Tyler Fleck

Hit and run accidents are the worst of both worlds. You’re injured, your vehicle is damaged, and the driver at fault is nowhere to be seen. It’s a frequent nightmare on Kentucky roads. If the other driver can’t be tracked down, your policy will cover you if you have the right coverage. The fact that …

Mediation involves a neutral third party, the mediator, who works with both sides to help them reach an agreement. Mediators act like diplomats. They go back and forth between the parties, trying to move them both towards an acceptable resolution. It can be effective when both sides work in good faith and understand that avoiding …

A school bus is one of the safest means of transportation, but accidents happen. They can be the fault of the bus driver, another driver, or both. If a school bus accident caused your child’s injury in a school bus accident, you might get compensation through an insurance claim or lawsuit. Tyler Fleck helps families …

A dashcam is a small, battery-powered security camera that can record what’s beyond your windshield. Some systems also have a camera recording out the back window. They can provide excellent evidence of what happened in an accident. Whether they’re worth the time and expense is up to you, but depending on the facts, it could …

There could be many issues at play when you’re injured in a commercial truck accident. If you represent yourself, you may not be aware of them and allow an insurance company to take advantage of your ignorance. Accidents involving passenger vehicles generally present fewer factual and legal issues that must be resolved before you can …

Dangerous Real Estate: Intersections Nearly every trip you take in your vehicle involves driving through intersections. They’re all locations of possible conflict between you, other motorists, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Intersections are sites where you can suffer a minor fender-bender or a vehicle can be totaled and occupants killed by the force of the accident. …

Utility task vehicles (UTV’s) are two to six passenger vehicles meant for off-road fun or getting work done on farms or ranches. They are extremely useful, flexible, and potentially very dangerous vehicles. If you’re injured in a UTV accident, we may be able to help. If someone else’s negligence causes your injuries, you may be …

Snapchat is a popular social media app that may be responsible for the deaths of many motorists across the country because a feature results in more attention to users traveling at high speed. A federal appeals court recently found its owner, Snap Inc., could be liable for the deaths of three teens in Wisconsin. If …

Unless the drunk driver drank alone, someone drank with him, possibly providing the alcohol that impaired his driving. In limited circumstances you may be able to sue a licensed establishment serving the person. That’s not the case if the driver was served at a private home. Tyler Fleck represents people injured in car accidents caused …

Most are caused by bad decisions, distraction, or inattention. Here are some real-life examples of what not to do because these mistakes can injure or kill you, your passengers, or others. If you’re the one hurt by someone else’s mistakes behind the wheel, we may be able to help. The Fleck Firm represents those injured …

People intoxicated by drugs or alcohol can’t safely drive vehicles. They’re also breaking the law and should be arrested and convicted because they’re more likely to get into accidents and are a hazard to anyone else on the road. Car accident injury cases are built around negligence claims, and someone who gets behind the wheel …

Often times people ask if they can still be compensated for injuries even if they have had a car accident in the past. If this is you, it is so important to contact a lawyer for the car accident. If you’ve suffered severe injuries in a car accident, you may be entitled to compensation for …

When you hear the term “estate planning,” you probably think about who will be the executor of your estate, who should get your house, or instructions for your healthcare power of attorney. You should also think about what should happen to your digital assets, though they’re much less tangible than your car or baseball card …

There are a lot more legal cases than there are courtrooms, judges, and lawyers. If every lawsuit went to trial, our state and federal court system would virtually shut down. This is especially true given the backup in cases due to the limited work courts have done due to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, the …

It may be something you never thought to prepare for, but vehicle fires actually account for 20 percent of all fires reported to fire departments. This equals thousands of vehicle fires on highways across the country every year. Although the number of car fires has decreased since the 70s and 80s, this is still a …

Unlike other types of vehicular accidents, an impaired driver has knowingly put you and other people on the road at risk. If you’ve suffered injuries after an accident with a drunk driver, you’ll need to go through a slightly different process to receive compensation in Kentucky. What Constitutes as a DUI? Drivers can be convicted …