How is a traumatic brain injury diagnosed after a crash?
When you’re in a serious collision, you may hit your head on a window, the steering wheel or debris. You might not hit anything directly but still suffer a jarring impact from whipping your head from side to side or forward and back. In any case, these impacts can hurt your brain. You may have […]
Vehicle accidents: Fractures are more complex than you may think
Breaking one or more bones is one of the most common injuries suffered in Oklahoma motor vehicle accidents. Despite the pain and the downtime victims experience after fractures, most of them believe it is a simple matter to recover from such injuries. However, some bone fractures are much more complicated and require a long time […]
Charges filed in deaths of 2 Oklahoma women killed by boulder
A truck driver faces with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, more than three months after a boulder tumbled from a truck he was driving and smashed into a car, killing two elderly women. The incident occurred in late March in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. A 65-year-old woman was traveling southbound on US-77 when the boulder crashed […]
Dropping your child at summer camp? Take these precautions
Summer is in full swing, and it may be time to send the kids off to an Oklahoma sleepover camp for a week or two. Time in the outdoors, with friends both old and new, probably will be the highlight of the summer for them. However, there are a few precautions you should take: Give […]
A Tulsa man is seriously injured in a crash with a FedEx truck
A 26-year-old Tulsa man was seriously injured in a crash with a FedEx truck on the evening of June 20. Officers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) were summoned to the crash scene, located near where Interstate 44 and 129th East Avenue intersect, just after 6:41 p.m. When they arrived there, they found a tandem […]
Oklahoman killed in crash with driver suspected to be impaired
A Coweta, Oklahoma, man was killed when his car was rear-ended by a driver suspected to be under the influence of meth. Now, his family is left to mourn the man they said was dedicated to his wife of 22 years, their three daughters, his mother and the rest of the family. He also was […]
Oklahoma City settles with estate in man’s death
The estate of a man killed in an accident and the city council in Oklahoma City have settled a claim related to the man’s death. The city council agreed to a settlement of $175,000. In this case, the 23-year-old man leaned against a light fixture, called a bollard, that was adjacent to the Bricktown Canal […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses law about personal injury cases
An Oklahoma state law that limited damages for pain and suffering in a personal injury lawsuit has been rejected by the state’s Supreme Court. The justices ruled that a statute that limited noneconomic awards to $350,000 was unconstitutional because it treated injured survivors, in terms of awards, differently from those who don’t survive. In the […]
How to stay safe on your bike this summer
A bicycle is a great way to get out and get active this summer. It’s a fun, low-impact injury that also gives you another mode of transportation and a way to explore the wide open spaces of Oklahoma. It’s a great hobby. That doesn’t mean it’s perfectly safe. If you’re going to ride near cars, […]
Are you ready for your first motorcycle ride of spring?
One sign of spring around Tulsa is the return of motorcyclists to the highways. It was a long winter, and riding enthusiasts are eager to get out onto the roads and roar away on their two-wheelers. Unfortunately, the return of warmer, milder weather often brings an unwelcome uptick in the number of motorcycle collisions. Because […]