Car Accident

Tulsa is a thriving and busy city, so it makes sense that its roads are also quite busy. While you might be a careful driver, not everyone is, and we bet you know exactly which streets and highways are the worst. Perhaps it’s the road you and your coworkers always complain about when it causes…

As hard as it is to remember at times, celebrities are just like us. They are capable of experiencing some of the same issues we go through in life, including car accidents. One celebrity that recently was involved in a serious car accident was Flavor Flav, one of the founders of American hip hop group…

If you drive a car, it’s time to reevaluate whether it’s ready for certain winter conditions. Drivers who live in states that are hit hardest with snow are getting their cars and emergency kits ready for the following winter season. In Oklahoma, where we don’t get a lot of snow, drivers are preparing for different…

With a big increase in the number of serious and fatal car accidents, Tulsa police are expanding traffic enforcement efforts. After a spike in deadly crashes over the past two years, authorities felt the best way to address the issue is by targeting problem areas across the city and ticketing violators. They are also reaching…

With the flow of traffic decreasing since the entire world was forced into a global shutdown, surely the number of fatal traffic accidents has decreased in Oklahoma, right? Sadly, that is not the case. This year will mark the second year where the number of fatal traffic accidents in the state has increased. According to…

When we think about car accidents, we usually picture a rough and sudden clash of metal, something jarring and so fast we barely have time to process it before it’s over. We think of vehicles piled up on the side of the highway, backing up traffic for miles. And, as such, we associate that speed…

There are some 200 motor vehicle crashes a day in the Sooner State. These crashes involve more than 170,000 people each year, or nearly one in every 25 people. These facts and figures are courtesy of the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO), a division of the Department of Public Safety. Their Crash Facts report, published…

If you haven’t been there, you’re among the lucky few – standing on the side of the road, inspecting damage that’s going to cost you significantly (whether it’s time or money), and debating whether it’s worth the hassle of involving the police or insurance companies. Different circumstances have different requirements, and failure to follow the…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released data from 2019 (the most recent year available) in March 2021 for car accident fatalities. The IIHS mined data from the United States Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). The data for 2019 shows an alarming number of fatal traffic accidents that occurred in Oklahoma.…

Being involved in a car crash is a serious matter, and your first priority should be getting medical treatment for any injuries you and/or your passengers may have sustained. But we also know that once you are released from the hospital (or leave the ER) and the initial shock of the accident wears off, there’s…