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Speeding and texting while driving are the most common factors. Car accidents caused by some teenage drivers often occur for two main reasons – speeding and using a cellphone, especially texting while driving, according to a recent traffic safety study. "Our data gives us another insight into teen driving behaviors," Catherine McDonald, co-director of the...

One of the most common – and most frustrating – types of car accidents involves one car hitting another in a parking lot. So, who’s at fault in a parking lot accident? Is the driver of the car that hit another car always at fault? And who decides who’s at fault? You can find the...

Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin, P.A. is proud to announce that attorney Christine M. Rockefeller is the 2022 recipient of the Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award from the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. The award honors women lawyers for professional excellence, public service, and advancing opportunities for women in the legal profession. “I’m thrilled...

Many serious car accidents result in traumatic brain injuries. This is why it's important for people to understand the dangers of a head injury from a car crash, how common concussions and other brain injuries are, and how to identify the warning signs of a severe head injury. That's the focus of National Concussion Awareness...

Reckless drivers traveling at dangerously high speeds and causing serious car accidents have become a major issue in New Hampshire and the nation over the last couple of years. To help combat the problem, New Hampshire and other states in New England recently launched a regional campaign to reduce the number of serious accidents caused...

Crash fatalities also spiked in New Hampshire last year. Car accident fatalities reached a record high nationwide in 2021 as more drivers returned to the road following pandemic restrictions the year before, according to The Associated Press and based on a recent traffic study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). “Our nation...

Bikers from all over will flock to New Hampshire for America's Original Riding Rally Laconia Bike Week (June 11-19) is celebrating its 99th anniversary. Likely the world's oldest motorcycle rally, more than 300,000 people attended last year's festivities. Not all revelers ride in on their own bikes, but there's no question that US-3 and Route...

Drivers of all vehicles need to safely share the road Motorcyclists are vulnerable out on the road. It only takes one inattentive or negligent driver to cause a motorcycle accident that can leave a motorcyclist seriously injured or killed. May has been declared Motorcycle Awareness Month in New Hampshire, joining a national campaign, with the...

You can always find people out walking in Dover and Portsmouth, as well as college towns such as Durham. In New Hampshire and throughout the nation, drivers of passenger vehicles have a responsibility to keep a lookout for pedestrians and to follow all traffic laws. But it only takes one negligent driver to cause a...

People are hurt in personal injury accidents every year, and many suffer serious injuries. One of the most serious and concerning is traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI can have a long-term impact on a person’s relationships, work, and independence. There are a lot of misconceptions about brain injuries, which can affect different people in...