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The Life-Altering Effects of a Broken Neck

Posted on: February 1, 2016. Category: Serious Injuries

Breaking your neck can be very scary. Any spinal fracture can lead to paralysis, but a fracture that high up can cause quadriplegia, or paralysis in all four limbs. If severe enough, the fracture can be fatal. Technically, doctors call a broken neck a “cervical fracture,” because the seven bones in the neck are known as the cervical vertebrae. These bones support your head and keep it connected to your shoulders and torso. They can be broken in...

2 ways to get justice after a loved one is killed by negligence

Posted on: January 1, 2016. Category: Serious Injuries

We all must grieve when a loved one dies. Grief affects each of us differently, but experiencing our pain and sense of loss may be the only way to accept the fact that our spouse, child, parent or sibling is gone. In most cases, the death was natural or at least could not have been prevented. But sometimes, another individual, group of people, or business allowed the relative to die. This can happen in a car crash, a medical procedure gone terribly wrong,...

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 struck him and his vehicle. Police say the accident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016. The victim was unresponsive when paramedics arrived on the scene. He was then transported to Allegheny General Hospital...

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 scooters. They retail for approximately $500.00. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that there were...

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 is not clear from a story by WTAE-TV why the chase began, but it appears to have begun in Brentwood and ended...

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