Automobile Accidents

• Mercedes Benz Recalls Sedans for Faulty Transistor

  Chrissie Cole | March 29, 2008 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  More than three thousand Mercedes-Benz, 2008 S Class luxury cars are being recalled for an auto defect due to a faulty transistor."A malfunction may occur on the signal acquisition and actuation module" that controls vehicle some vehicle functions, including the center console lighting, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The transistors were not properly...

• Fairhope Woman Injured in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2008 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 53-year-old business woman from Fairhope was injured in a car accident on Wednesday morning. Her injuries were very serious and she was taken by medical helicopter to University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile for treatment. Her daughter was also in the car and her injuries were not serious.The woman was heading west on Gayfer Avenue at 10:56 a.m., and was going through the Greeno...

• Protect your family before an accident happens.

  Steve Smalling | March 29, 2008 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL

  All too often a client's inability to be fully compensated for personal injuries boils down to a lack of insurance coverage. While you can't control the actions of other drivers on the roadway, you can financially protect yourself from the damages they cause. You have the ability to decide for yourself the amount of coverage that is necessary to protect you and your family in the event of a...

• Car Lodged Under Semitrailer

  Eddie Farah | March 29, 2008 1:06 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Traffic on Interstate 95 just south of Jacksonville had to come to a crawl as the road was closed when a car drove underneath a semitrailer.The Florida Highway Patrol says that 41-year-old Robert Barker drove his Honda into a semi and continued driving until the front of his vehicle went under the truck's trailer.This all happened early in the morning Friday, about 2:40 in the southbound lanes. ...

• Tanker Explosion Badly Burns Trucker

  Jenny Albano | March 28, 2008 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On Friday, March 28, a tanker exploded and shut down Interstate 91 in Chicopee. The driver of the tanker became badly burned after being trapped inside the truck during and after the explosion. Over a dozen drivers stopped their vehicles to try and free the man from the wreckage but were stopped by the flames.The driver was finally rescued and taken to a local hospital. The driver suffered...

• Two Chouteau Woman Dead in Car Wreck

  Jeremy Thurman | March 28, 2008 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In a sad story, Newsok.com is reporting that two Chouteau women died Friday when a teenager ran a stop sign and slammed into the car in which they were riding, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Betty Day Ashley, 61, and Joana K. Hanna, 54, died at the scene of the wreck, which occurred about 3:25 p.m. about two miles southwest of Bartlesville on a Washington County road.Troopers said...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?(2)

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• Helmets a must when riding a motorcycle

  Anneke Kurt | March 28, 2008 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  All Ohio motorcycle riders and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a helmet at all times. Ohio law also requires all riders, regardless of age, to wear some sort of protective eye wear while riding a motorcycle. As the weather warms up and snow disappears from the pavement, more and more motorcycles are dusted off brought out on the roads. When preparing a bike for its first ride of the...

• Maine Car Crash Leads To Second Accident

  Anne Fennessey | March 28, 2008 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  It happens alot. There's an accident on the highway. Rescue vehicles rush to the scene with sirens blaring and lights flashing. Other drivers on the road move out of the way and let the rescue vehicles make their way to the crash. That's the way it should be, but on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, things didn't exactly work out the way they should have following an accident on I-95 North in...