What To Do If You've Hit a Parked Car Have you found yourself in a crowded parking lot and you accidentally hit a parked car, nothing serious, but you can see the car is now scratched or slightly dented? You may be left wondering what the next step is and how you can cover yourself as much as possible so you're not stuck with the repair bills. Below are a few tips on what you can do after you have hit a...
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety Highway Safety Office, in 2020, 52,803 car accidents occurred, with 257 of them resulting in at least one fatality. There are many different causes of car accidents, with most of them attributing to driver error. To help the average commuter respond to these, Utah Personal Injury Lawyers has compiled a list of the most common causes of vehicle...
By now, we should all be aware that using your phone and texting while driving is a huge contributor to car crashes. However, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention), about 2,800 people were killed, and another 400,000 were injured in distracted driving accidents during 2018. Most people don’t realize that using your phone is not the only way drivers can be distracted and...
Using a bicycle is a fantastic form of exercise and an environmentally friendly method of transportation. However, the safety risks of being on a bicycle should not be ignored. Over eight hundred cyclists were killed in bicycle accidents in 2015, which means that more than two people died each day. Staying safe is imperative, so we have compiled a list of practices cyclists can use to remain safe through...
Utah has strict liability laws for dog bites. Utah law explicitly makes the owner of the dog liable for any bite accident. If the dog attacks or bites someone, the dog owner is responsible. The victim does not have to prove that the dog owner was negligent. However, the dog owner is not responsible if the victim was trespassing, tormenting, or teasing the dog. A “keeper” of the dog can also be...