In many cases, when a single-vehicle car accident occurs, liability for the crash rests with the driver. However, circumstances exist where a driver is ultimately found not to be at fault when there are no other vehicles involved. This was the case recently in a crash involving a Pennsylvania woman who sustained serious injuries when … Read More »
Would lower alcohol limit for drunk driving prevent injuries?
Posted On: May 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Serious InjuriesAs most people know, the standard for driving while intoxicated in every state in the country is a blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, of 0.08 percent and over. Some states also assess penalties for BAC amounts less than that, but none have a higher limit than 0.08. This is a dramatic revision downward from previous … Read More »
Child abuse allegations lead to day care being shuttered
Posted On: April 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Personal InjuryParents in Pennsylvania have a reasonable expectation that when they drop their kids off at a day care, the children will be well-taken care of — or at least not abused. However, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has had to step in to close one day care after it conducted an investigation and found … Read More »
Driver fatigue behind more crashes than previously thought
Posted On: April 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsWhen car accidents take place in Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the country, it is not often that driver fatigue is cited as a cause. In fact, most comprehensive studies have estimated crashes due to driver fatigue make up only 2 or 3 percent of all car accidents. However, a study that observed drivers behind the … Read More »
Man killed when hit by SUV in Pittsburgh neighborhood
Posted On: April 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Serious InjuriesA motorist is allegedly to blame for an argument that turned into a fatal motor vehicle accident. It isn’t clear what the argument was about or if the men were both on foot at the time of the initial dispute. However, one man was in his SUV when he hit the man near the Bloomfield … Read More »
