Automobile Accidents

• Do Roadside Distractions Cause Accidents ?

  Rob McKinney | June 04, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Driver distractions like cell phones cause untold car accidents every year . Now , new roadside distractions are being created to grab driver's attention . In Nashville ,Tennessee (TN) , digital billboards are popping up on all the major roadways . The billboard industry maintains that the new digital signs do not impact driver safety . However , traffic safety experts...

• Spoliation of Evidence - the Complicated Way to Say that Destroying Evidence Can Lead to Significant Consequences

  Michael Myers | June 04, 2007 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Spoliation of evidence is a legal term associated with the destruction of evidence. The destruction of evidence by a party to a lawsuit can result in significant consequences. For instance, if the defendant destroys evidence, the court can actually enter a default judgment against that defendant. If a plaintiff purposefully destroys evidence the suit he or she has filed can be dismissed.An...

• Chicago Crash Injures Six

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 04, 2007 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A car accident on Chicago's West Side left six people injured early Sunday morning. A Toyota SUV crashed into a Chevy wagon in the 700 south block of Laramie. After the accident it was reported that the six were all in either serious or critical condition. Currently reports state that they are all in stable condition.Those injured in the crash may be able to take legal action against the...

• Offroading and Safety

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  At least 18 people - five of them children - died in crashes involving all-terrain vehicles over the Memorial Day weekend, and federal safety officials expect more deaths in coming months.The 18 deaths were nearly double the average for other weekends in May, according to estimates by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The five children were 16 or younger. These statistics are troubling...

• ATV Safety

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  At least 18 people - five of them children - died in crashes involving all-terrain vehicles over the Memorial Day weekend, and federal safety officials expect more deaths in coming months.The 18 deaths were nearly double the average for other weekends in May, according to estimates by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The five children were 16 or younger. These statistics are troubling...

• Accidents and crashes all to frequent

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  A driver seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon along Interstate 81 has died. This news headline is another in a series of fatal and near fatal accidents in our communities involving car ,bus motorcycle, truck boat and atv crashes. Please be careful watch for other drivers. It summer and roads ad byways are crowed with distracted vehicle operators. Dont be a statistic that...

• Car and Motocylcle Crashes

  Joe Stanley | June 04, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A driver seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon along Interstate 81 has died. This news headline is another in a series of fatal and near fatal accidents in our communities involving car ,bus motorcycle, truck boat and atv crashes. Please be careful watch for other drivers. It summer and roads ad byways are crowed with distracted vehicle operators. Dont be a statistic that...

• Car Collides Into Bus - Injuries Reported

  James Sabatini | June 04, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In Hartford this morning, a child and an adult are being treated at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center after the car they were riding in collided with a school bus.Information on the severity of the injuries in this car crash with a bus is not yet available. The bus driver also went to the hospital.

• Seven Killed in Car Accident Near San Antonio

  Shannon Weidemann | June 02, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A late night car accident near Seguin on Friday left seven people dead. Two cars were driving on Texas 123 heading towards each other when one crossed the center line and they hit head on. The impact was so severe that everyone involved in the accident died. Six of the people were pronounced dead at the scene. Four of the victims were not wearing seat belts. "It would not have been a...

• Long Beach Florist Shop Hit by Car

  Shannon Weidemann | June 02, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A flower shop in Long Beach was hit by a car on Thursday morning critically injuring the driver of the car. No one at the florist was injured in the car accident. The driver's legs were pinned under the dashboard of her car. Some witnesses said they saw a white truck in the No. 3 lane of Lakewood Boulevard at the time of the crash, said Accident Investigations Detective Ray Dennison of the...