Knowing what to do to protect your legal rights if you were a passenger in an accident in Oklahoma can be crucial for recovering damages. A car accident as a passenger in someone else’s car can be a painful and terrifying experience that could leave you with a stack of medical bills. It can be […]

Car accidents typically leave victims with severe, painful injuries that are costly to treat and may require months of recovery time. Sadly, some people never make a full recovery. However, if another party was at fault for the crash, an injured individual can file a claim against that party and pursue just compensation. For a […]

Is It Illegal to Text and Drive in Oklahoma? In Oklahoma, distracted driving in general is prohibited by 47 OK Stat. §47-11-901b, which requires drivers to “devote their full time and attention to such driving.” In addition, Oklahoma state lawmakers have passed a texting-while-driving statute entitled “The Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith Burch Act […]

We often work with clients who have the question, “Is a driver making a left turn always the one at fault when an accident occurs?” The answer is not a simple one. On one hand, the driver of a vehicle making an illegal left-hand turn will almost always be at fault for the car accident. […]

Have you ever been frustrated by getting stuck in the left lane behind a slow-moving car? If so, you may be happy to hear that Oklahoma enacted a law which restricts this type of driving behavior. Basically, our state has made it unlawful to “hang out” in the fast lane. At Edwards & Patterson Law, […]

Tulsa is a large and rapidly growing metro area. Unfortunately, as Tulsa’s population has grown, the roads have become more congested, leading to a high number of traffic crashes. In 2017 alone, a reported 13,752 crashes occurred in Tulsa County – roughly 38 per day – according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Many of these […]

If you get into a car accident in Tulsa, one of the first steps that you should take in the aftermath is to get a copy of your police accident report. If you move ahead with pursuing an insurance claim or, if necessary, a personal injury lawsuit, the police crash report could play a key […]

 When you think about the devastating, even deadly, effects of an auto accident, you probably don’t give much thought to airbags, other than hoping that they work as advertised. In truth, airbag injury is a very real danger in a car wreck, albeit a more desirable one than the potential alternatives. Airbags are deployed in […]