The Horn Law Firm. P.C. concentrates on representing people injured or killed in motor vehicle accidents, helping individuals across the Kansas City Metro on both sides of the state line. The top ten causes of car accidents listed below are based on the cases we…
Kansas City Truck Accident Lawyer Doug Horn Comments on Recent Trends Involving Commercial Motor Vehicles According to data provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation, commercial motor vehicles, including big trucks, are causing more roadway fatalities on Missouri roads. The data shows there has been…
Attorney Douglas R. Horn, who founded The Horn Law Firm, P.C., is ramping up efforts to make Missouri roads safer. Horn, a Kansas City crash lawyer and long-time driver safety advocate is dedicating a good part of his work in 2020 to driver safety advancement,…
When it comes to children, the main focus of parents behind the wheel is safety. While parents take all kinds of safety measures in their homes and when they are out and about with their children, it can be so easy to dismiss proper safety…
As a crash lawyer with over 30 years of experience in handling cases in western Missouri, I have seen a dramatic increase in the number of crashes that involve head injuries during the past five years. In my view, there are two primary reasons for…
Six million miles of rural roads cover the United States. Although these rural roads do not see a lot of traffic, they account for over 50 percent of fatal car crashes. As lawyers that see these cases firsthand, we want to share some insights into…
1. Drive Alert There is a new universe of risk on the roads in the last 5 years. Drivers are driving faster, more aggressively, and more distracted. Our driving culture has changed and it is leading to accidents that are causing serious injury and worse.…
The I-70 Westbound On-Ramp from Adams Dairy Parkway is a danger zone primarily because it is highly constrictive, making it very difficult for drivers to get up to speed to safely merge with I-70 Highway speed traffic. (more…)
Attorney Doug Horn will be profiling dangerous intersections in the Kansas City area. As a crash lawyer, Doug Horn has represented many people who have been seriously injured or killed in intersection collisions. While all intersections are potentially dangerous, Horn’s purpose is to influence drivers to adopt the safe driver habits and behaviors that will protect themselves, their passengers, and others on the road.
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Distracted driving is considered to be a contributing factor in a large number of accidents. For example, in 2015 alone, distracted driving was reported as being a leading factor in accidents that killed almost 3,500 people, which represents 9.8 percent of all fatalities; however, many instances may not be reported. (more…)