Florence Kentucky Legal Blog

Sometimes, car crashes don't happen on the road. Cars that leave the road could hit mailboxes, parked cars, homes or other items. Take, for example, this case involving a vehicle that collided with a home and injured two children inside.

In DeMossville, the crash happened at around 7:00 p.m. when a 21-year-old man was traveling south on Madison Pike. He was driving his pickup truck when he lost control and left the roadway. He didn't come to a stop until his vehicle collided with a nearby home.

Most people understand why driving drunk can risk safety, so they avoid driving after consuming alcohol. However, plenty of people still drive when they are exhausted. Drowsy driving often sounds trivial compared to some other driving behaviors, but it is far from harmless.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleep deprivation can cause someone to experience some of the same effects as if he or she had consumed alcohol. For example, it can reduce your ability to focus on the road and slow your reactions times.

Living in Florence, you know how fast people can drive, especially on Interstate 75. I-75 is a busy corridor, so it's not a surprise that many people speed through the region. The trouble is that speeding increases the risk of injury in a crash and leads to more collisions.

That's why a crackdown on speeding will start on Oct. 1. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Office of Highway Safety, The Kentucky State Police (KSP) and the National Highway Safety Administration (NHSA) have partnered with agencies in Covington, Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Erlanger County to address the speeds that are getting out of hand. The officers will be patrolling the interstate between the Ohio River in Covington down to the I-275 interchange.

A wrongful death is more than difficult for the people who remain. They may be at a loss for how to handle losing a loved one suddenly or in a traumatic way.

In a case where a person is hurt or killed, it's absolutely vital that a family is able to get some kind of closure, whether it is to go through the proper channels to hold the other party responsible financially or to be present at a criminal trial.