The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that driver distraction is a leading cause of car wrecks. They estimate that driver distraction causes about 80 percent of wrecks and 65 percent of close calls.

It is well known that cell phone use while driving is a major cause of driver distraction, which can lead to car wrecks, serious injury and death.

In order to combat driver distraction through cell phone use, over 25 states have placed bans on cell phone use while driving.

Technologies other than cell phones are now beginning to take the stage in regards to driver distraction. Interior navigation screens, computers, and DVD players are playing a factor in distracting drivers from the road.

A study released in 2006 conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that the central factor in vehicle accidents was, what they referred to as, “secondary task distraction.” This includes any task that requires the driver to divert their attention from the primary task of driving the vehicle.

If you or a loved one has been seriously or fatally injured in a car wreck caused by driver distraction, you may be eligible for compensation. Please contact a car wreck attorney at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP at 1-800-460-0606. An experienced car wreck attorney will be able to evaluate if you are eligible to seek compensation.

A young Fort Hood soldier was recently killed when he was struck by another soldier’s vehicle. Why? How? It seems the second soldier was speeding, swerved to miss an animal on the road, lost control, skidded, crossed the median, and struck the young soldier, who then became airborne, struck the back windshield of the vehicle and landed on the road, where he was pronounced dead.You never know when or how or if it’s going to happen, but chances are something will when you are out on the road.  Most of the time it’s just a fender bender, but when something like this happens, you and your family are just utterly destroyed.  You want justice and need legal help.  Nothing can bring back the young life destroyed, but his family has every right to be compensated for their immeasurable loss.If something like this happens to your loved one, call the attorneys at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP at 1-800-460-0606.

Trucking company and truck driver negligence are major contributing factors in many traffic fatalities nationwide.  Often the trucking company places unreasonable demands on their drivers, knowing the drivers will drive too many hours and the public will be put at risk. Sometimes the companies ignore basic safety regulations or disable safety devices. It is simply appalling that many trucking companies put profit over people.