Frankfort Kentucky Personal Injury Blog

Frankfort area seniors understand the importance of not falling. Falling is one of the leading causes of injuries seniors can face, and often it results in serious injuries. Older people are usually more fragile, and recovering from a fall can take much longer. If a senior falls in a public place, it could be as a result of negligence on the part of the property owner.

Seniors are at an increased risk of falling. A fall for a senior can be a serious event with broken bones that take months to recover from. In addition, seniors also have a risk of dying from a fall. Falls are the most common causes of injury for senior citizens and account for 87 percent of fractures for those 65 years of age and older. Thirty percent of falls occur in public places.

There are many residents of Kentucky who are scared of dogs. Whether they had a bad experience as a child or just find them scary, they go out of their way to avoid meeting up with a dog. While most dogs are friendly and will just lick you all over, some dogs can bite even if they are unprovoked. In these situations, a dog owner should be held responsible for a victim's injuries.

When a dog unexpectedly bites another person it is a scary situation. Over 4 million Americans are bit by a dog each year with 39 people dying in 2017. Thousands of other victims had to visit the emergency room for their injuries. When a person is facing an unexpected dog bite, they have medical expenses that they didn't plan for. They can also have severe emotional trauma from the incident.

Every day, people are out and about in Frankfort and across Kentucky. They need to go to places to buy groceries, do banking, shopping and more. Most of the time, they are able to do it safely, but occasionally they slip and fall, which could lead to a premises liability case. If a person slips and falls, there are certain things they should do.

If a person has slipped and fallen down in public, they should stay down and try not to move too much in case they are injured. If a person comes over to assist, they should ask for their contact information and for the manager of the store. A person should also seek out medical attention even if they don't think they are badly injured. Sometimes, injuries aren't apparent for a few days. The store should also fill out an accident report. Surveillance video may also be available and should be requested. If the victim has a camera or phone, they should take pictures of the area and try and determine why they fell. Was there water on the floor? Uneven surfaces? Or maybe the floor had just been cleaned and had a slippery cleaner applied.

Distracted driving and dangerous driving continue to be a problem in Kentucky. Cellphones, passengers and other distractions offer many opportunities for drivers to cause motor vehicle accidents that injure themselves, their passengers and others they meet along the road. For example, a popular new social media craze is making local law enforcement concerned that it will cause car accidents.

The singer, Drake, has started a social media craze called "In My Feelings." The point of the dance routine is having people jump out of moving vehicles and dance while the car is still moving. Law enforcement officials argue that this craze is dangerous. They believe that someone will get run over, hit a pedestrian, or cause a car accident. Filming this challenge can be considered distracted driving and those who engage in the activity could face reckless endangerment charges.