Automobile Accidents

• Fire Truck in Accident while Responding to Crash

  Christina Cole | January 13, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  One person is in the hospital after a car and a fire truck crash. The accident happened on Sunday morning at about 8:00 on the Belt parkway at Sunrise Highway. Firefighters were responding to a car accident when another car crashed into their truck.One person in the car was taken to the hospital and no one on the truck was injured.

• Hero dies in Christmas Eve car accident

  Staff Writer | January 02, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  A touching story from Omaha's KETV 7 covers the story of a man who saved a baby from drowning in a bathtub less than two weeks before his own death in a motor vehicle accident on Christmas Eve.The man performed CPR on a 10-month-old who had stopped breathing after going underwater in a bathtub where the mother had left the room. He performed CPR on the baby and saved his life, according to...

• Nebraska-bound car involved in tragic accident

  Staff Writer | December 21, 2006 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  Another tragic motor vehicle accident happened Tuesday when a woman exiting her car was hit by a semi-trailer and killed. The car was heading from Mississippi to Nebraska, a report from the Kansas City Star saidApparently the driver of the car lost control and hit a guardrail twice, causing the airbags to deploy as she rounded a curve. As she exited her vehicle, an 18-wheeler traveling in the...

• Driver dies in tragic truck accident

  Staff Writer | December 14, 2006 10:11 AM | 1 CommentLincoln, NE

  A truck driver on Nebraska Highway 8 died in a tragic motor vehicle accident last Thursday about a half mile east of Odell, a report from The Beatrice Daily Sun said. The cause of the accident was apparently a deer, which collided with the semi truck, hitting the upper portion of the hood and crashing through the windshield actually striking the driver. The driver swerved and overturned the...

• Be honest with your doctor

  Dan Friedman | December 09, 2006 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  When a person seeks medical treatment from a doctor after being involved in an accident, one of the first questions the doctor will ask is about your medical history. If you have EVER had any type of pain in the area of your body that was hurt in the accident, it is imperative that you share that information with the doctor. If the doctor is called upon to testify about the cause of your...

• If you're hurt, get treated immediately

  Dan Friedman | December 07, 2006 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  When you or a loved one is involved in a car accident, if you are injured it is important that you seek treatment immediately. Insurance companies and their attorneys frequently refuse to pay the fair value of a claim when the injured party waits a long time after the accident to seek treatment. The common argument that they use is "if someone is really injured, then he or she will go and see...

• Even hands-free cell phones can cause accidents

  Dan Friedman | November 29, 2006 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  from The Washington Post:The National Transportation Safety Board today urged the federal and state governments to forbid motor coach and school bus drivers from using cell phones while driving, except in emergencies.The recommendation came in an NTSB report on a non-fatal bus accident on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria in November 2004. The tour bus of Catholic school...

• Deadly accident on Interstate 80

  Dan Friedman | November 27, 2006 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  A driver on Interstate 80 lost control of his vehicle, crossed the median and struck another vehicle. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon and killed 5 people, according to a spokeswoman for the Nebraska Highway Patrol.

• Vehicles Vulnerable to Rear-end Collisions

  Dan Friedman | August 07, 2006 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  In recent tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave only one car, the Kia Optima, a passing grade in rear-end collisions.In rear-end tests, two popular cars, the Toyota Camry and the Dodge Caliber, were rated marginal, the second-lowest of four possible scores given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. All six models that the insurance institute tested most recently earned...

• Car accident medical bills

  Dan Friedman | July 27, 2006 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  When you're in a car accident that isn't your fault, the at-fault driver's insurance company will not pay your medical bills right away. As a result, you need to be certain that you have plenty of medical payments coverage available on your automobile insurance policy. Medical payments coverage is quite inexpensive. This insurance will pay for your medical expenses when you've been in an...