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The darkest time of the year is here. The roadways in greater Lafayette, Indiana can be difficult to navigate at night. And according to the National Safety Council (NSC), nighttime driving can be especially dangerous due to limited visibility and the risk of drowsy driving. These conditions can increase the likelihood of a car accident occurring.    Limited...

Just because there is no blood after a car accident doesn’t mean you don’t have a brain injury. Always seek immediate medical attention after a car accident. Always. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is damage or destruction of brain tissue because of a blow to the head. In a closed head injury (think concussion) after a...

In 1939, the National Safety Council and the American Medical Association created the first commonly determined blood alcohol content (BAC) to determine if a person was under the influence of alcohol. That number was 0.15.   Today, the legal limit in all 50 states is 0.08, as measured by a Breathalyzer or blood test. But that number could go...

We see it all the time: drivers who speed up when a traffic light turns yellow, or ignore red lights altogether. When drivers who are in a hurry fail to uphold their duty of care and stop when a traffic light turns red, other road users can be seriously injured. Red light runners on the...