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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) means damage or destruction of brain tissue after a serious blow to the head. TBI can happen due to an assault, a gunshot, a bad fall, sports injuries and other causes. But the reality is many TBIs are due to injuries sustained in an auto accident due to the head striking something...

In recent years, transportation network companies (TNC) have streamlined the way people get from one destination to another. You may have seen them in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Companies such as Uber and Lyft have expanded in just about every city across the United States, and may have even replaced the word “Taxi” in...

It is believed by many that pedestrians have the right way. Although this may hold true as your own personal theory or as a matter of courtesy, it is not true as a matter of law. The truth is that a pedestrian’s rights vary greatly depending on where they are and the exact location of...

The holidays are usually a happy time of year when people come together to celebrate with friends and family. Unfortunately, the journey to seasonal festivities can quickly become tragic as people fall victim to the many dangers of winter driving. Dangerous holiday driving habits Poor road conditions and drunk driving are well-known driving dangers of...

We’ve seen it happen many times: crash victims brushing off minor injuries or experiencing no symptoms right after a rear-end auto accident. A whiplash injury may not seem like much at the start in the first 24 hours after your accident, but then several days go by and the pain and discomfort sets in. The neck and upper back region become painful and stiff, and headaches...

Passenger vehicles seem to be getting safer every year, as once-rare safety technology becomes standard in many new vehicles. Features like forward collision warning and automatic braking have been proven to prevent accidents. And yet traffic fatalities have continued to rise sharply in recent years.   2018 not looking much better For the third straight year, the United States is on...

Anyone who has tried to quit smoking cigarettes knows the painful physical and emotional agony that one must endure in order to kick the habit. While many choose to quit “cold turkey,” many others opt for a nicotine replacement product. Among the myriad of nicotine replacement products, nothing has come as close to the replacement...

It may not be an active thought that runs through your mind, but every time you get into a vehicle as a passenger you are placing your life into everyone else’s hands; both in the hands of your driver and every other driver you encounter on your route. It’s the last thing you want to...

In 2015, the newly elected mayor of Washington, D.C., promised to lead the nation’s capital into an era free of traffic fatalities. “We are taking our first step toward realizing a ‘Vision Zero’ where no lives are lost on our streets or at our intersections,’’ said Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, in her speech setting a...

Part of Malik Habib’s job was riding his bike. He delivered food, usually after dark, in Washington, D.C. On June 23, Habib’s tire got caught in the streetcar track on H Street Northwest. He didn’t have time to work his way out of the track, and he was hit and killed by a charter bus....