April is officially known as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and your Louisiana car accident attorneys here at Cardone Law Firm would like to help spread the message in order to hopefully save lives and keep all drivers safe out on the roads. Unfortunately, the use of cell phones and…
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Louisiana Man Hits 12 Vehicles, Leads Police On Chase
On Tuesday, March 27th, a 20-year-old man from Zachary was arrested after hitting 12 different vehicles and leading police on a chase. Details About the Incident On Tuesday afternoon, troopers clocked the vehicle traveling eastbound at 93 mph in a 65 mph zone in East Baton Rouge Parish. The 20-year-old…
26 Injured in Charter Bus Accident Near LA-MS Stateline
A charter bus wrecked on Interstate 10 while traveling from New Orleans to Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi on Friday, March 15th. American Medical Response stated that 24 passengers were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Details About the Accident The accident took place at around 1:30 p.m.…
Tragic Accident Leaves Two Dead and Seven Injured in New Orleans
On the night of Saturday, March 2nd, two individuals were killed and seven others were injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed into them. Details About the Tragedy At around 9 p.m. on Saturday night, a 32-year-old man, who is the son of an NOPD officer, caused a deadly crash…
Fatality in Motorcyclist Accident in New Orleans East
On Sunday, February 24th, a 49-year-old motorcyclist crashed in New Orleans East. The biker, unfortunately, lost his life in the accident. Details About the Motorcycle Accident The driver of a Suzuki motorcycle was traveling down Chef Menteur Highway at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when, for unknown reasons, he…
Two Fatalities in Two-Vehicle Auto Collision in Jackson Parish
On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, two women lost their lives in a fatal two-vehicle highway collision in Jackson Parish. The crash occurred at the intersection of LA Hwy 148 on US Hwy 167. What Happened Two young women were traveling on US Hwy 167 in a 2014 Dodge Challenger when…
Car Accident Takes the Life of a Motorcyclist
A motorcycle accident in East Baton Rouge Parish took the life of one man on February 1st. Details Regarding the Accident Around 6:30 p.m., on February 1st, a motorcyclist — identified as a 33-year-old man — was traveling north on Highway 61 atop his 2012 Honda CBR motorcycle when he…
Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested for Fiery January Crash
Just last month we reported on a fiery hit-and-run accident that took place in Jefferson Parish on I-10 near the Veterans Boulevard overpass. The driver of a Mercury Grand Marquis sideswiped a semi-truck, causing it to lose control which then led to one of its trailers flipping over the edge…
How to Maximize Your Damages Award in Your Louisiana Injury Case
A man who suffered injuries as a result of a flying golf club won a jury verdict in his case recently, recovering both general and medical expense damages. But the total that the injured man obtained might have been even more. Had the man provided certain forms of documentary proof,…
Multi-Vehicle Crash Results in 2 Fatalities in Lafayette
Just after 1 a.m., on January 24th, Louisiana State Police responded to a multi-vehicle accident on I-10 in which two lives were lost. Details on the Tragic Accident Preliminary investigation shows that an 18-wheeler traveling east on 1-10 failed to adequately slow down as it approached slow moving traffic in…