Experience Brings Winning Results
A major crash on Interstate 84, which is the main artery from Portland out to the eastern parts of this state, has left a woman dead. Nine other people were hurt in the multi-vehicle accident, and, initially, five victims were reported to be in serious condition. This...
In the vast majority of states, a driver is presumed to be legally drunk if they have more than .08 blood alcohol content. Indeed, those who drive over this legal limit should probably face consequences, as in the vast majority of people, a .08 BAC will make it...
When you think of car accidents in the Portland area, you might believe the only dangers you should be aware of involve alcohol and distractions. However, there are many motorists who operate their vehicles while high on pain medications, illicit drugs and marijuana....
While the following accident didn't happen here in Portland, Oregon, the circumstances of the crash will soon be relevant to every city all across the country; because the self-driving revolution isn't stopping. The crash in question happened in Pittsburgh, where a...
People often point to fatality rates among younger drivers as a way to show that teen drivers are inherently unsafe on the road. They have the highest fatality rate of any age group, after all. However, fatality rates don't always tell the whole story. For instance,...
A car accident in California, allegedly caused by a man from Portland, put five people in the hospital just two days before Christmas. The crash happened on Saturday, December 23 on Interstate 5. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 45-year-old man from...
Car accidents take four basic forms: The head-on crash, the rollover crash, the side impact and the rear-end accident. What you may be wondering is if any one type is clearly the most dangerous, or if they all carry the same risk. When looking at multi vehicle...
Wondering if multitasking really keeps you from driving well? Some experts have said that it's nearly as bad as drunk driving, due to the cognitive demands on the brain when doing two things at once. It slows down reaction times and causes avoidable mistakes. However,...
Per the National Safety Council, about 40,200 people passed away after car accidents in 2016. That's notable for a few reasons, one of which is that it broke the 40,000 mark, something that hasn't happened since 2007, about a decade ago. On top of that, it was an...
Wondering just how safe you are on Oregon's highways? One way to consider it is simply to look into your odds of being killed in an accident. You'll find that these vary massively from one state to the next. When ranked from No. 1 to 51, so as to include Washington...
