Teenagers in West Virginia don’t receive a driver’s license all at once. The state enforces learning to drive in stages between the ages of 15 and 17, known as the Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) system. This provides teenagers with opportunities…
How Long Do You Have to Report a Car Accident in West Virginia?
If a car accident either injures or kills someone or causes more than $1,000 in damage, you must report it right away to police, according to West Virginia law. An accident that injures or kills someone and causes more than…
Texting and Driving
Texting and driving are part of the larger issue of distracted driving, which caused 3,166 traffic deaths in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Distracted driving injures more than 1,000 Americans every day, according to the U.S….
Failure to Yield
Drivers who don’t yield to other vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists when the law requires it have committed a traffic offense called failure to yield. West Virginia drivers are required to follow traffic laws. If they don’t, they can be held…
How Much Should I Ask for Pain and Suffering After a Car Accident?
For those who have ever filed a personal injury claim, the uncertainty of how your pain and suffering damages are calculated can be overwhelming. Anxiety over whether an award will be sufficiently compensated for the emotional, mental and psychological trauma…