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A motorcycle accident lawyer in Delaware reveals what you should know A 74-year-old motorcyclist was recently killed in a left-turn motorcycle accident in Dover caused by a driver who turned into the oncoming path of the victim, according to 1st State Update News and other news reports. The fatal motorcycle crash occurred on a recent...

One of the most common car accident injuries people sustain is whiplash. This type of neck injury involves a strain or sprain to the neck muscles, often due to the neck being quickly moved forward and backward in a motor vehicle collision. Each year, more than a million people suffer from whiplash. Rear-end accidents in...

There are posted speed limits on streets and highways throughout Delaware, and exceeding those limits is against the law. But there are drivers who ignore these limits every day and go faster than the speed that has been determined to be reasonable and safe for those roads. Too often, this leads to a car accident....

Walking is good exercise and sometimes the best way to get from one place to another. If you are a pedestrian, however, it can also get you severely injured or killed on the busy streets of Delaware. Here's what you should know to protect yourself. The dangers of walking The Delaware Office of Highway Safety,...

Summer is just around the corner, and we hope the summer of 2021 will be remembered as a time when life finally went mostly back to normal. Unfortunately, for some families, it may end in tragedy. Drowning is the leading cause of preventable death among children under 5, and it remains a serious risk for...

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a tool that many drivers utilize today when driving on highways across the country, but according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), some drivers are misusing the tool as a way to speed. The IIHS study reports that drivers are substantially more likely to...

It probably will not surprise you to learn that the leading cause of car accidents is the person behind the wheel. A recent survey takes a look behind the figures. The Big Numbers Point to Driver Error The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recent Vehicle Crash Causation Survey examined a weighted sample of 5,470...

Chaos is the immediate aftereffect of any car accident in Georgetown or anywhere else in Delaware. If you are prepared, though, you can save yourself a lot of trouble and maybe even someone’s life. Here is some advice from the legal team at the Law Office of Edward C. Gill, P.A. What You Should Do...

If you've seen the latest yearly crash statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), you might be led to believe that progress is being made on American roads. In 2019, traffic fatalities involving car occupants dropped by 2.8 percent from 2018. Additionally, there was a 0.5 percent reduction in motorcyclist deaths, a 2.7...

After a truck accident, it's natural to have more questions than answers. You're trying to focus on healing and rebuilding your life, and the last thing you need is a legal battle with an insurance company. Getting an experienced attorney on your side makes all the difference. Here's how we help you take back control....