Motorcyclists on Indiana Roads Face Dangers That Most Drivers Don’t Even Think About Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Highlights The Serious Risks Riders Face Across Indiana When most drivers get behind the wheel, motorcycles are often overlooked entirely. That gap in awareness is exactly where many serious motorcycle crashes begin. A driver changes lanes without checking

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Every time you buckle up and pull onto an Indiana road, you’re trusting that the drivers around you are paying attention. You’re trusting that the person behind the wheel in the next lane isn’t scrolling through their phone, isn’t weaving between lanes at fifteen miles over the speed limit, and isn’t treating a public highway

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Brain Injuries Often Start With Violent Internal Motion The brain is not meant to withstand the kind of force a truck crash unleashes. In a collision with a commercial truck, the real damage is often not just what the body hits, but what happens inside the skull when the head is thrown with sudden, violent

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Indiana drivers know how bad winter weather driving can be in the Hoosier State. Whether it’s ice or snow, tractor-trailers and other large commercial trucks are often involved in serious truck accidents in winter that leave other drivers and passengers severely injured or worse. When these winter truck accidents happen in Indiana, who’s legally responsible

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Federal efforts to reduce truck accidents on Indiana roadways Truck traffic is a daily reality in Fort Wayne and across northeast Indiana. With major freight corridors like I-69, I-469, US-30, and US-33 running through the region, drivers regularly share the road with large commercial trucks. Unfortunately, truck accidents are common, leaving victims with serious and

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Safety violations put everyone on the road at risk An increasing number of commercial vehicles fail safety checks every year across North America, putting all drivers at risk of being injured (or worse) in a serious truck accident caused by a commercial truck driver, according to recent truck safety violation data compiled by the  Commercial

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Why CDL mills are putting drivers at risk on Indiana highways Commercial trucks move billions of dollars in freight across Indiana every year, powering the state’s manufacturing, agriculture, and distribution economy. But behind that essential work is a growing safety crisis. Federal regulatory loopholes are allowing undertrained drivers to obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs), putting

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FMCSA Launches Study of Hours-of-Service Options The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently proposed two pilot programs that could significantly change how long-haul truck drivers manage their rest and work schedules. Both proposals seek to make federal Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations more flexible. But while the trucking industry welcomes these changes, truck accident lawyers and

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The Federal Government is Preparing a New Study To Fix Decades of Flawed Truck Crash Data If you’ve ever driven alongside a semi‑truck on a highway, you know just how massive and intimidating these vehicles can be. When a big rig is involved in a crash, the consequences can be catastrophic, not just for the

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Recognition for Outstanding Results in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases Attorney Robert J. Boughter of Boughter Sinak, LLC has earned a prestigious place among the nation’s top trial lawyers. He was recently certified as a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction reserved for fewer than 1% of U.S. attorneys. This

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