Blog: Car Accidents - Page 19

The roads around Pittsburgh can often be treacherous in the winter. Accidents are bound to happen. That does little to ease the pain and suffering from death or injury caused by motor vehicle accidents. When apparent negligence on the part of a driver becomes a factor, it tends only to make matters worse. An accident that happened Friday morning in New Kensington is what prompts this particular set of observations. Officials say the crash between a car and...

Texting and driving is not only dangerous but it is illegal in Pennsylvania and many other states. In New Jersey, texting someone whom you know is driving can have serious consequences if the driver is in an accident. Three appeals court judges in New Jersey recently ruled that a person who knowingly texts someone who is driving can be held liable if the driver causes and accident. This ruling follows an accident where two motorcycle riders lost their legs...