Automobile Accidents

• Plaintiff Awarded Damages for Rear-end Collision

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A thirty-five-year-old woman, parked at a drive-thru bank was hit from behind by a large oilfield service truck. The impact caused significant damage to the car and although she was wearing a seatbelt, she suffered injuries to her cervical spine and hip resulting in permanent partial disability. William Simpson successfully represented this Plaintiff in the Fifth Judicial District, Park County.

• Breath Alcohol Ignition Device Will Save Lives

  Staff Writer | July 06, 2006 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Casper Star Tribune reported that Wyoming legislators have passed a law that may reduce injury and death in alcohol-related car accidents. Currently punishments for those convicted of DUI may include fines, jail time, and the loss of driving privileges. Studies show that of those convicted of DUI who lose their driving privileges, 50-70 percent continue to drive. This law passed Saturday...

• Metal-Laced County Roads Blow Tires And Minds

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  If you've blown some tires recently driving along Geary Dome Road near Casper, you're not alone. Natrona County paved the road with gravel from the demolished Amoco refinery site in Casper, but Amoco failed to remove bits of metal from the crushed concrete. The bits of metal are ruining tires, and the county is now trolling the road with a magnet donated by Amoco, trying to pick up the bits of...

• Car, Tractor Trailer Collide on I-80

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A car going the wrong way on Interstate 80 collided with a tractor-trailer in a head-on accident Saturday, killing both the driver and passenger of the car.Robert Kirkendall was driving the wrong direction when the driver of the truck noticed Kirkendall's car coming at him. The semi driver changed lanes, to avoid Kirkendall, but Kirkendall changed lanes as well and hit the tractor-trailer head...