2015 accident data shows Louisiana has room for improvement
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the state of Louisiana had some weak spots in road safety in 2015. While certain areas improved, such as total traffic fatalities declining from 740 is 2014 to 726 in 2015, other areas did not.
What should you do after getting into a car accident?
If you have gone your whole life without getting in to a car accident, then consider yourself lucky. A car accident can be a traumatic experience, and dealing with the aftermath of a car accident can also be difficult. So how should you react in the moments immediately following the meeting between your car's bumper and another vehicle's door?
TBI: An acronym receiving more focus
Several recent events have brought more attention to traumatic brain injury (also referred to as a concussion). September was national TBI awareness month. And a recent victim in a Charlotte police shooting had suffered a TBI in a motorcycle crash. Video recorded his wife telling police that he didn't have a gun, but he had a TBI. In this stressful situation, the acronym may have caused confusion.
