Category: After the Crash

1.  Follow Work Zone Speed Limits Speeding was a contributing factor in 32 percent of fatal crashes in work zones in 2022 and 25% of work zone deaths involve a large truck. The higher the speed, the more severe a crash will be. Excessive speed in these areas not only…

On February 24, 2022, a delivery driver, driving a van, ran into the rear of a flat bed trailer. The semi pulling the trailer was stopped on I-70 near Terre Haute, Indiana. The delivery driver was travelling at highway speed when he hit the flatbed, causing his vehicle to go…

I-69 Finish Line, also known as I-69 Section 6, is the sixth and final section of the Interstate 69 connection between Evansville and Indianapolis. It begins in Martinsville and ends at I-465 in Indianapolis. The I-69 Finish Line project promises to reduce commute times from Martinsville to Indianapolis by 11…

April 15-19, 2024 is National Work Zone Awareness Week which aims to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.”  In 2021, there were 874 fatal crashes in work zones and 956 fatalities. While 4 in…

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month In 2022, distracted driving killed 3,308 people. April is Distracted Driving Awareness month. Here, at Craig, Kelley & Faultless, we encourage drivers to stop trying to multitask with cell phones while driving, and to instead focus on the road ahead. Distracted driving is unbelievably…

What is Cell Phone Forensic Analysis? Cell phone forensic analysis is a specialized field within digital forensics that focuses on extracting and examining data from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It plays a critical role in various legal contexts, including car accident and truck wreck cases, by providing…

7 Lessons Parents Must Teach Their Teen Drivers As a personal injury attorney, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences of crashes involving inexperienced teen drivers. With their lack of experience and tendency toward risky behaviors, teens have an almost four times greater risk of being involved in accidents on the…

Despite widespread campaigns of its risks, cell phone use behind the wheel continues to occur, posing a grave threat to drivers and pedestrians alike. Understanding why this behavior persists, particularly among young drivers, is important. As a personal injury attorney with firsthand experience witnessing the devastating consequences of distracted driving,…

Two carpet installers were travelling on State Road 46 in Southeastern Indiana in their work van. They had put a full day in at work and they were on their way home. They were going east. The area where they were travelling was two lanes, one going east, and one…

Operating a commercial truck demands the utmost attention and focus. Any distraction, no matter how minor, can spell disaster. When truck drivers divert their attention to cell phones, whether to make calls, send texts, or check emails, their focus shifts away from the road ahead. As an experienced truck wreck…