Merrillville Personal Injury Lawyers' Wish List for 2010
As Lake County personal injury lawyers representing victims of auto and truck accidents and medical malpractice in Merrillville and around the county, we know it hasn’t been a great year for many Hoosiers. What has been very alarming for us is the fact that so many issues that have challenged Indiana over the past year, greatly threatened the health and safety of its residents.
Merrillville struggled with a budget deficit in 2009. As part of payment of its utility bills to the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, many street lights in the town had to be shut off. As many as 300 streetlights have been shut off to save on electrical costs and cut utility debt. However, this creates unsafe conditions for motorists and motorcyclists. As Indiana car accident lawyers, we have been especially concerned about the high risk to motorcyclists and bicyclists who use the streets at night.
A pedestrian bridge disaster at the Hidden Lake Park on the 4th of July injured dozens of people. Many of these people suffered serious injuries like spinal cord injuries that may impact their lives for a long time.
Across the state too, we continued to have problems that impact the safety of Indiana’s residents. Northwest Indiana still has no trauma center, and seriously injured accident victims need to be airlifted to trauma centers elsewhere in the state during the “golden hour” when a person has maximum chances of surviving an accident.
Last month, more than 40 truck inspectors in Indiana were laid off as the state government grappled with a budget shortfall. This means fewer inspectors to conduct those essential road side inspections and spot checks of tractor trailers and 18 wheelers, exposing motorists and truckers to the risk of accidents.
In the New Year, we would like to see our city and county authorities take better charge of our finances, so we are not reduced to drastic cost cutting measures like switching off lights and laying of dozens of truck inspectors. This year hasn’t been the best in terms of public safety for people in Indiana, and as Indiana personal injury lawyers , we hope 2010 is safer for all
