deaths for this region.

Since we can only speculate at this point as to what caused a 9-percent increase in road fatalities from 2013, there are a few things it could be. Everyone has heard how dangerous distracted driving is. Whether it’s texting or talking on the phone or playing with the CD changer, distracted driving can change life in an instant. Also, speed and driving while intoxicated could be factors that caused an increase in road fatalities in Nevada last year.

While on paper some of these statistics may look uninteresting, too many Nevada families have experienced the statistics first-hand. All road deaths are preventable and NHTSA is doing everything they can to prevent motor-vehicle deaths from occurring on Reno roads. An increase in deaths is not ideal, but hopefully it will teach us something. What we can learn from others deaths is crucial to preventing new ones from occurring.

Source: nhtsa.dot.gov, ” Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2014 ,” Accessed Aug. 31, 2015

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Reno spinal cord injury sufferers need not face it alone
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Aug 27, 2015
Can those who have suffered a severe spinal cord injury ever fully recover? This is a question many Reno residents and their families ask after an accident that renders one with a spinal cord injury. Many times this injury is the result of a car accident in which another driver was mostly responsible for causing the accident. When an innocent person’s life is affected in such a terrible way, there may be ways to prove the liability of the responsible party.

What this means for the injured and their family is that someone may be held accountable for their actions, or inaction, on the day of the accident. It can also mean a much-needed relief from the expenses that plague spinal cord injury sufferers and their family. These expenses can manifest in the form of medical expenses both immediately following the accident and long-term medical care needed after a permanent injury like a spinal cord injury. Many spinal cord injury sufferers are unable to return to their career and take a hit on their income as well.

At [nap_names id=”FIRM-NAME-1″] we understand the hardship you and your family have been under if suffering from a spinal cord injury. When diagnosed with a spinal cord injury it can be very devastating for the injured and their family because of the long-term injury sometimes associated with such an injury. Many people describe their life in two ways after the injury: before and after injury. Do not think that your finances need to suffer if this injury is the direct result of another driver’s negligence.

Paralysis is the most commonly thought of ailment directly resulting from a spinal cord injury. Reno accident victims who have been diagnosed with paralysis after a car accident will have many medical bills and costs of healthcare in their future. Suffering due to this incident will not be overlooked in a legal setting. All of these factors together will be judged in order to determine your recoup for incurred losses to you and your family.

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What is considered pain and suffering after a Reno car accident?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Aug 20, 2015
The importance of eliminating distracted driving is a huge focus for law enforcement and the traffic safety administration. It’s simple: if a driver is distracted by something else while driving, it reduces their ability to react correctly in an emergency situation. This can easily lead to a car accident resulting in serious injuries for the injured parties. For those that have been the victim of terrible serious injuries, meaning irreparable pain and suffering, there are often many questions about their precarious situation.

Many injured people and their families find that their car accident injuries leave them with many questions. How will I afford the medical bills or what will I do now that I am unable to work? These are common questions families tend to ask themselves after the injury that negatively affected their health. One aspect an injured Reno resident may attempt to collect for is pain and suffering for the trying experience the injured had due to their injuries.

Pain and suffering is handled differently from state-to-state, however, it is generally considered compensation related to the hardship a person suffers physically or mentally after an accident. Car accident victims often suffer serious injuries that leave such a traumatic mark that it is a separate category from medical bills expenses. The level of distress an injured person suffers is determined by a case-by-case scenario.

Pain and suffering and the stress an injured person suffers due to a car crash is nothing to be overlooked. Evidence and testimony can help to establish the high level of pain and suffering a person has endured and possibly may continue to endure. Serious injuries like brain and spinal cord injuries are the typically rated high on the pain and suffering scale for obvious reasons. Whatever the injury, no innocent person should have to pay for the mistakes of another.

Source: injury.findlaw.com, ” What kind of damages may I claim for car accident injuries ,” Accessed Aug. 17, 2015

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