January 28, 2016
In a list of improvements that they want to see in the coming year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has included a complete ban on hands-free cell phone devices while driving. According to Christopher Hart, the chairman of the NTSB, “Current laws that ban […]
Read MoreNovember 09, 2015
presented by: Gary Massey Shelby County, TN, was recently the lucky recipient of almost $1 million from the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to fund its work against drunk driving. The money is earmarked in part for covering the costs of prosecuting DUI offenders, including […]
Read MoreNovember 05, 2015
Hawkins County, TN, has the dubious distinction of being an area of the state in which fatal car accidents have increased recently. It’s due to a factor that’s deceptively difficult to combat: lack of seatbelt use. The fateful decision not to buckle up has cost […]
Read MoreNovember 01, 2015
It has happened to all of us at some point: as we’re driving, something pulls our attention away from where it should be and we end up focused on something other than the road. Most of the time we refocus before any harm is done […]
Read MoreOctober 20, 2015
presented by: Gary Massey According to numbers gathered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2013 there were approximately 424,000 people hurt in crashes caused by distracted driving. Per the website Distraction.gov (the U.S. government website devoted to fighting the distracted driving epidemic), there were […]
Read MoreSeptember 05, 2014
Gary Massey Injury Lawyers, Gary Massey and Danny Ellis, have filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County on behalf of a bicyclist who was struck by a motor vehicle in August 2013. The collision occurred at the intersection of Frazier Avenue and Tremont Street in Chattanooga, […]
Read MoreOctober 18, 2012
A Knoxville motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 15-year-old Karns High School student after his bike collided with a car on West Emory Road recently, according to an article in The Knoxville News. The young man was riding near Copper Ridge Road when he began […]
Read MoreOctober 16, 2012
Automaker Toyota recently announced a recall of several vehicle makes and models due to a risk of fire in the driver’s side door, according to an article in the MIT Tech. The recall affects 7.4 million vehicles worldwide and 2.5 million in the United States. The […]
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October 12, 2012
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced a new exemption for truck drivers and trucking companies involved in transporting agricultural goods and equipment – everything from farm tractors to loads of milk or beets. While the exemption is intended to help farmers and […]
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2012
presented by: Gary MasseyA recent Sevier County crash claimed two lives when an SUV collided with a church van, according to a recent news report from WATE.The crash occurred on Chapman Highway, not far from Zion Hill Church Road. The fatal car crash was triggered […]
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