Car Wrecks in Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee By The Numbers

Car Wrecks in Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee By The Numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qq-V1SqrZ0 I was recently reviewing Tennessee traffic crash data. The following tables list all the information on reported accidents in our local area.  As one would expect, the big population boom in the area has led to many more accidents than 5 years ago.  However, […]

Deadline For Filing a Car Accident Injury Lawsuit

Deadline For Filing a Car Accident Injury Lawsuit In Tennessee, you have one year from the date of the car accident to file a lawsuit.  If you do not file a lawsuit by this time, you lose your claim and are barred from filing a lawsuit as a result of the car accident.  The one […]

What Statistics Tell us About Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries

What Statistics Tell us About Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries https://youtu.be/RDR8ch4KrVk According to Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) data, for every motor vehicle accident fatality, there are eight people who are hospitalized due to car accidents, and 99 people who are treated and released from emergency rooms after motor vehicle wrecks. As you can see the numbers […]

Speeding is a Leading Cause of Fatal Car Crashes and a Risk We Can All Prevent

Speeding is a Leading Cause of Fatal Car Crashes and a Risk We Can All Prevent Recently, I was driving with my family on Briley Parkway. I was in the right lane traveling the speed limit. There was a car in the left lane passing us. Suddenly, I see in the rearview mirror a black […]

Six-Year Statute of Limitations & Uninsured Motorist Carriers

Six-Year Statute of Limitations & Uninsured Motorist Carriers https://youtu.be/iAiM5v2iPDA If you’re in a motor vehicle accident (e.g. car wreck), often your own policy will have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM).  The law relating to UM insurance coverage, Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-1206, can be found here.  UM/UIM coverage may apply when an at-fault driver doesn’t […]

Tennessee Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities on the Rise In 2017

Tennessee Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities on the Rise In 2017 https://youtu.be/UTFQVbfttDQ In reviewing year to date statistics from the Tennessee State Government on fatal crashes in Middle Tennessee, the reality and truth are disturbing. And, at Weir & Kestner, we see every day the toll these horrific accidents have on people. In the Nashville area, […]

Middle Tennessee Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics

Middle Tennessee Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics https://youtu.be/WB4Q-l1B4o0 The numbers are simply not good.  Below is a list of the average number of accidents and injuries, which occurred in these Middle Tennessee Counties. So when I say average, you can estimate with confidence that these numbers will be reached every year.  In fact, as the population booms, these […]

Nashville Traffic Costs You 33 Hours a Year

Nashville Traffic Costs You 33 Hours a Year In a recent study by INRIX, they produced a Global Traffic Scorecard. This ranks cities throughout the world according to how bad commuting is in those cities. This information can be found at inrix.com/scorecard. This study ranked Nashville as the 27th worst city in the U.S. for […]

Understand the Dangers of Negotiating With The Insurance Company On Your Own

Understand the Dangers of Negotiating With The Insurance Company On Your Own https://youtu.be/xDOJtU_D8xI We often get clients into our office who have attempted to negotiate their case directly with the insurance company. They have come to us usually to see if they are being treated fairly or getting a raw deal. Some of the things […]

Tennessee Car Insurance: Here’s What You Need To Know

Tennessee Car Insurance: Here’s What You Need To Know https://youtu.be/RDR8ch4KrVk Recently, a mother called our office regarding her young daughter who had been injured in an auto accident. The other driver was clearly negligent and likely intoxicated. The insurance company called and called, wanting to settle very quickly. The mother, thinking the daughter only had […]