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Ambridge Man Struck and Killed After Exiting Vehicle

Posted on: January 1, 2016. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

A 23-year-old Ambridge man died after he was struck by a vehicle on Windgap Avenue near the Windgap-Fairywood border. The young man exited his vehicle after he hit a deer to check the damage that was done. A second vehicle then came and...

Injuries from Hoverboards Rise after the Holidays

Posted on: January 1, 2016. Category: Product Liability

Hoverboards were one of the most popular Christmas gifts this year; they may also be the most dangerous. Riders have taken some serious falls that have landed them in the emergency room. There have also been reports of some hoverboards catching on fire.

If you are not familiar with the hoverboards, they are essentially motorized self-balancing...

Another police chase in Pittsburgh ends in serious car crash

Posted on: December 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Just weeks after the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police announced a temporary halt to most high-speed police chases, suburban police have gotten involved in a chase that resulted in a serious crash in the city. Two people were seriously hurt, including the suspect and one of two other motorists who were involved in the wreck but not part of the chase.

It...

Fatal Plane Crash Near Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Kills all Three on Board

Posted on: December 1, 2015. Category: Personal Injury

A private plane crashed Friday afternoon shortly after takeoff from Nemacolin Woodlands Resort's private airstrip. All three onboard the plane died. Two of the victims on the plane were only 26 and 27 years old.

Sources say after the plane took...

Pittsburgh Police Halt High-Speed Chases After Violent Crash

Posted on: December 1, 2015. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Police departments must balance the need to take criminal suspects into custody with their duty to protect the public from danger. Among other things, this means developing a policy on high-speed chases that minimizes the risk of innocent bystanders getting hit by a car.

A violent chase that injured five people, including a 12-year-old girl, in Pittsburgh recently has drawn the attention of the city’s Citizen Police Review Board,...

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