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I'm staring at $28,000 in bills, and Owensboro's notice deadline is already running

A night sideswipe by a hit-and-run driver can turn into a race against a much shorter government claim deadline if a state or local agency is part of the mess.

ARTICLE by Carlos Reyes

leaving the scene of an accident

You might see this in a ticket, crash report, court notice, or hear an officer say you were accused of "leaving the scene" after a wreck. It means a driver was involved in a...

Just left the ER in Bowling Green and surgery is already a fight

A Bowling Green doctor hit by a speeding driver can end up squeezed between a stingy comp carrier and a worthless auto policy fast.

ARTICLE by Sharon Duvall

street racing charge

Like turning a public road into a drag strip, a street racing charge comes up when police say a driver used an open street or highway to compete on speed, test who has the...

Got hit on an Instacart run and now the crash report blames me

A bad parking-lot police report can poison an injury claim fast, especially when you're shopping Instacart and every missed day means no money.

ARTICLE by Tameka Harding

evading a police officer

Knowingly refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer who is trying to detain you. "Knowingly" matters because the state usually must show the driver understood an officer...

fleeing and eluding

You might see this phrase on a traffic citation, in a police report, or hear it from an insurer after a crash: a driver "failed to stop" and kept going after an officer tried...

texting while driving

Like trying to read and answer a message while walking down a crowded staircase, texting behind the wheel pulls a driver's eyes, hands, and attention away at the same time. In...

following too closely

People mix this up with tailgating, but they are not exactly the same. Tailgating is the everyday word for riding someone's bumper. Following too closely is the legal version:...

distracted driving citation

Like dropping a glass in the kitchen and pretending the crash came out of nowhere, a distracted driving citation is the paper trail that says a driver's attention was somewhere...

failure to stop for emergency vehicle

Not pulling over and stopping for an approaching police car, ambulance, fire truck, or other authorized emergency vehicle using lights or siren. "Failure" means a driver did...

Fighting Fault Claims After a Kentucky Motorcycle Wreck

In Kentucky, being partly at fault in a motorcycle crash does not kill your case, but it absolutely gives the insurer room to cheap out unless you pin down the facts early.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

driving without headlights

Insurance adjusters and defense lawyers often point to this allegation as evidence that an injured driver was careless, inattentive, or partly at fault for a crash. They use it...

dump truck hit me in Richmond and now insurance says my treatment wasn't necessary

A rear-end crash with a loaded dump truck can leave a truck driver badly hurt, and insurers in Kentucky love calling ongoing care "not medically necessary" when the bills start climbing.

ARTICLE by Tameka Harding

running a red light

Entering an intersection after a traffic signal has turned red is a moving violation that usually means a driver failed to stop when the law required it. That can happen in a...

careless driving

The point that trips people up most is that careless driving usually does not require proof that a driver meant to be dangerous. It is a lower-level driving offense based on...

Your cousin says a red-light crash in Lexington is an easy big-money case - is that actually true?

A Lexington home health aide got T-boned at a busy intersection, the other driver clearly ran the light, and now the settlement offer still feels insulting because permanent damage changes the math.

ARTICLE by Nkechi Adeyemi

My sister got $40,000 after a crash - why are they offering me $3,500 in Georgetown?

A Georgetown parent got hit while riding in a rideshare during the school run and now the insurer is acting like PTSD, panic, and missed work at home are worth almost nothing.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Sloane

running a stop sign

You may see this written on a traffic ticket, crash report, insurance notice, or hear an officer say that a driver "failed to stop at a stop sign" or "ran a stop sign." It...

school zone violation

A school zone violation is a traffic offense that happens when a driver breaks special road rules put in place near a school to protect children, crossing guards, buses, and...