Across the nation, each state has rules as well as recommendations as to where a child can sit when in an automobile. It is commonly suggested that children under the age of 17 shouldn’t sit in the front seat and even if they do, many states require that they must wear a seatbelt. In Arizona, all children that are younger than eight and shorter than 4’9” must ride in the back seat. Depending on their stature and age, they [...]
Mesa, AZ (February 28, 2021) – A serious crash closed the left lane of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway near Williams Field Road on Sunday afternoon and appeared to result in at least one injured victim. Per reports from the Tempe Police Department, the crash happened in the westbound lanes of the freeway around 4:30 p.m. Footage from Arizona Department of Transportation cameras showed multiple first responders at the scene of the accident. Traffic was backed up for several miles [...]
Gilbert, AZ (Feburary 28, 2020) – A multi-car accident on Loop 202 near Lindsay Road resulted in at least one injury on Sunday afternoon. According to officers from the Gilbert Police Department, emergency crews and local authorities were called to the scene near Lindsay Road around 5:30 p.m. Authorities say that a sedan was traveling westbound on L-202, also known as the Santan Freeway, when it collided with another passenger vehicle. The area was closed while police worked to clear [...]
Mesa, AZ (February 28, 2021) – A multi-car accident on Interstate 10 just inside of the Deck Park Tunnel resulted in injuries on Sunday afternoon. According to officers from the Mesa Police Department, emergency crews were dispatched to the Deck Park Tunnel around 5:30 p.m. Authorities say that a sedan was traveling westbound on I-10 when it collided with another passenger vehicle, triggering a chain-reaction accident that may have involved one other driver. The area was closed while police worked [...]
Every driver on the road needs car insurance to protect themselves and other drivers on the road. By law, all drivers must insure their vehicles — but they’re often confused by the number of options available to them. Deciding how much coverage, what type of coverage, and which insurer can be intimidating, particularly for new drivers. If you have questions about your car insurance or have been injured in a car accident in Arizona, contact our car accident lawyers in [...]
Phoenix, AZ (February 28, 2021) – Officers with the Phoenix Police Department are looking for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead early Sunday morning, February 28. Police say the wreck happened near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road around 4:15 a.m. At that time, arrived to find the victim, identified only as a 30-year-old man. First responders attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead before he could be transported to a hospital. He has [...]
Phoenix, AZ (February 27, 2021) – Officers from the Phoenix Police Department are investigating a car accident causing injuries that occurred on Interstate 17 Saturday morning, February 27. The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on I-17 southbound near Camelback Road, though it’s not clear how it initially occurred. Phoenix fire and paramedics were at the scene to treat victims and transported at least one of those involved to a local medical center. Initial reports stated that three cars were involved [...]
A rear-end accident occurs when a vehicle hits the vehicle in front of it, and these accidents are exceedingly common. If one car crashes into the back of another vehicle, the driver of the first car will most likely be found at fault for the crash. However, there may be situations when the hit driver is partially to blame. Though most may think that fault in rear-end collisions is cut and dry, some states assign partial fault, including Arizona. [...]
Chandler, AZ (February 27, 2021) – A crash causing injuries occurred on State Route 347 near Riggs Road on Saturday afternoon in Chandler. Chandler police said two cars traveling southbound on the SR 347 collided, causing a chain-reaction crash near the Riggs Road intersection around 1:00 p.m. It appears at least one of the drivers was either treated at the scene or transported to the hospital via ambulance with injuries, though further details on their condition have not been released. [...]
Phoenix, AZ (February 27, 2021) – A multi-car accident blocked several lanes of Interstate 10 near Loop 303 on Saturday afternoon and resulted in at least one injury. According to authorities on the scene, the crash occurred when at least two vehicles collided in the right lanes of I-10 westbound near the Loop 303 on-ramp around 3:30 p.m. First responders assisted injured victims, and authorities from the Mesa Police Department are still working to determine the cause of the wreck. [...]
