Car Accidents

Accolades to the city of Kansas City, Missouri!  A merger between MAST Ambulance Services and the Kansas City Fire Department was official as of Sunday.  The merger, which has received national attention, is an effort to cut costs by the city.  According to Fire Chief Smokey Dyer, the savings look to be around $1.6 million…

The holiday weekend is going to begin on a tragic note for several Kansas families.  Four men were killed and another three were hospitalized with serious injury after a two vehicle collision outside of Dodge City, Kansas on Tuesday evening.  Police say one vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed into a SUV, killing all…

Another high speed car chase in Kansas City ends in arrest.  In this case, a woman who was pulled over in rural Johnson County, attempted to hit a sheriff deputy with her car and then led authorities on a chase through Johnson County and into Douglas County where the 38-year-old woman was arrested. The situation…

Minor injuries were reported from a car crash that was the result of a high speed chase through Lenexa, Kansas on Thursday night. The suspect suffered minor personal injuries when his vehicle crashed at 101st and Santa Fe Trail in Lenexa when police set up stop sticks, bringing the Kansas City area chase to an…

It’s perfectly normal to be scared when you’re in a car accident, especially if you caused the crash. Thoughts of other infractions, insurance rates skyrocketing, and other concerns probably flash through your mind. However, it’s never acceptable to leave the scene of an accident, no matter how scared you are. Not only does this put…

Missouri has some of the most lenient distracted driving laws in the country. For example, texting while driving is only illegal for drivers under the age of 21 and for commercial drivers. All other drivers are allowed to compose, read, and send text messages while driving as well as use handheld phones for talking. Despite…

At the risk of ruining the fun for pet owners and pets alike, we’d like to offer a warning about the potential dangers of dogs as passengers. Many of us have dogs who beg to go along for the ride, even when we’re not going anywhere fun. Some of us do it to lessen the…

If you suffered a blow to your head in a car accident, the result may be a life-altering intracranial hematoma, or blood clot. A hematoma is caused by bleeding on the brain and blood collection within the skull. In some cases, a serious hematoma can lead to permanent damage to brain tissue—or death. Hematomas Caused…