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Maryland's Summer Traffic Surge Creates More Opportunities For Serious Crashes Summer brings heavier traffic, more inexperienced drivers, busy holiday weekends, and increased crash risks across Maryland. On major roadways like I-95, I-270, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, and U.S. Route 50, a single mistake can lead to life-changing consequences. According to Fox 45 News, Maryland officials recently...

Maryland Motorcycle Accident Risks Still Leave Riders Vulnerable To Serious Injuries Warmer weather brings more motorcycles onto Maryland roads, from I-495 near Silver Spring to Route 50 on the Eastern Shore. Even when motorcycle accident fatalities decline, one careless left turn, unsafe lane change, or distracted driver can leave a rider with devastating injuries. In...

Picture a driver glancing down at a buzzing phone for just three seconds on a highway moving at 65 miles per hour. In that moment, the vehicle covers the distance of a full football field without the driver actively processing the road ahead. That isn't a hypothetical. It's the kind of decision that's leaving Maryland...

When most people picture a brain injury, they imagine a visible wound, a cracked helmet, something striking the head with obvious force. So when a car accident victim walks away from a collision without a scratch on their skull, the possibility of a brain injury barely crosses their mind. That assumption is one of the...

Yes. An insurance company can deny a Maryland personal injury claim, or more often deny parts of it, by pointing to a gap in medical treatment and arguing the delayed care was not caused by the crash or incident. A treatment gap is not an automatic legal bar, but it is one of the insurer’s...

Every year, people resolve to be safer drivers. Yet car accidents continue to injure thousands of people across Maryland, from busy highways like I-95 and the Capital Beltway to local roads in Silver Spring, Rockville, and Baltimore. Many of these crashes are preventable. They often occur because drivers rush, multitask, or underestimate how quickly conditions...

Holiday celebrations increase the chances of impaired driving December arrives with twinkling lights, packed calendars, and celebrations that seem to come one after another. But as much joy as the season brings, it also casts a colder shadow on the roads: the risk of drunk driving accidents. That’s why December is recognized as National Impaired...

A text, call, or quick glance at a phone — that’s all it takes to cause a car accident Distracted drivers are 240 percent more likely to cause car accidents, according to a new traffic safety study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). "We have the tools to save thousands of lives,” GHSA Chief...

New laws mean tougher penalties for drunk, drugged, and reckless driving As of October 1, 2025, a wave of new laws took effect in Maryland that are designed to crack down on impaired driving, expand driver education, and make life a little easier for residents interacting with the Motor Vehicle Administration. Signed earlier this year...

Fatal crashes in Maryland have gotten worse over the past decade Despite ongoing efforts to prevent car accidents, they continue to occur at an alarming rate in Maryland. But just how bad are they? How many car accident deaths happen each year in Maryland? Are they getting worse? And why do so many fatalities occur? Our...