A collision that results when one vehicle crosses the centerline of a highway is one of the deadliest types of motor vehicle accidents. One such accident took place on I-90 near Alberton, Montana recently. The occupants of the three vehicles involved were fortunate in a sense; they all survived. But four of them suffered serious injury and had to be…Read More
When a motorcycle and a passenger car collide the motorcyclist is generally more at risk for serious injury. But the driver of the car doesn’t always escape being injured. Recently a violent head-on-collision between a motorcycle and a car in Billings injured both the both the motorcyclist and the car’s driver. According to Billings police, the motorcyclist was speeding as…Read More
In a Yellowstone County courtroom recently, the children of an elderly couple killed by a drunk driver spoke poignantly about what it was like to lose their parents. The couple’s son spoke of his father asking repeatedly for his wife in the intensive care unit. When he was told that she had died in the accident, he became silent. He…Read More
An unusually violent intersection collision in Billings recently may have been caused by an impaired driver. The force of the collision was enough to flip one of the vehicles on its roof. Fortunately, the injured victim is expected to survive. According to police, the car accident happened when a young man in a Honda passenger car ran a stop sign…Read More
Most Montana drivers probably learned about hydroplaning in their driver’s education classes. That hydroplaning is a serious hazard was tragically demonstrated in Missoula County recently, when it caused a pickup truck to roll over, injuring its five occupants, one critically. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the pickup was westbound in I-90 when the driver lost control on the wet…Read More
A collision between a passenger car and a semi truck can have dire results for the occupants of the car. A tractor trailer can crush the average automobile in a wreck. In addition, when a semi truck is involved in an accident, the forces involved are so great that the initial collision often triggers a chain reaction involving other vehicles.…Read More
It may surprise some to learn that Montana is the third worst state in the union in terms of truck crash fatalities. The top two are North Dakota and Wyoming. Nationally, over 4,000 people die every year in accidents involving heavy semi trucks. Recently a group of truck accident victims went to Washington, D.C. to push for stronger federal truck…Read More
Recent estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey indicate that the Bakken Shale – the oil-rich geological formation that underlies much of North Dakota and reaches into Montana – contains far more oil than previously thought. The USGS now believes the Bakken contains twice as much oil, and three times as much natural gas, as their previous estimates. This means the…Read More
After a long cold winter, Montana residents can probably think of a lot of reasons to welcome spring. But here’s one many may not have thought of: your chances of being in a car accident are lower at this time of year. Not surprisingly, winter is one of the worst times for car accidents. The odds of being in an…Read More
Distracted driving causes a lot of accidents on Montana roads. Police have indicated they believe the death of a Missoula high school athlete who was killed recently while walking with his girlfriend was a distracted driver accident. The young man, an 18-year-old student at Hellgate High School, was holding hands with his girlfriend and walking on the sidewalk when a…Read More