Holiday Driving. As 2012 winds down in holiday cheer, drivers across the mid-South will be ramping up their activity on the road. We here at Ron Kim Law would like to remind our family, friends, and fellow mid-Southerners to exercise extreme caution when holiday driving. Far too often, we are saddened to take on cases involving death on hazardous wintry roads; we beseech you to take the … [Read more...]
Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A Germantown police officer was pronounced dead on the scene of a horrific motorcycle accident occurring May 18, 2011. Officer Dustin Lee Martin, decorated Marine veteran and police officer, lost his life after a colliding with a vehicle attempting to turn on Germantown Parkway near Woodchase Drive. The driver, an unidentified 26-year-old man, was taken to the MED in non-critical condition. The … [Read more...]
KIDS IN HOT CARS
As the summer heat shows no sign of falter, more and more children have been put at risk while left in hot cars by negligent parents. Reportedly 18 children have died this year of hyperthermia in this country alone, with eight of the aforementioned deaths occurring after June 13th. That is, quite disturbingly, the largest number of fatalities of this cause since the data has been tracked by Jan … [Read more...]
Whiplash A Potentially Debilitating Injury
You're stopped at a light or stop sign. Out of nowhere you are struck in the rear by another car. It happens everyday. Whiplash refers to the sudden transfer of energy that causes the structures of your neck to abruptly straighten and bend beyond their normal range of motion, potentially resulting in an injury. This type of injury can result in chronic, even debilitating, pain. Yet whiplash is a … [Read more...]