Blog: Motor Vehicle Accidents - Page 11

A Virginia company plans to produce a radar gun that will detect texting while driving. This product would help law officers catch drivers in states where texting while driving is illegal. The company, ComSonics, says the device is "close to production," although it will have to get legislative approval before it would be available to law enforcement. The radar device will detect radio frequencies that emit from a vehicle when someone inside is using a cell...

Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate 79, near the Mt. Nebo exit, on Monday morning due to a deadly crash that killed one person and injured two others. It has been reported that tractor-trailer tires were the cause of the fatal accident. The tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on Interstate 79 early Monday morning, when two of its tires fell off and crashed into the windshield of an SUV. The driver of the SUV was killed in the accident and the...

Rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh consists of congestion of cars, buses, bicyclists and pedestrians. Although people travel to their intended destinations differently, they all hope to make it home safely. However, accidents can often occur when people are in a hurry. On June 6, 2014, a woman was struck by a Port Authority bus near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street right after 5:00 p.m. The woman is reported to have been walking alongside...

With the snow melting many residents of the state of Pennsylvania are getting outside and engaging in activities they could not during the winter months. In some cases these activities involve all-tertian vehicles. Recently there has been a spate of ATV accidents occurring in the state.The most recent incident involved a two teens—a 13-year-old and 16-year-old boy. After being at a bonfire with other friends, the two boys decided to go for a ride on an...

This summer, the city of Pittsburgh is expected to try out red-light enforcement cameras at intersections. Some feel this will help prevent accidents and promote the safety of drivers and pedestrians, while others feel it could cause more harm to the city than good. Supporters of the cameras feel this will help the city by protecting drivers and pedestrians at intersections by eliminating the number of drivers who run through red lights. Non-supporters feel...