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81–100 of 211 articles on Car Accidents
Thanksgiving Brings Spike In Out-of-State Auto Accidents
Thanksgiving ranks as one of the busiest travel days on United States roadways. Millions of people travel on this day, with about 90% of them traveling by car. Unfortunately, with a spike in auto travel comes a spike in…
Distracted Driving In Philadelphia
No matter where we may be driving, we share the roads with countless distracted drivers each and every day. From a tired mother who is trying to get her children to calm down in the back seat to a teenage driver who is…
The Special Problem Of Tour Bus Crashes
A recent accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike resulted in at least five deaths and more than fifty people with injuries . Many of those injured were on a tour bus. Tour bus accidents raise special issues in the law…
Pedestrian Struck In A Hit And Run In D.C.
On New Year's Day, a woman standing on the sidewalk in a park was struck by an SUV when its driver failed to execute a turn properly. In fact, the driving conduct was so bad the SUV actually overturned and landed on its…
All Terrain Vehicles Are Not All That Safe
All-terrain vehicles , also called ATV's, are used to travel over all different kinds of land from sand dunes to forests to fields. There are ATV's designed for single riders and tandem ATV's made for use by a driver…
Ex-Football Player Awarded $35 Million For Loss Of Leg In Motorcycle Accident
Earlier this month, a jury in Los Angeles awarded former UCLA football player Nick Ekbatani $35 million for the loss of his leg in a motorcycle accident that occurred in July of 2012. The California Department of…
Train Derailment In Washington Leads To Several Fatalities & Dozens Of Injuries
A train in the Seattle-area recently derailed, leading to at least three fatalities. Investigators are attempting to determine if an engineer for Amtrak, a national rail company, was distracted at the time. One…
Texting And Driving: Don't Do It!
One of the most frequent sources of personal injury cases is the all-too-common motor vehicle accident. Vehicle accidents can cause excess amounts of injury and property damage; and unfortunately in some cases, they…
Man Struck By Baltimore Commuter Train, One Of Hundreds Killed Each Year On Railway Tracks
A 31-year-old Baltimore man was killed earlier this month when he was struck by a MARC commuter train in Maryland.
Maryland Man Dies In Car Accident On Route 15
A man is dead and a child injured after a serious car accident on Route 15 on Monday. According to Maryland State Police, 31-year-old Arik Knapp was driving his Mazda 3 north on Route 15 near Mountville Road when…
Takata Corporation To Pay $1 Billion To Victims, Automakers For Massive Airbag Coverup
This January, the Takata Corporation, a company responsible for the production of deadly airbags installed in millions of cars across the United States, plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing and will pay $1 billion to…
Safety Agency Announces Startling Rise In Motor Vehicle Fatalities
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a statistical projection of motor vehicle deaths occurring in 2015, and the new numbers have given rise to real concern. According to the…
$123 Million For Victims In Fatal Duck Boat Crash In Seattle
The personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits stemming from a devastating 2015 crash in Seattle between a bus and an amphibious vehicle owned by the Ride the Ducks corporation has come to a conclusion. The jury in the…
Civil Suit Filed In Philadelphia Involving Impaired Uber Driver
Carla Guzman is a 38-year-old mother of two from Abington, who works as a product manager in the food packaging and processing industry. Guzman scheduled a ride to the airport using Uber, the giant company who uses a…
Pennsylvania Increases Penalties In Efforts To Keep Drunk Drivers Of The Roads
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have implemented tougher laws for driving under the influence by potentially charging repeat offenders with felony criminal penalties. Those who incur a third violation in 10 years or have any…
Lawmakers Consider Changes That May Increase Drunk Driving Accidents
The House and Senate in Virginia have recently approved legislation that will essentially put an end to the statewide ban on advertising relating to “happy hour” specials. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control…
$9 Million Settlement In A Case Involving A Negligent Truck Driver Responsible For Catastrophic Injuries
David Cole, a truck driver for Advanced Drainage Systems, crashed his tractor-trailer into a vehicle driven by Deanne Crews, who was severely injured. Crews was traveling in Logan Township, New Jersey, when her vehicle…
Two Killed In Maryland Car Accident By Drunk Driver Traveling The Wrong Way
Two people were recently killed following a wrong way crash on Route 50 in Anne Arundel County. The driver was determined to have been heavily intoxicated at the time, with a blood alcohol level four times the legal…
Maryland Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In Injury Case Where Car Crashes Through Store
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reversed a $3.49 million award for Dimas Chavez, who prevailed in a trial against Sam's Club, which is owned by Walmart. The court found that a primary witness for the defense faced…
Lawsuits Predicted In Kevin Hart Car Crash
Comedian Kevin Hart was seriously injured in a car crash that happened on September 1, 2019. Hart was a passenger in his car, a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, when the driver lost control of the vehicle while driving on a…
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