Automobile Accidents

• Fatal Crash In Pendleton County Injures 3

  Lee Coleman | May 05, 2007 6:46 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Alcohol intoxication may have contributed to a crash that killed one and injured three.The accident happened about a mile north of Butler on U.S. 27. Apparently a Chevrolet Silverado pickup ran off the right side of the road then crossed into the northbound lanes, it hit a guard rail and tree before rolling four or five times. The truck was occupied by four Pendleton County residents returning...

• 29 Year Old Cardinals Pitcher, Dies in Auto Crash, Played for the Phillies

  Mike Ferrara | May 04, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Drinking played a major role in the auto accident case took the life of 29 year old St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, Josh Hancock. He was driving a 2007 Ford Explorer when he struck the rear of a flat-bed tow truck that was helping someone from a prior auto accident. The early reports are the tow truck had flashing lights and no drinking was involved. It now has been discovered that Josh's...

• Automobile Crashes into Defenseless Woman

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An unsuspecting 41-year-old woman, was killed when a Toyota Tundra pickup drove onto the grass shoulder of the road where she just happened to be at that moment. Susan M. Evans died at the scene. She really didn't have a chance, or any way of avoiding this automobile accident. This is a horrible example of being in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time.One witness estimated that the Truck...

• How to make funds from a Car Accident Last a Lifetime

  Christina Medlin | May 04, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Although there are many options available to individuals that recover substantial judgments from a car accident or other personal injury action, structured settlements have become increasingly popular over the last decade. A structured settlement refers to a settlement that includes 1) a payment of an immediate lump sum, 2) includes a specific set of payment over time, fixed in time and duration...

• Vision Issues and Human Factors Are Fascinating Issues in Vehicular Wreck Cases

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 04, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I just met with an expert witness in a railroad crossing case (truck hit by train) whose field is vision and human factors. This lady, Ellie Francis, has two PhDs in these areas. She is an incredibly high powered expert in these subjects which are central to what happens during vehicular accidents like the one I am working on where a train hits a truck, killing its occupant.What this vision and...

• Drunk Driver Kills 12 Year Old Camden County Boy

  Mike Ferrara | May 03, 2007 11:03 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A 38 year old man has been arrested for causing the death of a 12 year old boy from Camden County, New Jersey. The boy was riding his electric scootor on the shoulder of the road, when he was struck by a car driven by Michael T. Repko. After he hit the child, Repko fled the scene to try to hide the damage to his car. He is being held in the Camden County Jail and bail is set at $250,000. ...

• Highway Worker Injured In Pennsylvania Auto Accident

  Mike Ferrara | May 03, 2007 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A 60 year old highway worker was injured as he stood in the highway with his flag directing traffic to stop The first vehicle, a delivery truck, obeyed him and stopped. The second vehicle, driven by a 79 year old, did not stop and struck the delivery truck that, in turn, struck the highway worker. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that proper signage marking the work...

• May is Time to Focus on Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents

  Eddie Farah | May 03, 2007 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  There is no freedom like being on a motorcycle--at least that's what my friends say.But with one in ten U.S. traffic accidents that lead to death involving a motorcycle, May is the month formotorcycle safety. Maybe because of it's proximity to Daytona, the Jacksonville area sees alot of motorcycle accidents.In 2005-- the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 4,553...

• Brain Injurys

  Joe Stanley | May 03, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Brain injuries often called closed head injuries are the most common misdiagnosed and misunderstood injury in any kind of accident whether a car crash slip and fall construction accident. As human beings it is difficult to perceive and identify that we have a brain injury unless it is very bad. As a lawyer handling personal injuries i have seen first hand the ethe effects of brain trauma and the...

• What Kind of Lawyer Do You Want for Your Case?

  Geoff Trachtenberg | May 03, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  A New York personal injury lawyer was recently disbarred for basically "being an asshole." Although I can hardly endorse his brash style (e.g., telling the judge to "Kiss my tuchis!"), it is interesting what other New York attorneys had to say: "Personally, I find him abrasive, angry, tough, fierce, and frightening," says attorney Ron Kuby. "You know, the qualities you usually want in a...