09/08/10

Driver Fatigue

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calculates that drowsy or fatigued driving causes approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes and kills more than 1,550 each year.  Just last week a client of EPB&B experienced just such an accident when the driver fell asleep while operating a commercial vehicle.  His vehicle left the road and impacted two other […]

04/28/10

8 Reasons to Purchase Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver

Spring is here and summer vacations are just around the corner.  Renting a car on vacation can be fun, but who pays for the damage, should there be any, to the rental car?  It has been debated for years whether or not a person renting a vehicle should purchase the Collision (or Loss) Damage Waiver […]

03/08/10

The Underinsured Motorist

The insured was driving to work when he was hit head-on by another driver who wasn’t paying attention and accidentally crossed the center line on German Town Road.  The insured had to be pulled from his vehicle by the “jaws of life” and was life-flighted to Emanuel Trauma Unit.  He sustained a “pilon” fracture of […]