Automobile Accidents

• Criminal Charges for Surgeon

  Don Jacobs | March 16, 2008 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Dr. Jayant Patel, a former Kaiser surgeon in Portland was front page news on March 13, 2008 in the Oregonian Newspaper. The surgeon nicknamed "Dr. Death" was wanted in Australia for manslaughter charges, all arising out of his bungling care of patients. Manslaughter, for the uninformed, means someone has to die as a result of his actions. The real story here however is how easily this doctor...

• Car Crash Insurance Doctors Exposed

  Jeremy Thurman | March 16, 2008 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I just saw this blog by fellow injuryboad blogger Jamie G. Goldstein for Chicago where State Farm's practice of hiring supposed independent medical examiners is being exposed in New York . I wanted to alert any reader to the post and lawsuit against State Farm as it is an example of what we face in Oklahoma all the times with these supposed 'independent medical examiners." In her blog, she...

• State Senate Approves Harsher Penalties for Unlicensed Drivers

  Jeremy Thurman | March 16, 2008 12:03 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I just read a press release by Democrat Oklahoma State Senator Debbie Leftwitch on her bill to create stiffer penalties for unlicensed drivers causing injury/fatality accidents. The bill was approved by the full Senate. I want to give her kudos for doing the right thing. I wanted to add that in most circumstances these drivers do not carry insurance either, thus harming the injured and/or...

• OCU Wrestler's Dramatic Comeback from Car Wreck

  Jeremy Thurman | March 15, 2008 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Before I get to the headline of this blog, I would like to give an explanation of how I found it. See, I'm a sports nut. I play fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, fantasy football, fantasy golf and probably every NCAA tournament braacket you could imagine. I've always played sports from the youngest age through college and into my adult life I have started playing softball (yes I can...

• Roundup Car Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | March 15, 2008 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsMissoula, MT

  Two people were taken to the hospital after a multiple car accident in Roundup. Two cars collided causing a vehicle slowdown. This in turn caused another chain reaction of accidents. Montana Highway Patrol trooper Kyle Hayter said, "As a result of the first crash, some vehicles were parked along the road and checking on them-another vehicle then came through and rear-ended a few of them- a...

• Operation Safe Ride Cracks Down on Spring Break Auto Accidents

  Eddie Farah | March 15, 2008 2:00 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  If you are thinking about speeding anytime this weekend, forget about it.That's because the Florida Highway Patrol will be monitoring you from aircraft, with lasers, radar and marked and unmarked cars on the Interstates, the Florida Turnpike and major and minor roads.From Friday through Sunday, Operation Safe Ride intends to find speeders who tend to come to Florida for spring break and put the...

• 'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving

  Jeremy Thurman | March 14, 2008 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  I know this is not hard hitting news, but after growing watching Gilligan's Island, I had to post this from Yahoo News. Dawn Wells who played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island was sentenced Feb. 29 to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.Under a plea agreement, three misdemeanor counts -- driving under the influence,...

• Help maximize your personal injury case

  Anneke Kurt | March 14, 2008 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have compiled ten tips to help you avoid insurance company traps and receive fair compensation for your personal injury. If you've suffered personal injury in an accident, the initial steps you take can make a big difference to the outcome of your case. Here are the first three:1. Seek treatment immediately.The best thing you can do for both your...

• Ten tips to maximize your personal injury recovery - Part I

  Anneke Kurt | March 14, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsSandusky, OH

  If you've suffered personal injury in an accident, the initial steps you take can make a big difference to the outcome of your case. Our Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorneys have compiled ten tips to help you avoid insurance company traps and receive fair compensation for your personal injury. Here are the first three:1. Seek treatment immediately.The best thing you can do for both your...

• Woman Falls Asleep Behind the Wheel, Crashes Into In-law's

  Chrissie Cole | March 14, 2008 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A woman on her way home from the night shift caused a car accident when she apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and struck another vehicle, killing her father-in-law, according to police.The man, 73, of Bloomfield, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred on Indiana 54 in Southwestern Indiana.A helicopter transported his wife and passenger to Methodist Hospital, in...