Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Traffic Enforcement
This blog has striven to drive home an important point: no matter what happens, you should never flee the scene of an accident. Instead, you should wait there until first responders arrive – whether it was your fault or not. The second fatal auto-pedestrian accident this month on Boulder Highway in Las Vegas occurred earlier …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Traffic Enforcement
One of the great advantages to the valley is the prevalence of temperate weather all year round. That allows residents and tourists alike to engage in numerous outdoor activities throughout the year – like golfing, motorcycling, and bicycling. But an incident earlier this month should remind everyone that outdoor recreation can sometimes have devastating consequences. …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Personal Injury
We’ve been over this numerous times in this blog over the past several months: vehicles are required to stop for pedestrians or bicyclists who are in marked crosswalks unless drivers have a green light. So it would stand to reason that if an auto-pedestrian accident occurs in a crosswalk, the driver will probably be held …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Traffic Enforcement
Obviously, drivers should be conscious of yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles on the road. However, must also be aware of everything else that is happening around them – and not lose focus just because they may have a green light. Doing so could result in serious injury to others – or even death. Tragically, …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury, Traffic Enforcement
The last few months of 2011 were plagued by several auto-pedestrian accidents. In response, authorities in and around Las Vegas are trying to increase awareness among motorists about the need to yield to pedestrians who are inside marked crosswalks. But law enforcement personnel has also instructed pedestrians to stay within crosswalks whenever possible. Apparently, two …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Traffic Enforcement
You probably remember the tragic incident back in October which involved three girls under the age of six being struck by a car in North Las Vegas. The girls (who were being escorted by their teenaged sisters) were in a marked crosswalk crossing Camino Eldorado on their way home from a nearby park when the …
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