Auto Accidents

Whiplash is one of the most common injuries after a car accident. In a state like Delaware, where a reportable car crash occurs every 19 minutes, whiplash injuries may be particularly common and serve as the basis for a substantial number of personal injury and car accident claims. Just because whiplash is common does not…

You do everything you can to drive safely and avoid accidents—you don’t tailgate, speed, or drive while distracted. But then it happens. You’re driving and watching your surroundings when someone from a neighboring lane swerves in front of you. There’s no time to respond, and even though you hit your brakes, it’s too late—you’ve hit…

In 2024, Delaware State Police reported that someone was injured in a traffic accident every 69 minutes across our state. While many of us assume that serious injuries will be readily apparent after an accident, the reality is that many dangerous conditions take shape slowly and silently. Internal injuries pose a variety of hidden dangers…

Once the immediate aftermath of an accident has passed, your body finally begins to absorb what really happened—but even once you start to feel the aches and pains of an accident, that doesn’t mean that the hard part is over. Accident victims often describe feeling dazed or completely detached from the accident for hours or…

Rear-end accidents can happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, a driver following another vehicle has a lapse of attention and does not see it in time when the vehicle ahead hits the brakes. Or sometimes drivers can become aggressive and engage in dangerous displays of one-upmanship, like tailgating or brake-checking, that can lead to…

If you have been in a motor vehicle accident in Delaware, a key consideration in seeking compensation is that most of the time your claim will settle out of court. This usually means that you will need to negotiate your claim with an insurance claims adjuster. If the at-fault party in your personal injury claim…

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in the moments immediately following a car accident. As if dealing with physical injuries and emotional distress weren’t taxing enough, the legal and logistical challenges associated with traffic collisions can put frightened victims over the edge. Unfortunately, even minor missteps in the aftermath of a collision can have major consequences…

The Delaware car accident attorneys at Silverman, McDonald & Friedman serve injury victims from our offices in Wilmington, Seaford, and Newark. Contact us for the strong advocacy you need after sustaining an injury in a car crash due to another party’s negligence. Auto insurance that requires drivers to carry insurance for their own protection and…

If zipper merges are meant to make traffic smoother, why do they cause accidents and angry drivers? The theory behind the zipper merge sounds intelligent and logical: drivers in both lanes take turns merging, like teeth on a zipper, before a lane ends. However, real-life merging is messier, and theory is easier than practice. On…

Why are T-bone crashes so much more devastating than other types of auto accidents? In many cases, the side of your vehicle is the weakest link, and in a direct hit, there’s not much protecting you from thousands of pounds of fast-moving metal. T-bone collisions, also known as side-impact crashes, account for over 20% of…