Automobile Accidents

• Little Rock Bicyclist Hit by Car

  Shannon Weidemann | May 23, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A man from Little Rock was seriously injured in April while taking his normal 20 mile bike ride. He was riding near Maumelle Park when he was hit by a car from behind. He does not remember any details of the accident. He was airlifted to Baptist Hospital. The extent of his injuries is simply incredible. Smith says on the left side of his body, he had cracked ribs and a bunch of cuts and...

• Arizona Court of Appeals Describes the Quantum of Evidence Needed to Prove Lost Earning Capacity and Addresses Damages for the "Increased Risk" of Harm

  Geoff Trachtenberg | May 23, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  New case from Division One, Felder v. Physiotherapy Assoc., that has some good stuff in it concerning lost earning capacity and anxiety over the "increased risk" of harm.The first and main issue in the case concerns the quantum of evidence needed to prove lost earning capacity. Although the standard is "reasonable certainty" in predicting the future in such cases, the Court "conclude[d] that...

• Fatal two-car accident

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Cullman Times reported a tragic two-car accident that resulted in the death of an 85-year-old man Sunday on Alabama Highway 157.The victim was a passenger in a 1996 Plymouth, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was injured, and both were wearing seatbelts, according the the Alabama State Trooper reports. The cause of the accident is still under...

• Child injured in hit and run accident

  Barry Doyle | May 23, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A South Carolina boy is recovering from injuries sustained when he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. The boy was playing on the sidewalk when he was hit by a car which fled the scene.The child suffered a fractured femur which required surgery for the placement of pins to stabilize the fracture.Under Illinois law and the law of most states, hit-and-run drivers are considered uninsured...

• Bus Serving Chinese American Community Crashes: Kills 2 Injures 32

  Mike Ferrara | May 23, 2007 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Anyone who has driven on Eastern highways the past several years has noticed modern white buses with very few markings whizzing along. A closer look reveals some Chinese letters and an English language notice of ownership. These buses provide quick and inexpensive transport to the Chinese-American centers of Philadelphia, Washington and New York. The fares are very low and they typically...

• 4-Year-Old Girl Injured During Street Race

  Chrissie Cole | May 22, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A four-year-old girl was thrown from a vehicle when it was hit by another car. Authorities believe the car accident was caused by street racing.Authorities are searching for one of the cars they believe were involved in the racing. The driver sped away following the accident.Two cars were racing down the highway when a third car with a child inside pulled out from a stop sign and crashed into...

• Car Accident Injures Five People in Charlotte

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A three car accident on Sandy Porter Road in Charlotte ended with five people being taken to the hospital. The accident happened on Monday around 4:20 p.m. Charlotte Paramedics and Firefighters responded to the scene. A total of five people were taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Four were taken by ambulance and one driver was airlifted to the hospital. A pet dog that was in one of the cars...

• Virginia's Eastern Shore Highway Death Rates Remain High

  Rick Shapiro | May 22, 2007 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  By Randy Appleton, HSCLA AttorneyIndividuals who have suffered severe personal injuries and wrongful death on Virginia's Eastern Shore (as well as their family members) often travel on Route 13 over the 17 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel spanning the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, south to the "mainland" area of Virginia. The Bridge Tunnel geographically links the finger of land called the...

• Three Police Officers Hurt in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  A man was killed in a motorcyle accident on I-275 on Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene investigating the accident when a man driving a car lost control and ran into three of the Troopers. The car accident resulted in the three men being taken to a local hospital. Shortly after 11 p.m., they were still working the scene, which was marked with flares, traffic cones,...

• Three Men Killed In Chicago Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  An accident around midnight claimed the lives of three men on Chicago's Southeast Side. It is believed that two vehicles collided when one car was speeding and disobeyed the traffic signal causing it to slam into and t-bone the other car. There were several parked cars that were also involved in the accident.The families of the men killed may be entitled to recover for the wrongful deaths of...