Automobile Accidents

• Pickup Truck Occupants Ejected

  Eddie Farah | February 29, 2008 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Neither man was wearing a seat belt.So when the pickup truck they were driving in Columbia County drove off the road, one man was killed and a second man was in critical condition Thursday evening.53-year-old Ronald Turner was killed according to the Florida Highway Pastrol. His passenger 49-year-old Randy Grover was injured when the 1988 Chevrolet pickukp truck ran off Double Run Road around...

• Initiative Limits Attorney Fees in Oregon

  Don Jacobs | February 29, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  It looks like Kevin Mannix and Bill Sizemore are at it again. The initiative process in Oregon is supposed to exist so the voice of the people can be heard. If citizens can gather enough signatures from registered voters, an indication many feel strongly about an issue, a measure can be put on the ballot. This grass roots process allowing citizens to bypass the legislature and have a voice...

• Millions of Ford Vehicles Recalled

  Gerry McGill | February 29, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The Federal Government on Thursday warned owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles to bring their cars and trucks immediately to dealerships to disconnect cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that about 9.6 million Ford vehicles have been recalled since 1999, but only 5 million have been...

• Detroit Car Accidents FIll Lodge Freeway

  Larry Buckfire | February 29, 2008 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The morning snowfall reportedly caused as many as twenty Detroit car accidents this morning on the Lodge Freeway. Other Michigan car accidents have been reported throughout the state due to the inclement weahter. Michigan law requires drivers to use more caution when the road conditions are icy and hazardous and people injured in Michigan car accidents can still file claims for their injuries...

• No Personal Jurisdiction Over Across-the-Border Bar That Overserves Patron Killing Arizona Pedestrian

  Geoff Trachtenberg | February 29, 2008 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Interesting and disappointing personal jurisdiction memo opinion from Division One, Womack v. KC Arena. In short, KC operates a bar on the Nevada side of the Arizona-Nevada border, over served a patron who then drove across the state line and killed an Arizona pedestrian. Moreover, plaintiffs asserted that KC employees knew the patron lived in Bullhead City and that he would return there after...

• An issue of vehicle ownership and negligent entrustment

  John Inserra | February 29, 2008 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Nebraska Supreme court cleared up the issue of ownership requirements and the negligent entrustment of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident in the case of Richard A. DeWester, Personal Representative of theEstate of Lindsay DeWester, deceased, appellant, v. Kyle W. Watkins, an individual, appellee. In a nutshell, the Court held: Based on the Restatement's reasoning, most courts...

• Indiana Man Could Face Up to 8 Years in Prison for Deadly Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 29, 2008 1:31 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  An Indiana man is facing up to eight years in prison for a deadly head-on collision two years ago that claimed a mother and two children and left two others permanently disabled.On Friday, the driver of the car responsible for the accident admitted he was speeding when his car left the center lane and caused the crash."It's a case where three people were killed and two additional [victims] have...

• Car Found May Be Hit-and-Run Vehicle

  Eddie Farah | February 28, 2008 11:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Florida Highway Patrol says it has found a blue Mustang that may have caused a fatal crash Monday.Parts of Roosevelt Boulevard were shut down for hours and a retired Jacksonville police detective was killed.Three others were hurt when an Acura belong to 20-year-old Matthew Borg crossed the median at Roosevelt Boulevard then went airborne. This happened in front of the Naval Air Station...

• Woman Thrown Into Traffic on I-69 in Shakopee

  Shannon Weidemann | February 28, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Car accidents were avoided, but police are still searching for a man who threw a woman into oncoming traffic on Highway I-69 Monday night in an extreme case of road rage. Jennifer Boulden made a legal U-turn on Interstate 69 near Shakopee when she missed her exit. The truck driving fast behind her motioned for her to pull over. She did and the driver got out of his truck and started yelling...

• ATV accident causes personal injury for Fostoria man

  Anneke Kurt | February 28, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio ATV accident attorneys urge riders and drivers to be careful while on all-terrain vehicles, to avoid ATV accidents. Always wear a helmet and obey all posted traffic signs. Make sure you have proper training before driving an ATV, and never allow children to drive an adult ATV. As with any motor vehicle, never drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol.A Fostoria man suffered...