Wilson North Carolina Law Blog

Maybe you spend a lot of time in your car, so you tend to think of the interior as a mobile storage unit. Maybe you just have a habit of letting things accumulate on the seats or in the drink caddy until you get around to clearing them out once in a while. Whatever...

Fault plays a big role in whose insurance pays for a crash and who has financial liability for additional expenses and losses. When you know for sure that another driver is the one responsible for a serious motor vehicle crash, you might assume that they will be...

You don’t always get to choose when you get off work. Sometimes, you end up leaving much later than you’d like. For example, the other day, you were driving home after midnight. Night driving has a lot of risks, and it’s definitely more dangerous than driving during...

All drivers count on the others on the roads to help boost their safety while they’re driving. While many drivers take this seriously, there are some who take risks as they drive.  One particular risk that’s atrocious because it can claim many lives is drunk driving....

We hear a lot about the dangers posed by distracted drivers in North Carolina, but aggressive drivers are an equal concern. According to the AAA Foundation, a survey it conducted showed that almost 90% of respondents said that aggressive drivers were either a...

As a parent, you may have to drive in and out of school zones multiple times a day. If you have several children at different schools, you could be driving through several different school zones twice daily, if not more due to sports and other extracurricular...

Perhaps you have heard the old joke about the grandfather who passes away in his sleep. “I hope I pass away peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather,” the joke goes, “and not yelling and hollering like everyone else in his car as they screamed to wake him up.” The...

North Carolina saw some significant rainfall in the last days of April, and that led to a significant number of accidents and traffic snarls. The overnight rain had left some areas of the road exceptionally slick. Once winter is over, a lot of drivers relax because...

Any time you’re involved in a traffic collision, your life is going to change. You might have severe injuries or require around-the-clock medical care for days or weeks following a crash. You might now have to deal with a new disability or be impacted by a loved one’s...