If you were involved in a motor vehicle collision in Tuscaloosa, you might be considering filing a legal claim with the other driver’s insurance company. In most cases, you will need a copy of your accident report to get the process started. After a motor vehicle collision, the police officer reporting to the scene will complete and file an...
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After a car crash, you should call 911 to report the crash to the local police department. The investigating officer will likely arrive to the scene of the crash soon. They will proceed to investigate the crash and write an accident report, adding as much detail as possible. Your Barbour County, Alabama car accident report can play a significant...
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(BIRMINGHAM, Alabama January 10, 2023) – Fob James Law Firm is announcing a nationwide class action lawsuit filed on behalf of government employees with deferred compensation plans and private IRA account holders against Empower Retirement, the second largest retirement plan administrator in the country. The complaint, which was filed by the Southeast-based trial firms Caplan Cobb, Foster Law and Fob James...
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(Montgomery, Alabama November 19, 2022) — On early Friday morning, five people were tragically killed during a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 involving an 18-wheeler. According to the Montgomery Police Department, the crash occurred when a 2021 Toyota Corolla driven by Maria Baltazar entered the interstate against the flow of traffic before hitting the 18- wheeler. The driver and...
Continue Reading(Marengo County, Alabama November 14, 2022) — Two men from Dixon Hills, Alabama were tragically killed in a head on collision on Friday night. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a 2015 Toyota Corolla driven by Brodney Hudson, 32, crossed the centerline on Alabama 10 and collided with a 1996 Nissan pickup truck driven by Wendall Hosea, 59....
Continue Reading(Birmingham, Alabama November 11, 2022) — According to the Vestavia Hills Police Department, one woman tragically died Thursday night in a two car crash on U.S. Highway 280 near the intersection of Dolly Ridge Road and Cahaba River Road. Police shut down all lanes of US-280 just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. One of the vehicles overturned in the...
Continue Reading(Birmingham, Alabama October 11, 2022) — On early Tuesday morning, Sandra Preston Thomas, 74, of Birmingham was tragically killed when her vehicle collided with a semi-truck on the I-59 northbound ramp onto I-20. Northbound lanes of Interstate 59 were shut down around shortly after 11:30 a.m. A passenger in the car was taken to UAB Hospital with minor injuries....
Continue Reading(Springville, Alabama October 6, 2022) — According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), 29-year-old Sean D. McKnight, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, tragically died when the 2022 International box truck he was driving crossed the median of the interstate and collided head-on with a Freightliner tractor-trailer. The crash happened on Wednesday just after 4:00 a.m. about two miles south of...
Continue Reading(Tuscaloosa, Alabama September 27, 2022) — A 33-year old woman and 3-year old child were tragically in a multi-vehicle accident in Tuscaloosa County on Monday. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Laquavia R. Thomas of Tuscaloosa and her three-year-old passenger were tragically killed when her car was struck by a tractor-trailer. Troopers said after the initial collision, Thomas’s...
Continue Reading(Cullman, Alabama September 1, 2022)— Ruth A. Bahr, 58, was tragically killed when the SUV she was a passenger in was rear ended by a semi-truck on the northbound lane of I-65 in Cullman County. According to the Alabama State Troopers, the impact from the semi-truck caused the SUV to strike the guardrail. After the initial impact, the semi-truck...
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