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Louisiana accident sends car over causeway
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Aug 16, 2016 | Car Accidents
An accident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sent one vehicle off of the road and into the water below. The incident happened on Aug. 8 at around 8:15 a.m. in the southbound lane near mile marker 11.Law enforcement officers report that the crash happened between two...
Louisiana police officer killed by drunk driver
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Jun 13, 2016 | Car Accidents
Authorities have reported that the motorist who stuck and fatally injured a 32-year-old New Orleans Police Department officer during the early morning hours of June 5 may have been intoxicated. The officer succumbed to her injuries on June 7. A warrant for the arrest...
Louisiana law enforcement praised for DWI arrest rate
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Jun 10, 2016 | Car Accidents
A study of drunk driving laws around the country and the impact that they are having could raise some interesting questions in Louisiana. The research, which referenced federal accident and law enforcement data and was released by the advocacy group Mothers Against...
Traffic fatalities show incease nationwide
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Jun 8, 2016 | Car Accidents
Louisiana motorists may be part of the reason why traffic fatalities rose for the first six months of 2015. The National Safety Council says nationwide traffic fatalities were up 14 percent over the same time period in 2014. Traffic fatalities in Louisiana were up,...
Summer safety for teen drivers
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Jun 2, 2016 | Car Accidents
Teen drivers in Louisiana and throughout the country are more likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents than any other age group. Furthermore, most people who are injured or killed in a crash that involves a teen driver are not the motorist. According to the...
DJ Calvin Harris in car accident
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | May 31, 2016 | Car Accidents
Louisiana fans of Scottish disc jockey Calvin Harris or of his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, may have heard about the car accident Harris was in May 20. The 32-year-old was hit by a minor who lost control of her Volkswagen Bug on a California road.According to...
Fatal crash leaves 2 dead in Louisiana
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | May 18, 2016 | Car Accidents
Authorities report that around 8 a.m. on May 17, a fatal two-car collision in Metairie took the lives of two adult women. It was unknown if anyone else was injured in the crash. According to the report, a 24-year-old Metairie woman was driving a 2007 light blue Ford...
Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O’Connor dies in crash
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | May 16, 2016 | Car Accidents
Louisiana residents may have heard that Ann Day, the younger sister of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, was killed in a car crash in Arizona on May 7. The accident occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m. A spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff's...
Self-driving cars and the auto insurance industry
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | May 13, 2016 | Car Accidents
Many Louisiana residents have likely heard about self-driving cars and are probably intrigued by them. Companies such as Google are touting their autonomous cars with claims that they will lead to zero accident fatalities.Against this backdrop, a question arises...
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