Pittsburgh is home to many amusement parks including Idlewild, Kennywood and Sandcastle. During the summer, residents plan family trips to these amusement parks and others around the country. It is important for families to know, that although these parks are designed for entertainment, any amusement park can present hazardous conditions if they are not properly …
There are nearly 850,000 licensed motorcyclists in Pennsylvania. PennDOT has created a comprehensive motorcycle safety campaign called, Live Free Ride Alive. The campaign was designed to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes and fatalities on Pennsylvania’s roadways. Warmer weather means more motorcycles on the road. A significant number of motorcycle accidents are caused by an …
Cold weather is here and slip and fall accidents are on the rise. When the outside conditions become icy and wet, trying to avoid a fall can be quite difficult. Each year, accidental slip and falls cause thirty thousand serious injuries and twenty thousand deaths. Poor or careless maintenance of sidewalks, parking lots and roads …
An “attractive nuisance” is something on your property that draws children in but threatens them with harm. A doctrine in tort law under which states: “a landowner may be liable for injuries to children who trespass on their land if the injury results from a hazardous object or condition on the land that is likely to …
Two people were transferred to local hospitals by helicopter and are in critical condition. A tractor-trailer ran a red light and struck an SUV who was turning left. The accident happened on Tuesday, March 2nd, on Route 22, at the intersection of 119 in Salem Township. First responders say the impact from the tractor-tailer caused …
