Holiday Road.

It’s that time of year when we pack up the family car and head to points beyond the Albuquerque area.  A visit to Grandma’s, a holiday vacation, whatever it may be, you will be driving on ever-changing roads no matter which direction you go.  Be careful out there…winter driving in the Great Southwest is challenging!

IF you are involved in a holiday car accident please seek medical attention.  This is true even if a number of days have passed since the mishap.  Use your cell phone and record all of the particulars of the accident scene.  It may change before the police show up.  Above all, make that first call to 911!

The next call you might make is to the office of Ken Wagner Law.  Ken and his staff have helped car accident victims recover millions of dollars of damages throughout the Great Southwest for decades.  We work out of Albuquerque, but can help you for hundreds of miles around.  If you need us, we will be there for you at (505) 242-6300.

Increase in Motor Vehicle Fatalities.

We will one day live in a country where nearly every vehicle is operated by a non-human.  When that occurs motor vehicle fatalities will become a thing of the past.  Meanwhile, the situation demands attention.  In the most recent reporting year of 2015 fatalities from motor vehicle crashes were up over 7% with 2348 more people dying on the nation’s roads.

As a matter of fact, the rates for passenger car and light truck deaths were the highest in the US since 2009.  SUV fatalities were up more than 10%.  Van fatalities increased nearly as much.  Motorcycle fatalities were the highest since 2012.  Perhaps the most disturbing statistic was another increase in alcohol-related accidents.

The day will come when it won’t be necessary to think about these things…sort of like smallpox.  That day is assuredly not here yet.  In the Great Southwest the firm you can trust to handle your vehicle accident injury case is Ken Wagner Law.  Ken and his staff will represent you aggressively from his Albuquerque office.  Please call them at (505) 242-6300.

What to do as a Victim of a Hit-and-Run.

A hit-and-run accident is probably more common than you think.  In this day and age with camera phones and other surveillance you would think that those days may be behind us.  A surprising 15%+ of all pedestrian car accidents are hit-and-runs.   

After you experience the panic and anger as a victim you need to take carefully measured steps.

1.  Immediately call for help.

2.  Try to identify the other driver in any way possible.

3.  Look around for witnesses.

4.  Call your insurance company.

5.  Call an attorney!

All of these steps are important in coming out of this experience whole.  When you deal with this type of accident you would do well to remember the name of Ken Wagner.  Ken Wagner Law has been helping victims get their proper compensation in the Great Southwest for 40+ years.  Call on the services of Albuquerque hit-and-run accident attorney Ken Wagner at (505) 242-6300.