New Year, New Legislation New Year, New Legislation. Amidst the parties and celebrations, many Tennesseans may not have realized that the new calendar year brought with it some major changes in state law. The largest of these changes requires Tennesseans to present a photo identification card in order to vote. This controversial ordinance also requires the state to supply photo ID cards to … [Read more...]
Slippery Conditions Across Tennessee
Slippery conditions across Tennessee as precipitation soaked the Volunteer State the week before Christmas, TDOT saw a significant surge in highway accidents. Officials report that a total of sixteen unique automobile collisions occurred on Interstates 75 and 24 in the days leading up to the holidays. Fortunately, according to a dispatcher at the Chattanooga Police Department, only two of these … [Read more...]
A Friendly Reminder from RKL
While New Year’s Eve brings its fun and festivities, statistically it has been a rather dangerous holiday over the past few years here in the Mid-South. We at RON KIM LAW would like to remind you to have a happy and safe celebration to ring in all that 2012 has to offer. Please drive with utmost caution. Remember to designate a “DD” if you plan on drinking at the festivities, and keep in mind … [Read more...]
Church Field Trip Tragically Ends Awry
The alleged negligence of a church volunteer has lead to the death of a young girl. On July 28, 2011, 24-year-old Bobby Joe Sasser was driving a group of teenagers back to their homes in Columbia from a overnight “lock-in” concert hosted by the Christian band Skyhook in Mumford. The van, owned by River of Life Church in Columbia, struck a light pole and flipped, landing on a triangular median of … [Read more...]
Foley Man Killed in Accident
One man was killed and another two injured in a tragic accident occurring on emile outside of Foley on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Fredrick O. Barlow, aged forty-seven and of Foley, Alabama, was killed when his 1991 Pontiac Bonneville left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Investigators arrived pronouncing him dead on the scene; it has been determined that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the … [Read more...]
Truck Driver Facing Serious Penalties
A tragic highway accident may result in serious jail time for a tractor-trailer driver. Ronald Eugene Graybeal, 50, has been charged for killing three innocent drivers while under the influence of illicit substances. While driving his tractor-trailer at 65 mph on Interstate 40, Graybeal slammed into a pick-up truck, causing a chain reaction of death and injury in a line of slowed traffic. John … [Read more...]
‘Caylee’s Law’
In lieu of the tragic death of Caylee Anthony preceding her mother’s highly publicized case, lawmakers in Tennessee and across the nation are moved to make some changes. Caylee's Law. In what appears to be as much as a revolt against Anthony’s verdict as a memorial for her lost daughter, petitioners from sea to sea are pushing to make the failure to report a missing child a federal crime. As … [Read more...]
18-Wheelers Precipitate Major Traffic Delays
A frightful accident occurring on Interstate 85 near Auburn, Alabama precipitated a full day of dreadful traffic delays. On June 29, 2011, the load pulled by a tractor trailer shifted, causing the car to roll out of control onto one of its sides. The spill sent debris from the trailer across the interstate. A second tractor trailer, trailing immediately behind, struck said debris, slamming into a … [Read more...]
Mississippi Motorcyclist Injured in Florida
On Friday, June 19, 2011, a Mississippi motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition after a collision occurring in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Early into the evening, a thirty year old Samuel Whitmire of Stewart Mississippi was driving his Harley Davidson westbound in the left lane of U.S. Highway 98. Upon turning to the right lane, he reportedly struck the back of a 1998 Oldsmobile, … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Collides with Big Rig
In the grand scheme of all that inhabits the road, most would probably agree that motorcycles are by far the most vulnerable vehicle. Most would also contend that motorcyclists as well as those who share the road with them should exercise extreme caution. Thus, the idea of a lackadaisical meeting of a motorcycle with a big rig surely brings terror to the minds of drivers. On Friday, May 20, 2011, … [Read more...]