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19 May 2013, 11:11 am
As a result of driving under the influence, 27-year-old Justin John Wood caused an accident that he stated he does not remember. Wood hit a vehicle from behind around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 18th at 1500 NW 34th St. causing over $10,000 in damage. Wood's vehicle contained empty beer cans, gas cartridges and compressed air containers. It is not clear whether Wood had received any alcohol from an establishment that night. However, the gas cartridges and compressed air containers are reported as… [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:47 am
38-year-old Marlon Brown died on the morning of May 8th after being ran over by DeLand patrolman James Harris. First, Brown was pursued by a Volusia County Sheriff's Office deputy for not wearing his seatbelt. Once Brown fled, the deputy radioed dispatchers reporting the situation. The report was intercepted by officer Ferrari who followed Brown after activating his blue lights into an open lot behind 901 S. Delaware. Witnesses advised investigators that Brown feared going back to jail and that… [read post]
18 May 2013, 8:21 pm
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) runs a number of safety campaigns throughout the year in order to educate the public and to encourage law enforcement to take strong action in enforcing driver safety laws. This year, one of the events is the National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization Campaign. The Campaign will be ongoing from the two week period between May 20 and June 2nd and is an annual event that centers on Memorial Day weekend.
Our Boston car accident lawyers know… [read post]
18 May 2013, 3:42 pm
Protecting kids is the top priority of every parent and parents need to know what types of risks their children face. Every year since 1998, a survey of Massachusetts students has been conducted in order to provide more information to educators and parents about some of the dangers that children in the area are facing. The survey is administered both to sixth grade students as well as to high school kids in eighth through twelfth grade.
This year, the youth risk survey gave parents plenty of… [read post]
18 May 2013, 8:05 am
When you’re in a car accident, you depend on two things to save your life: your seatbelt and your airbags. Oftentimes, those are the things that can mean the difference between injuries and fatalities. That is why the discovery of a man selling counterfeit airbags is so disturbing. A man in Vancouver, WA has pleaded guilty to distributing almost 1,000 airbags from China through the website eBay. 25-year-old Vitaliy Yaremkiv sold his conterfeit airbags to independent garages. He ran a business… [read post]
17 May 2013, 5:16 pm
With teens and young adults practically glued to their phones these days, it’s easy to point fingers when it comes to distracted driving. After all, they practically grew up with the technology. But, guess what: they’re not the only ones that are distracted. And they may not even be the most distracted. So who’s there competition? Parents.
If you’re a parent, you’ve probably experienced being a distracted driver. In fact, it’s most likely a part of your daily… [read post]
17 May 2013, 4:27 pm
A couple of weeks ago, we reported the story of a bicyclist who was killed on East Marginal Way South when he was involved in a collision with a semi-truck. That accident caught the attention of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. Now, he has proposed to commit $3.25 million to improving conditions for cyclists in the city, especially where the cyclist, 54-year-old Lance David, was killed on May 1. The improvements will take place if the City Council approves plans. The mayor insists that the changes will… [read post]
17 May 2013, 3:58 pm
College campuses are often brimming with bicycling students, especially in Washington State. Between bicyclists, pedestrians and cars, there is plenty of opportunity for accidents to occur. On Tuesday, a student at Western Washington University was hit by a car when riding his bicycle. That led Carol Berry, who is the program coordinator for the university’s Sustainable Transportation, to urge bicyclists and drivers alike to pay attention 100% of the time they are riding are driving. Just a… [read post]
17 May 2013, 3:52 pm
Everyone today knows that it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol content (BAC) above .08. The laws impose this limit to ensure that people do not drive when they are too impaired to react quickly, to pay attention and to make safe choices behind the wheel. Unfortunately, the laws may not be doing enough, as it is possible that those with a BAC below .08 may still be affected by alcohol and thus unable to drive safely.
Our Boston car accident attorneys knows that drunk driving accidents can be… [read post]
17 May 2013, 3:43 pm
There has been several incidents this year where a driver jumped the curb and crashed into a building in downtown Hinsdale. They all occurred on the same block of the village's downtown district, one in March and two other similar accidents occurred in February.
This accident involved a Clarendon Hills woman attempting to park her 2007 Mercedes ML500 along South Washington Street. Apparently, she hit the accelerator instead of the brake, sending her car into a vacant building that formerly… [read post]
17 May 2013, 1:57 pm
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are just three social networking sites that millions of users flock to everyday. We post statuses and pictures and tweet our little hearts out. And the problem is that we often do that when behind the wheel. While texting and driving is illegal in several states, using social media and driving is not… even though it’s just as or more dangerous than texting and driving. That’s why lawmakers in Louisiana are looking to close a loophole and ban the… [read post]
17 May 2013, 1:33 pm
Three girls in Midvale, Utah were rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car. The driver could have easily prevented the accident from happening – had he simply been paying attention to the road, and not his cell phone. The 28-year-old was texting behind the wheel, and didn’t see the three young girls, ages 14, 10 and 9, as they were crossing the street to get to a local swimming pool.
Fortunately, 14-year-old Jennifer O’Dell and 10-year-old Stacy Smith were released from the… [read post]
17 May 2013, 1:30 pm
On Thursday night in Gilbert, Arizona, a woman was arrested for manslaughter in connection with a car accident that took the life of a man who was working on a broken down car on the side of the freeway.
The crash occurred at around 6:30 p.m., on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway near Recker Road.
According to court documents, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office officials stated that 40-year-old Jay Cotton, of Apache Junction, AZ, had pulled his vehicle over into the emergency lane of the roadway. He… [read post]
17 May 2013, 11:52 am
13 years ago, states were encouraged to set their legal blood-alcohol limits to .08, or they would risk losing a substantial amount of their federal highway funds. Now, with drunk driving making up one-third of all traffic-related deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking that the legal blood-alcohol limit be lowered to .05. With all of the recent fatalities in the Seattle area this year, from the tragic deaths of the brand-new grandparents in Wedgwood to the killing of the… [read post]
17 May 2013, 9:28 am
Auto recall attorneys at Pintas & Mullins report that Chrysler is recalling 469,000 of its Jeep Grand Cherokees and Commanders due to gear shifting problems. There has already been more than 25 crashes and two injuries associated with the issue.
The recall extends to 2005 through 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 through 2010 Commanders, worldwide. United States safety regulators found that there are cracks in some of these vehicles' circuit boards, which cause faulty signals as the SUV is… [read post]
17 May 2013, 9:13 am
This is the third in a series of five blogs about staying safe during your summer travels and road trips. Read the other posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Summer vacation for many is a time to relax and rejuvenate. However, it is also a hectic time when most families choose to travel. Americans tend to try and pack in as much into a short time as possible. This is also true of road trips. If you are driving on your vacation this summer and have a number of destinations and activities planned, at… [read post]
17 May 2013, 9:11 am
The Michigan car accident lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. are reporting on a Dearborn three-vehicle crash involving a SMART bus. The accident happened on Monday, May 13th, around 3:30 p.m on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. According to police, a SMART bus struck a car when it was stopped at a traffic light, causing that car to rear end a pickup truck. As a result of the collision, the driver of the first car was killed due serious injuries sustained in the… [read post]
19 May 2013, 7:32 am
The summer months may be some of the most exciting for our teens, but they can also be some of the most dangerous. Because they're out of school and on summer break, kids get to spend more time behind the wheel, and that puts them at a greater risk for getting into a deadly car accident.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, we find nine of the 10 deadliest days out of the year for teen drivers. During the months from May to June, we see an average of 13 teen fatalities a day out there on our… [read post]
17 May 2013, 7:17 am
If there’s no police report your case becomes a little more complex than it otherwise would.
On the other hand, we handle lots of cases where there’s no police report. I would say 10-15 percent of our cases there’s no police report. Sometimes the reason is the accident happened on private property, sometimes the reason is the police officer didn’t realize there was a serious injury.
And, a corollary to that question is: what if I didn’t have an opportunity to give my… [read post]
17 May 2013, 6:30 am
On Wednesday morning a Miami-Dade Transit pick-up truck was involved in a seven-car crash that seriously injured five people. Traffic travelling northbound on Southwest 42nd Avenue was stopped at the West Flagler Street light around 10:20 a.m. when one car started a chain reaction by rear-ending another car. The first car was the Miami-Dade Transit truck driven by Alfredo Menendez, fifty-seven. According to Miami police, Menendez crashed into the back of another car and then jumped a sidewalk and… [read post]