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Can You Recover Compensation for PTSD After a Car Accident?

Emotional injuries can be just as devastating as physical injuries in a car accident. If you or a loved one was injured in a car accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you might have a claim for physical and emotional damages, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People typically associate PTSD with military-related trauma, but the psychological effects from a...

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Woman Killed in Car Crash Two Miles Outside of Tuscaloosa

(Tuscaloosa, AL, March 19, 2021) — A car crash on Friday afternoon killed one woman and left two teenagers injured. The crash occurred around 1:00 PM on Joe Mallisham Parkway between a 2019 Nissan Verda and a 2012 GMA Acadia. The teenager—who was driving the Acadia—struck the Verda that the deceased woman was driving. There was one passenger in...

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Nonparticipant Driver Dies Amidst Street Racing Activity

(Birmingham, AL, March 21, 2021) — A passing-by driver died after multiple vehicles were racing on Arkadelphia Road on Sunday morning. The Birmingham Police Department responded to reports of street racing and a four-vehicle collision around 6:00 AM. They found one unresponsive individual when they arrived at the crash site. Police identified the dead driver as 52-year-old Brandy Ballard...

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Two People Dead in Crash Near Huntsville

(Huntsville, AL, March 20, 2021) — Two people died in a collision on Highway 53 just north of Huntsville on Saturday morning. Around 1:30 AM, Alabama state troopers received reports of a two-vehicle crash near Jeff Road. When they arrived at the scene, troopers found a 1999 Toyota Camry and a 2003 Toyota 4Runner. Authorities pronounced two individuals—George Joseph...

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Georgia Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash on an Alabama Highway

(Dekalb County, AL, March 5, 2021) — A Georgia man died after a single-vehicle crash on Alabama 117 that also injured the driver and another passenger. The deceased individual, Mark L. Wilson, was a passenger in the 2020 Ford Ranger that flipped over on the highway near Mentone in Dekalb County. The authorities determined that the truck veered off...

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Local Woman Dies in Crash on I-65 and Finley Road

(Birmingham, AL, March 5, 2021) — The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a crash from March 5 that left one woman dead. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the Finley Road exit on I-65. Katherine Simrell Conrad, the deceased driver, was exiting I-65 and crashed into a pick-up truck. Conrad sustained severe injuries in the crash. Authorities transported her to...

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Local Man’s Truck Falls Off of Highway Shortly After Police Chase

(Wilcox County, AL, Feb. 23, 2021) — A Camden resident died on Tuesday afternoon after driving his logging truck through a guard rail and into a creek. The deceased man, identified as 25-year-old Charles Portis, had fled from local law enforcement officers earlier in the day. Sheriff Earnest Evans of Wilcox County said Portis’s girlfriend had filed harassment charges...

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Truck Driver Sustains Minor Injuries in I-59 Crash

(Birmingham, AL, Feb. 15, 2021) — A semi-truck driver was ejected from the cab when his truck slid off I-59 on Monday afternoon. The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Department responded to the crash scene around 4:00 PM. The truck driver sustained only minor injuries, according to the authorities. No other vehicles or individuals were involved in the crash. The...

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Crash Kills One, Leaves 1,300 Without Electricity

(Mobile, AL, Feb. 16, 2021) — A single-car crash on Airport and Snow Road killed a Mobile woman on Tuesday night. Holly Duval, 34, died when she drove her Toyota 4Runner off the road and hit a tree. Authorities arrived at the crash scene—about four miles west of Mobile—around 9:30 PM. Police pronounced Duval dead at the scene.  The...

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Three Dead After Three Separate Crashes on Monday in Birmingham

(Birmingham, AL, Feb. 8, 2021) — The Jefferson County Coroner confirmed that three people died due to three separate car crashes on February 8. The crashes all involved less than two vehicles. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating all three incidents. The first crash occurred on 1st Avenue in Birmingham at 7:30 AM on Monday. The single-vehicle crash...

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