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Tractor-Trailer’s Tires Cause Fatal Accident on Interstate 79

Posted on: September 1, 2014. Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

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...

Multi-vehicle accident involving a horse near Fayette County fair

Posted on: August 1, 2014. Category: Car Accidents

Multi-vehicle accident involving a horse near Fayette County fair On July 31, 2014, around 10 p.m., two vehicles and a horse were involved in an accident. The crash occurred along Route 119 and Ranch Road in Dunbar Township, near the Fayette County fair that was going on nearby. Fayette County 911 dispatchers said a helicopter was requested shortly after the accident. Several injuries were reported and the horse is said to have been killed in the crash....

Update on Fayette County fair accident involving horse

Posted on: August 1, 2014. Category: Car Accidents

On Thursday, July 31, 2014, an accident occurred just outside the Fayette County fair that killed a horse. You can visit our previous blog post Multi-vehicle accident involving a horse where we first wrote about the incident. The details of the incident have been updated. We now know it was a family of four in the vehicle that was traveling on Route 119 South when they struck the horse. The driver says he never even saw what they had hit. The accident...

Water Jet Ski Safety

Posted on: August 1, 2014. Category: Personal Injury

Water scooters, better known by the brand names of Jet Ski, Sea Doo and WaveRunner, are used frequently in the summer for recreational water activities. A water scooter is a watercraft that a rider sits on rather than inside. They also do not have any brakes to assist in slowing down. This poses may threats for an accident or injury to occur. This was the case for one Penn Hills man on Sunday, July 13, 2014 when his water scooter capsized while riding on the...

Dog bites on the rise in summer months

Posted on: July 1, 2014. Category: Premises Liability

Dog bite incidents often rise in the summer months and sadly, children are the most at risk. Although the reason as to why dog bites peak during this time is uncertain, we can assume it is simply the warmer weather allowing children and dogs to be outside more often. Whatever the reason may be, it is important to make sure your child is safe around dogs this summer. When a dog bite occurs, usually the animal is known to the family or individual who sustained...

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