Anyone who enjoys the water can find various water-related experiences in and around their community. This includes spending the day out on the lake, traversing many rivers, or enjoying recreational boating. Unfortunately, the high number of water-related opportunities and the amount of recreational boaters in Rhode Island increases the potential of motorboat, boat accident and […]
Rhode Island Prom DUI Car Accident Personal Injury Attorney
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Prom night in Rhode Island is one of the student’s most unforgettable events during high school years. The amount of effort, money and planning can take months to complete. To properly enjoy the evening, many students will ensure they are dressed right, coordinate plans with others and figure out what they will do once the […]
Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Speeding | Speed related accident
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The nation and State of Rhode Island pays a high price for the loss of human life, severe injuries and property damage caused by motor vehicle accidents involving speeding. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) indicates that more than 10,000 lives were lost in 2012 from speed-related accidents. This number represents an increase in […]
Seat Belt Laws and Accidents in Rhode Island
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2011 was an important year for the state of Rhode Island in their continued quest to reduce traffic fatalities on their roadways. It was during that year that their state legislature enacted a primary seat belt law. The law went into effect in June of that year, and mandated an $85.00 for all offenders caught […]
Accidents Involving Elderly Drivers | Slepkow Law (Tradition since 1932)
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A top RI car accident attorney is keenly aware that some elderly drivers pose a significant traffic safety hazard to everyone sharing the roadway. In fact, elder motorists cause more deadly crashes than teenagers who often lack the experience necessary to avoid. In addition, individuals 70 years and older are much less likely to maintain […]
5 Common Types of Car Accidents in RI
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In general, a person has a higher chance of being involved in a car accident compared to an airplane disaster. Millions of people each day will enter their motor vehicles, car or trucks and have a possible accident sometime in the following hours. It’s important for drivers to understand some of the most common accidents […]
Rhode Island Texting and Driving Accident Lawyer | Slepkow Law
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Mobile technology is taking over our world and also the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Right now, about 90% of American adults and in all likelihood a higher percent of Ocean State residents have cell phones. While these devices have done a lot to make our lives easier in Rhode Island, they have […]
RI Winter Snow Storm & Icy Road Accident Lawyer | Slepkow Law
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Longtime Rhode Island residents are keenly aware of the dangers of driving an automobile on the slippery and unsafe roads, streets and highways of the Ocean State during a snowstorm. Operating a motor vehicle during a treacherous cold, wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet can be a dangerous and unpredictable proposition. Blizzard conditions and […]
RI rear-end motorcycle accident & car crash injury attorney
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Any motor vehicle accident can be deadly, but those who ride motorcycles are especially at risk when a crash occurs. In fact, bikers are 27 times more likely to get into a fatal accident than those who are behind the wheel of a car or truck. During a crash, the frame and safety features of a car […]
Drowsy Driving and Sleepy Driving Accident Lawyer | Slepkow Law
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Staying alert and aware is the easiest way to stay alive when driving a vehicle across the nation’s and Rhode Island’s highways, roadways and city streets. Statistics maintained by the National Sleep Foundation indicate that more than 160 million Americans say they have felt drowsy when behind the wheel and more than 100 million individuals […]
