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With safer vehicles, seatbelt mandates, and increased awareness, car accidents in Utah and throughout the nation declined during the last decade.  Although traffic accident rates have decreased slightly in the years following the 2020 pandemic, car accident numbers in Utah and nationwide remain alarmingly high. Car accident statistics reveal alarming trends, including an increase...

Utah requires all parties involved in a traffic accident to remain at the scene of the accident until cleared by the police to leave. Leaving the scene of an accident is a crime in Utah—a hit-and-run accident. Fleeing the scene of an accident is a crime ranging from a class 3 misdemeanor to a...

Children in Utah can be very active and curious. They also like to have fun and they can find fun in many different objects even if the fun they find is not the intended use of the object. Due to their age, their focus may be on the fun that they could have and...

Nearly 95% of Utah personal injury claims are resolved through settlements between the injury victim and the insurance company of the at-fault party. Depending on the cause of the injury, this could be car insurance, medical malpractice insurance, commercial property liability policy, or other insurance coverage. When a Utah personal injury attorney represents an...

Teen drivers have always faced a greater risk of car accidents due to inexperience behind the wheel and immature decision-making and judgment processes; however, today’s teens may have an increased risk of causing an accident due to societal changes such as cell phone distraction and impaired driving. A Utah Department of Public Safety study...

A car accident is a terrifying experience that a person never forgets. Unfortunately, after the initial shock and trauma wear off and car accident victims are recovering from their injuries, the next stage of the process is also distressing as they encounter the legal tangles of recovering compensation for their damages under a fault-based...