Automobile Accidents

• Child Killed in SUV Pedestrian Accident; Family Thanks Attorneys Who Care

  Betsy Boggs | July 07, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  The following letter to the editor was written by my sister after the death of her 11-year old grandson who was hit by an SUV in Kissimmee, Florida. L. Trammell Douglasville, GA January 10,...

• Alabama Girl Scouts in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 06, 2008 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Member of a Girl Scout troop from southern Alabama were involved in a single-car accident this week. The accident happened after a day of kayaking. The troop was making their way home in a caravan...

• One Teen killed, One Critically Injured in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 17, 2008 12:53 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A Marbury High School student, 18, was killed in a car accident when his vehicle went into an intersection in front of an oncoming log truck, said the Alabama Department of Public Safety. The passenger, a sophomore, 15, is in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery at Baptist Medical Center."It went through my mind that this can't be happening again," said Marbury High School...

• Geneva Man Killed in Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | December 15, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A car accident, on Tuesday, claimed the life of a Geneva man while also injuring three of his passengers, according to Alabama State Troopers.The accident occurred on Geneva County Road 58 just after 8:10 pm, according to a news release by state troopers.The accident involved a 1998 Ford F150 pickup truck and a 1995 Dodge Neon driven by a man, 39, of Geneva. The driver of the Neon was not...

• Man injured in two-car accident

  Staff Writer | June 07, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An article from a St. Clair County publication covers a two-car crash that caused serious injuries to a man whose Pontiac Grand Am rolled several times on Logan Martin Dam Road Wednesday.One man recounts the accident:The car in front of me slowed down to make a left turn onto Lakeside Lane," said Chris Rodgers, a 33-year-old Notasulga resident who witnessed the wreck. "I put on my blinker so the...

• School bus collides with vehicle

  Staff Writer | May 30, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Times Daily reported that a school bus crash occurred in mid-May on Lauderdale 7 near Florence, Alabama.The 2004 International School Bus was carrying more than 30 students when a 2005 Nissa crashed into it. Fortunately, the drivers of the vehicles and all passengers walked away from the crash without injuries.In a separate motor vehicle accident, two men were injured when their vehicles...

• Woman thrown from car lives through accident

  Staff Writer | March 28, 2007 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Tuesday morning a woman driving a 2006 Nissan Altima lost control of the vehicle on I-65 near Creola and was involved in a one-car accident. Just after crossing a bridge, the vehicle ran off the road and rolled into a ditch. The car actually rolled over, ejecting the driver about 10 feet away. Somehow, the woman miraculously lived through the ordeal. She was treated at the scene by paramedics...

• Another deadly Highway 40 accident

  Staff Writer | March 19, 2007 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Daily Sentinel of Jackson published a story on March 16 about a fatal motor vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 40 two miles up Sand Hill Mountain from the Bob Jones Bridge. Apparently a 19-year-old girl died in the accident and two other people were injured when a man driving a Lincoln Continental up the mountain struck the victim's Pontiac driving down the mountain. Wet, rainy conditions...

• Tips to prevent DUI accidents after your Super Bowl party

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Independent insurance company Lanier Upshaw out of Florida offers sound advice for those of us hosting Super Bowl parties this weekend to help keep drivers under the influence of alcohol off the roads.Many hosts do not realize that they could be held liable and face financial ruin if someone leaves their party after having a few drinks and is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Among the...

• Will new roadway projects curb accidents?

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An interesting article appeared yesterday on Tuscaloosanews.com about Joe McInness, director of the Alabama Department of Transportation, and his plans for speeding up the state's roadway projects. Will his efforts actually help curb accidents on our roads?On McInnes's agenda are everything from widening roads to lowering speed limits. The article gives him high marks on his plans for the...