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In 1997, Interstate 65 was originally designated as Hank Williams’ Memorial “Lost Highway” after one of his songs. This designation went north to mile 179 of Montgomery. I-65 widens to six lanes between exits 242 to 290. After President Ronald Reagan died in 2004, a lengthy portion of I-65, from…
The Interstate which runs 80.008 miles from Montgomery, Alabama to north of the Georgia state lane is known as I-85. Interstate 85 is the primary highway between Atlanta and Montgomery, and connects Montgomery to Auburn, Opelika and Tuskegee. As I-85 heads east toward the downtown section of Montgomery, there are…
If you suspected serious car crashes have recently increased, you would be correct. In fact, 2015 saw the largest national traffic fatality percentage increase in fifty years at 7.2%, according to a report from al.com. Alabama also saw an increase in fatal accidents in 2015, though at a slightly slower rate than the national average.
Of Alabama’s 4.86 million people, there were 17.41 fatalities per 100,000 people, and alcohol-related fatalities numbered 4.98 per 100,000 people. Alabama’s statewide average was well above the national average of 10.92 fatalities per 100,000 people.
AxleGeeks (a website division of Graphiq) compiled a list of ‘The Car Accident Capitals of America.’ Perhaps not surprisingly, Alabama was well represented, with Birmingham and Montgomery both taking high spots. We should point out, however, that only cities with a population over 100,000 were considered.
Uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (UM or UIM) is insurance that is available to a person injured in an automobile accident when the at-fault driver either does not have automobile insurance or does not have an adequate amount of insurance to cover the damages. Click here to view our UM/UIM…
Huntsville Custody Attorneys Custody & Adoption The right to parent a biological child is guaranteed to every parent by the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, but that right does not apply to grandparents. However, it is common that parents and grandparents will come to an agreement for the…
Invitations to state dinners at the White House are very rare and highly coveted. (You might remember, a couple of years ago, the uproar that occurred after the Salahi couple gate-crashed a White House state dinner.)
Recently, our own Caleb Ballew, along with his wife, Kourtney, attended a White House state dinner in honor of the French president. And no, they didn’t crash it!
