Driving can be more hazardous than many Pennsylvania residents may think, and it requires the utmost attention and care to detail when behind the wheel of a car or a truck. Accidents involving trucks, in particular, have the potential to leave those involved with...
Year: 2012
Drunk drivers take lives and destroy families
Accidents caused by drunk drivers can have a detrimental impact on everyone involved. For those individuals who are struck by a drunk driver, they are often left seriously injured and in some cases death may result. Families of the victims of drunk driving accidents...
Pennsylvania patrolman killed in DUI accident
In Pennsylvania and throughout the country, car crashes involving alcohol often result in serious injuries or death. Sadly, family and friends of those injured or killed are often left to deal with the horrible ramifications of accidents caused by drunk drivers. On...
Did negligent truck maintenance lead to accident in Norristown?
Although accidents involving trucks are not as prevelant as car accidents, when truck accidents do occur, the results can be catastrophic. Because there is such a disparity between the size of a commercial truck and a car, these types of crashes are very dangerous and...
Driver runs stop sign in Heidelberg, collision kills 5
A serious injury resulting from car accidents is, unfortunately, a risk for every driver. But driving is a part of life in America, including for Pennsylvanians, and it is nonetheless the obligation of each and every motorist to exercise due caution while operating a...
Car accident near Ashland leaves 2 women seriously injured
Police are awaiting the conclusions of a state-certified accident reconstructionist to determine the exact cause of a violent two-vehicle crash that happened recently between Ashland and Girardville. One driver, a woman from Shenandoah, was listed in serious...
Drunk driver convicted for Lehigh accident that took baby’s life
A 57-year-old man in Allentown recently admitted in court that he was drunk when he caused a car accident that took the life of a 1-year-old girl. The crash happened in North Whitehall Township last year, when the man's vehicle crossed the center line of the road and...
Medical malpractice: A case of divided negligence in Pennsylvania
In civil lawsuits involving numerous parties accused of negligence, the negligence may be divided into percentages. For instance, in a recent medical malpractice case that was settled in Pennsylvania, three separate parties were found to be negligent, but to greater...
Liability: Can a remote texter be liable for a car accident?
As Pennsylvania residents know, texting can distract a driver and reduce reaction time. A driver who is negligent and causes an accident may be held liable for injuries suffered by others. Sending a text while driving can be regarded as negligent behavior, but what if...
Uninsured motorist coverage: the case of the cardboard box
To understand how uninsured motorist coverage works, readers in Pottsville will want to take a close look at their own polices. Uninsured motorist coverage applies when there is a causal link between an uninsured vehicle and a policy holder's injury. Insurance...