Arkansas Injury Lawyer Blog

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced new safety rules that would make it harder for tour bus companies to gain permission to operate and easier for the government to put unsafe operators out of business. Other proposals would make it easier for the government to take away bus drivers' commercial licenses if they violate drug and alcohol laws while operating a vehicle other than a bus.

The new proposals would require bus companies to pass a safety audit before receiving federal permission to operate. The audit would include an interview with the company's owners and a safety examination of the company's drivers and vehicles.

This personal injury blog has written about previous serious bus accidents that were caused by unsafe companies and drivers. You can read about them here and here. A post about an Arkansas bus accident can be found here.

If you or a family member has been injured in a bus accident, it is important that you contact an Arkansas injury lawyer as soon a possible so that you know your legal rights.

An Arkansas state trooper struck a plea bargain this week over the death of a motorist killed in a Mississippi County crash. According to the black box records, the police car was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour without emergency lights or sirens.

The Arkansas trooper entered a no contest plea to a Class A misdemeanor, negligent homicide. Sentencing was suspended for a year and he could appear a year from now and have his record expunged.

This fatal Arkansas traffic accident shows how useful the computerized black boxes can be in accident investigations. Most cars have black boxes that record information that can be used in claims and lawsuits involving injury or death in auto collisions and crashes. It is important that an injured car accident victim or their family contact a personal injury lawyer to help determine if this information needs to be preserved in their personal injury claim or lawsuit. If you or a loved one has any questions concerning a car, truck or auto accident, please contact an Arkansas accident attorney at the Pfeifer Law Firm to discuss your rights.