Automobile Accidents

• 3 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Collision

  Christina Cole | May 07, 2007 12:52 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A woman and her two children were killed in a fatal car accident, Saturday, and four others were injured when an SUV crashed head-on into another vehicle south of Fort Myers, authorities said.Florida Highway Patrol said the accident occurred at around 1 p.m. when the SUV was attempting to make pass in the left lane on Corkscrew Road, losing control of the vehicle and crashing head on into a...

• One Killed in Deadly Rollover Crash

  Christina Cole | May 07, 2007 12:44 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A one-vehicle rollover car accident, on Sunday morning, on the Adirondack Northway killed a Pennsylvania woman, New York State Police said.The Dodge Caliber was traveling over the speed limit, at a high rate, when the vehicle went off the side of the road and flipped over several times, police said. One of the passengers, 26, of Philadelphia, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the...

• New Law Cracks Down on Negligent School Bus Drivers

  Mike Ferrara | May 07, 2007 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey signed a new bill into law that cracks down on negligent school bus drivers. The need for such a law arose after several incidents in South Jersey where drivers left three year old students on their buses when they finished their runs. The new law imposes a six-month school bus license suspension for a driver who leaves a student on a bus. A second...

• Five More Teens Die - The Time Has Come To Make Getting Driver's Licenses More Difficult - Need To Do Something Drastic To Cut Down Teen Driving Deaths

  Mike Ferrara | May 06, 2007 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  As two more teens died on their way to school in Ohio last Friday, the same day that three teens died in Harrisburg, PA, Michael A. Ferrara, Jr., a Past President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, has called on the legislators of all 50 states to make it harder for teens to get their licenses. These last tragedies in Loudonville, Ohio and Harrisburg,...

• Racing Cars in South Gate End in Fiery Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | May 06, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two cars were racing on the Long Beach Freeway on Friday evening and ended up causing a fiery accident. A Corvette and another car were illegally racing at speeds up to 120 miles per hour according to witnesses. The two cars crashed into one another and then into another car. "They were definitely racing -- the Corvette and the other dark car were going head to head and crashed. ... they were...

• Teen Critically Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | May 06, 2007 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A teenager was transported to Boston hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car accident last night, at 9:30 pm, on a road known by surrounding neighbors for its high speed and many accidents.The 18-year-old was driving a Saturn on Route 114 when he struck a telephone pole. The driver was unconscious when firefighters and police arrived on the scene.The unidentified driver had to be...

• Man Killed in Michigan Truck Accident

  Larry Buckfire | May 06, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A construction died in a Michigan truck accident yesterday when a cement truck on a job site backed over him. The 40 year old man was behind the truck and stumbled over some equipment, causing him to fall and making him unable to avoid the backing truck. Under Michigan law, the man's survivor's would most likely have a number of legal claims to pursue. These would include a worker's...

• 737 Crashes in Cameroon

  Tom Young | May 05, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Officials say that a Kenya Airways 737 with 114 people aboard crashed shortly after taking off from the southern Cameroon city of Douala today. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 series, carried passengers from at least 20 countries. The aircraft was only six months old.Heavy rain in the area may have contributed to the accident. The wreckage has not yet been found, and the weather, along with dense...

• Car/Bus Wrecks Common

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 05, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I read in a recent news clip where eighteen people were injured when a car collided with a bus. One of injuries was critical. This happened in New York. However it could have been any town in the U.S including in Virginia or North Carolina. Car wrecks involving buses are not infrequent. Sometimes the bus involved in a motor vehicle accident is a school bus. The problem is that there are no...

• Tire Blowout Collision Plunges Woman Off Dames Point

  Eddie Farah | May 05, 2007 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  "I'm Lucky!"That is the understatement of the year after Arlene Payan flew off the Dames Point Bridge after she and her disabled car were hit by a Hummer. Someone was watching over this 21-year old that day. First her Celica had a blowout as she entered the bridge heading south Thursday morning.She pulled the car over to the right side of the main span as far as she could because her tires were...