Combining mental health services with TBI treatment could improve the lives of patients for the long term.

In addition, arson and open flame cause the majority of the construction site fires, 71 percent to be exact.

One of the main incidents leading to a hit-and-run is when a motorist experiences car trouble and pulls over on the roadside.

Last December, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) stirred up the debate by recommending that states ban all electronic devices while driving.

While motorists have the benefit of seatbelts and the car’s steel body to protect them in collision, bicyclists have nothing to protect them from the impact of a collision. 

The insurance company might claim your injuries are not that severe if you did not see a doctor.

Louisiana is one of 15 states that mandate ignition interlocks for all first time DUI convictions.

To put that into perspective, a driver with a .15 BAC is 380 times more likely to die or kill another person in a car accident.  

Researchers at the University of Utah discovered that using a cell phone for any purpose while driving delays a driver’s reactions as much as having a blood alcohol content of .08.

The most recent numbers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is that in 2009, there were 3,380 people killed in accidents involving large trucks.

makes frontage road intersections even more dangerous is that drivers tend to switch lanes as they approach the intersection.

It indirectly forced states to pass mandatory helmet laws if the states wanted to receive federal funding for motorcycle safety.

After she fell, the woman said she heard a staff member tell the attendant that she should have wiped up the water from the floor.

At greater risk of injury are blind pedestrians who rely on noise when crossing the street.

A collision between a motorcycle and an elderly-driven SUV left the motorcycle rider dead late last month on U.S. 190 and La. 396.

A sheriff’s spokesperson said the victim was driving his Honda Civic when he apparently lost control and flipped it into a canal between Houma and Independence streets in Metairie.

Tragically, the 21-year old driver did not place the toddler in a child restraint, said a spokesperson for the Louisiana State Police.

The FDA study showed that there is a 50 percent increased risk of blood clots in women who take pills that contain drospirenone.

Police said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision with the pickup truck.

In an awful case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, an elderly man died last week after a street sign fell and hit him on the head.

Google created an online ad format that Bayer used to market its drug, the Yaz birth control pill.

 Tetrabutylammonium can cause headaches, nausea and irritation to the skin and eyes upon exposure.

She suffered injuries to her knee, hip and back, according to her lawsuit.

The tire debris then hit one of the motorcycles, causing it to crash.

 After putting his dog back in the car, a vehicle hit him as he walked around to the driver’s side.

The athletes often put pressure on themselves to get back on the field as quickly as possible.

The mistakes raise questions about some plaintiffs’ credibility, said the judge.

Being cautious and defensive around large vehicles is one of the best ways to avoid an accident like this one.

By all accounts, the oil spill is the biggest environmental catastrophe in history, and the lawsuits against BP alone may number in the thousands by the time it has done.

After the impact, the SUV tore through the wall of the United Methodist Campus Center at Tulane University.

The 22-year-old suspect surrendered at the police station with his attorney present around 9:15 p.m., according to one officer.

According to the complaint, the defendant did not attempt to stop or slow down at the railroad crossing.