by Todd Hartwig | Jun 25, 2015 | Auto Accidents
The average time for a whiplash-injured patient to achieve maximum improvement is seven months and one week (Spine, 1994). Thus, contrary to many opinions tossed around, your neck pain and other associated symptoms of whiplash will not just “go away” after six weeks....
by Todd Hartwig | May 28, 2015 | Auto Accidents
No matter what anyone may have told you, the amount of car damage (or the dollar value of that damage) has ABSOLUTELY no correlation to the severity of injuries you may suffer in a motor vehicle accident. Please be sure to be evaluated for injury after any and all...
by Todd Hartwig | May 14, 2015 | Auto Accidents
Approximately 93% of all motor vehicle collisions are caused by human error. Thus, the importance of paying close attention to the road while you are driving cannot be overstated. If you do end up getting into a wreck, no matter who or what was at fault, be sure to...
by Todd Hartwig | Jan 22, 2015 | Auto Accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 71 vehicles in 2015 as a Top Safety Pick or a Top Safety Pick+. In 2014 only 39 vehicles made the cut. The best news associated with this is that the automakers were given much stricter criteria to meet this year than...
by Todd Hartwig | Aug 21, 2014 | Auto Accidents
Many people think that if they are involved in a “fender-bender” without any visible damage they cannot be injured. More often than not, in low-speed collisions (under 10 mph), the MORE damage to the vehicle the less damage to you. How is this? When the car bends,...
by Todd Hartwig | Jul 10, 2014 | Auto Accidents
Vehicles roll over in less than 3% of all crashes, but these crashes account for more than a third of passenger vehicle occupant deaths (source: Status Report. Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Vol. 49, No. 4, May 29, 2014). Two things you can do to lessen your...
