By Berger and Green of Berger and Green posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Over the next three days, Pennsylvania will experience a dramatic rise in car accidents. In 2013, Pre-Thanksgiving (the day before the holiday), Thanksgiving and Post-Thanksgiving (the day after) had 5,413 crashes and 52 deaths. Crashes increase during …
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Tire Falls Off Trailer and Causes Fatal Accident on Route 28
A 75-year-old man was killed on Friday after a truck tire fell off of a trailer and crashed into his car. The man was traveling North on Route 28 when the tire bounced over the barrier and smashed into the windshield on the driver’s side of his vehicle. The tire came from a Ford F-450 …
Read More >>Tree Service Worker Dies in Bucket Truck Accident
An American Tree Service employee died on Wednesday while working at a Zelienople cemetery. According to police and the Butler County coroner, the accident happened as a result of malfunctioning equipment. The victim was found next to a bucket truck by nearby coworkers. None of the tree service’s employees witnessed the accident but said they saw the …
Read More >>Premises liability basics
Many people in the state of Pennsylvania keep their property up because it is important to them to have a nice looking, well taken care of home or business. The benefits of maintaining property can extend beyond looks however as it could prevent a visitor from being injured. When someone is hurt on the property …
Read More >>Recent assaults near Pitt reminder of reasonable security need
Late this past month there was an unusual spike in reported robberies and assaults in the Oakland area. With five separate reported robberies, some of which involved physical assault, students at the University of Pittsburgh were warned to take care. A spokesman for the university noted that the frequency of the assaults were “unusual.” One …
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