Automobile Accidents

• Two Separate DUI Related Car Wrecks in Western Kentucky over New Years Holiday

  Daryl Dixon | January 03, 2008 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  Two separate Western Kentucky DUI Car Crashes marred the New Years Holiday weekend in two Western Kentucky Towns. Read Story Here. It has been reported that Traffic Fatalities and Kentucky Wrongful Death Cases were down in 2007 in the state. Final Statistics on Kentucky DUI Related Accidents and Kentucky DUI Wrongful Deaths have yet to come out. Luckily, those involved in these crashes only...

• Train Derailment Near Irvin Cobb Drive in Paducah, Kentucky

  Daryl Dixon | January 03, 2008 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  A train derailment caused a portion of the southbound lane of Irvin Cobb drive to be closed for a few hours. Derailments such as this can create a potentially hazardous environment for oncoming motorists.When a train derails, authorities must take immediate and adequate precaution to ensure the safety of motorists traveling on nearby roads. Officials must ensure that all trash and debris has...

• Cell Phones Slow Travel Times for Motorists

  Daryl Dixon | January 03, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  A new report just released explains how the use of cellular telephones has slowed travel time for motorists but no new facts on increases in Auto Accidents. The study which you can see here, explains that most motorists go 2 mph slower while talking on the phone and do not switch lanes as much. For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Ex-Kentucky State Trooper Makes Plea Deal in DUI Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 01, 2007 6:04 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  A former Kentucky State Police trooper accepted a plea deal in a DUI accident that seriously injured him along with four members of a Grant County family.The former Kentucky trooper pled guilty to amend the charges against him, according to a Commonwealth Attorney handling the case. He was ordered to pay $700 a month to the couple whose car he struck head-on while he was off duty. His sentencing...

• Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney Part II

  Daryl Dixon | February 27, 2008 7:07 PM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  What does it mean to be a Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney?? My name is Daryl T. Dixon and I am a Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney. That means that the focus of my practice is on Kentucky Car Wreck Law. As a Kentucky Car Wreck Attorney that handles Serious Injury and Wrongful Death Claims, I feel like my No. 1 Duty is to educate my Client/Consumer base. I must educate my Friends,...

• Zavion Thomas of Paducah is Taken To Kosair's Childrens Hospital After Collision with Federal Express Truck(2)

  Daryl Dixon | February 22, 2008 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  Zavion Thomas, 5, of Paducah Kentucky was taken to Kosair's Childrens Hospital in Louisville Kentucky. He was takent there for further treatment of the injuries he suffered on Wednesday when he was hit by a Federal Express Delivery Truck. The accident occurred near Thomas's home on North 10th Street in Paducah Kentucky. No further details of the accident or the extent of Thomas's injuries are...

• Kentucky Auto Accident Closes Highway 45 South Bound Lane

  Daryl Dixon | February 14, 2008 5:13 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  A late night Kentucky Auto Accident has closed the South Bound Lane of Highway 45 for a stretch between Paducah and Mayfield Kentucky. The Kentucky State Police are working the accident. At present there is no specifice timetable for how long the road will be closed.

• Kentucky Auto Accident Closes Highway 45 South Bound Lane(2)

  Daryl Dixon | February 14, 2008 5:13 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  A late night Kentucky Auto Accident has closed the South Bound Lane of Highway 45 for a stretch between Paducah and Mayfield Kentucky. The Kentucky State Police are working the accident. At present there is no specifice timetable for how long the road will be closed.

• How to Handle a Kentcky Car Wreck Case (Without Hiring a Lawyer) Part IV

  Daryl Dixon | February 13, 2008 6:36 AM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  Our last article in this series examined Property Damage and what to do with your car. Now we move on to the Bodily Injury Component of a Kentucky Auto Accident Claim. Again, we are assuming that you, as I did, suffered injuries that are non-life threatening and walked away from your crash......and without broken bones. The first step of the Bodily Injury Component is to make a claim to...

• How to Handle a Kentucky Car Wreck Claim (Without Hiring a Lawyer) Part III

  Daryl Dixon | February 11, 2008 10:58 PM | 0 CommentsPaducah, KY

  In the last article we discussed what to do after the crash in a Kentucky Auto Accident Case. This article focuses on taking care of your vehicle. As soon as practicable after the wreck contact your insurance company and the insurance company of the other party. In my case, and this happens from time to time, me and the at fault driver have the same carrier. Do not let this spook you as two...