Automobile Accidents

• Closed Head Injuries More Common than You Think

  Drew Dixon | March 05, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Open head injuries can be easily identified, but what happens if you have a closed head injury? Closed head injuries occur when there is trauma to the brain that does not result in a skull fracture. Because the injury does not cause a skull fracture, a closed head injury may go unnoticed and untreated for several days. Closed head injuries commonly occur during a car accident. During a wreck...

• Connective Tissue Injury and the Trial Attorney

  Frank Bailey | December 19, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  In the past it was thought that connective tissue injuries resulting from a rear end collision did not ever heal. Now new evidence suggests that Chiropractic treatment combined with good nutrition can support healing in some cases.Often victims of rear end collisions have neck pain associated with headaches within the first few hours following a wreck. Allopathic physicians like those found in...

• TODDLER SURVIVES SIX-VEHICLE COLLISION IN ROGERS, AR

  Sach Oliver | December 18, 2007 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  On Friday, December 14, 2007, a six-vehicle wreck on South Eighth Street killed Jerred Dubose, 18, of Springdale and Melinda Yates, 18, of Lowell. Their son,18-month-old Bryson was airlifted to Arkansas Children's Hospital, where he was in critical condition. On Saturday, his condition was upgraded to fair. Three others were injured and taken to local hospitals in the wreck. Rogers police...

• Monette Woman Dies after Collision in Jonesboro

  Sach Oliver | November 21, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Elaine Fowler, 42, of Monette was killed Friday in a collision on U.S. 49 in Jonesboro. Fowler was driving her Buick LeSabre north at 2:21p.m. when she crossed into a southbound lane and struck a Ford Explorer. Kris James of Black Rock was a passenger in Fowler's car and was taken to St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, where he was in stable condition on Sunday. The driver of...

• Car Accident Injures Two Arkansans

  Sach Oliver | October 29, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The Highway is as dangerous as ever with car accidents happening more and more often. Passengers in vehicles have rights against the driver of the vehicle if the driver is negligent. Two people were injured in a one car accident in McDonald County. Julienne K. Bergman who is 19 years old was driving west on Missouri 90 when she lost control of her vehicle, ran off the road, and overturned. Her...

• CREATING BALANCE IN PERSONAL INJURY

  Sam Morris | October 19, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  We at Bailey & Oliver Law Firm believe all people are to be treated equally regardless of their race, gender or social status. Our lawyers work independently to provide a balanced approach to each of our client's needs. Our goal is to restore peace of mind and prosperity to the hardworking individuals who help build our nation strong. Recently, a federal judge in El Dorado certified a...

• Decatur Man is Killed in Car Accident

  Sach Oliver | October 18, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  A two-vehicle accident happened at the EZ Mart parking lot in Decatur, Arkansas late Wednesday night. Both drivers had to go to the hospital. Donald Switzer, who lived in Gentry, lost consciousness and his foot was stuck on the gas petal according to the police report. Misael Santa-Santiago was sitting in the driver's seat of his car parked at the EZ Mart when Switzer's truck struck him....

• Who Are the Most Dangerous Drivers On the Road?

  Ryan Scott | February 27, 2009 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Do you have a teenager eager to strike out on the road with a group of friends and no adult? Are you scared to death? If your answers were yes, you are not alone! According to Mary Aitken, the...

• LIFE AND DEATH CHOICE: WHICH HOSPITAL?

  Sach Oliver | February 25, 2009 1:53 PM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  LIFE AND DEATH CHOICE: WHICH HOSPITAL? In reviewing an article published by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette on January 25, 2009, I found the article informative and a must read for residents...

• Over-Correcting Leads to Wreck

  Drew Dixon | May 19, 2008 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  A Magazine, Arkansas, native died late Thursday night in a head-on collision in Logan County. Scott Allen Rogers, 39, died when another individual’s Jeep left the road on a curve, was over-corrected, and then crossed back across the road, hitting Rogers' car head-on. This unfortunate event should be a reminder to all of us that over-correcting can lead to an accident. People who drive SUV’s and teens are the most susceptible to over-correcting which can lead to both head-on collisions and rollovers.