Automobile Accidents

• Car Accident on Texas 46 Kills San Antonio Man

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A man driving on Texas 46 was killed on Tuesday night when he was hit by another vehicle. The 24-year-old man was traveling east near Boerne. The victim was from San Antonio. The victim was driving eastbound on Texas 46 northwest of San Antonio in a 1999 Honda when he swerved into the westbound lane, possibly because of slick road conditions, a dispatcher with the Kerr County Department of...

• Road Rage & Accidents Over Matthews Bridge Closure

  Eddie Farah | April 25, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Angry motorists have innundated the Department of Transportation Jacksonville's offices over the bridge closure that has increased their commute from 15 minutes to an hour. The Matthews Bridge, the main artery from downtown to Arlington, had its eastbound lanes closed last week while the DOT replaces the steel grating with a new, epoxy smooth surface.The westbound lane remains open, but that...

• Canton Motorcycle Accident

  James Sabatini | April 25, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 23-year-old man is in critical condition at Hartford Hospital this morning after an accident on Route 44 Tuesday.Christopher Hartman was on a motorcycle during the accident with a car at 9 p.m. near Davidson Chevrolet, police said. The motorcycle collided with a car and threw Mr. Hartman off his bike. The police are investigating and are asking for any witness to this collision to contact...

• Car Accident causes Hazardous Scene

  Christina Cole | April 25, 2007 1:01 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Five people were injured, in West Monroe, in a two vehicle car crash.According to Oswego County Sheriff's Deputies, a woman, 21, pulled out of the parking lot on State Route 49 and crashed with a Chevy Malibu. The car then crashed into a building and a kerosene pump at a close by gas station.Five people were transported to Syracuse hospitals, including two passengers that are 88 and...

• Gridley Woman Killed in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | April 24, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A woman was killed, on Sunday, in a fatal car accident when her vehicle went through an iron gate and overturned.The woman, 70, was driving her Toyota eastbound at 12:45pm on Railroad Avenue when she failed to stop at a stop sign, according to California Highway Patrol.After failing to stop, she went through the intersection, crashing through an iron gate and overturning. Her vehicle landed in...

• Michigan Car Accident Death Case

  Larry Buckfire | April 24, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  I read yet another sad story about a Michigan car accident that resulted in a fatality last night. A 78 year old man lost control of his vehicle in St. Clair Shores and struck a home. The man died in the crash. The police are still investigating the case. Although this was a one car accident, the man's survivors may still be entitled to Michigan No-Fault benefits for funeral expenses, loss...

• Outrage Expressed Over Mexican Trucker Program

  Eddie Farah | April 24, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Truckers from around the nation plan to circle the White House this week in a show of outrage over a pilot program to open our borders and jacksonvill'e highways to Mexican long-haul rigs. President Bush has signed a bill that opens the nation's highways to 18-wheelers from south of the border. Up to 17,000 could soon be on our roads by-passing the sort of scrutiny and safety checks for big-rigs...

• Drunk Drivers - Car Accidents - The Consquences

  Rob Quattrocci | April 24, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  The most terrifying expereince is being involved in an accident with a drunk driver. The injured party would assume that under such circumstances the drunk driver would be automatically responsible for his/her medical expenses and pain and suffering. However, under New York no-fault law the medical expenses remain the responsibility of your insurance carrier. In addition, you may only collect...

• Wal-Mart loses $4 million verdict over accident

  Staff Writer | April 23, 2007 10:20 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A Montgomery, Alabama jury awarded a paralyzed woman $4 million in a verdict Friday, said a report from the Associated Press.The woman, Carolyn Thorne, was paralyzed in a rollover crash that resulted when her SUV's tires separated after visiting a Wal-Mart service center. Her car's tires were recalled in 2002 by Continential Tire Company, and she took her SUV in to Wal-Mart to have the tires...

• Statute of Limitations in Uninsured and Underinsured Personal Injury Claims

  Geoff Trachtenberg | April 23, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  Recently the Arizona Legislature enacted a new and shorter statute of limitations for UM/UIM claims. The applicable section is ARS 12-555.For uninsured motorist (UM) claims such claims, such claims must be made in writing within three years after the earliest of (i) the date you knew that the tortfeasor was uninsured; or (ii) the date you knows or should have known that coverage was denied by...