Child Injury NewsI read a story in the news yesterday about a 9 year old girl who was injured in a Muskegon accident. The young girl was struck by a car at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Houston Avenue while riding a bicycle. According to police, the girl was transported to a local hospital and treated [...]
A child may have a legal claim arising from an injury accident. A legal claim arises when the child is entitled to compensation for the injuries and damages proximately caused by the accident.
In cases involving children who die in traffic accidents, at least 30% involve children under the age of 15 who are pedestrians. Pedestrians account for about 30% of all traffic fatalities involving children under the age of 15 years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) estimates that more than one fifth (22%) of children [...]
Under Michigan law, all children between the ages of 0 and 3 years old are required to be properly secured in an approved child car seat. For children between the age of 4 and 7 years of age, the legal requirements vary based upon the size and weight of the child.
By far the most common type of injury accident involving children is one that also involves a motor vehicle collision. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), nearly 250,000 children are injured every year in car accidents.
It is natural for any parent to feel slightly relieved when their kids grow up to be able to take care of his various needs. He no longer ties himself to mamma’s apron strings, so to speak. But even older kids cannot be safe on the road all the time and as statistics show, they [...]
Children are the stars of every family and their welfare is the prime concern for all parents. Yet, going by American statistics, the situation is more than grim, when it concerns child safety. Unbelievable but true - in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention six million children between the ages of [...]
In 2007, there were 61 million children aged 14 and younger who made up for 20% of the total U.S. population. According to statistical information released by federal sources, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children aged between 3 and 6 and 8 and 14. This information is based on 2005 [...]
Did you know that there is now a new Booster Law effective July 1, 2008? The law requires all children under the age of 8 or shorter than 4’9” must ride in a properly installed booster seat. But does your child need a booster seat? According to recent research, young children who are placed in [...]
If we find that the incidences of child passenger deaths and traffic-related severe injuries have reduced in the past few years, we need to thank the tireless efforts and dedication to NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community. They have tirelessly gone about imparting education, training, enforcement, and bring about several [...]
