Automobile Accidents

• Olympia Passenger Sustains Back Fractures

  Ryan Nute | March 06, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A car accident last Thursday involving two Olympia men left the driver (Louis Otenbacher) in serious condition and his passenger (Jason Naki) with multiple back fractures. The driver was reportedly speeding and will be charged with vehicular assault.The accident occurred when the driver lost control of his BMW and entered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a truck. Fortunately, none of the...

• Driver Overcorrection Part II

  Rob McKinney | March 06, 2007 7:37 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The second accident caused by driver overcorrection happened Monday afternoon on March 5,2007 . Jennifer Lovvorn , of Woodbury , Tennessee ,was killed when her car was hit by a Ford Winstar minivan . According to reports , The driver of the minivan veered onto the gravel on the shoulder of the road then the driver overcorrected and traveled into the other lane of traffic striking Ms....

• Overcorrecting Your Car Part I

  Rob McKinney | March 06, 2007 7:26 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  In two seperate accidents , driver overcorrection was the cause of the accident . In Wilson County , Tennessee , a driver overcorrected his dump truck and and slammed into Joe Hancock of Lafayette , Tennessee . It is reported that the dump truck driver overcorrected his dump truck and hit Mr. Hancock's car head-on. Overcorrection occurs when the driver veers off the roadway...

• Pedestrian Safety in Nashville

  Rob McKinney | March 05, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Today , I came close to hitting a pedestrian while going to work this morning . The crosswalk is on Charlotte Pike in front of the State Capital . A crosswalk was recently put up in the middle of the street with no traffic light to stop oncoming cars . No warning other than a sign is placed to alert drivers that a person may cross the street at any time . Surely , the...

• Six Killed In Bus Crash In Atlanta

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Four members of the Bluffton University baseball team were killed just days ago after the bus they were traveling on hit an overpass and fell, causing the bus to land on its side. The driver and his wife were also killed. The Ohio team was driving through Atlanta, Georgia on its way to Florida when the tragic accident occurred. Most of the players were asleep at the time.Several of the team...

• Drunk Driver Hits Illinois Police Officer

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 05, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  An Illinois State Trooper who was arresting a drunk driver on the Eisenhower expressway on Sunday was hit by another drunk driver. Reinda Dade, was driving on the expressway when his car rear ended the State Trooper's car. The State Trooper had a suspected drunk driver in the back of his vehicle at the time, and he was in the front seat. Both were injured and transported to local...

• Bluffton University Students Come to Grips with Grief After Bus Accident in Atlanta

  Jack Landskroner | March 05, 2007 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The injured students from the Bluffton University baseball team who were on the bus when it dropped 30 feet from a highway overpass are trying to recover from their physical injuries and come to grips with the loss four of their fellow players after the bus accident last week. At the same time students back on campus are also beginning the long road of managing the grief from the catastrophe. ...

• What is a Loss of Consortium Claim

  Rob McKinney | March 03, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  A loss of consortium claim is simply the reasonable value of the spouse's compainship and acts of love and affection that a injured person has lost if they had not been injured . Typically , a claim is made for the spouse of the injured person . As we well know , a serious injury to one spouse impacts the other . It is a seperate and independent claim from that of the orginal...

• Woman Dies in 3-Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 02, 2007 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  An Indianapolis woman that was involved in a three-car crash on Tuesday, has died as a result of her extensive injuries.A 2002 BMW was traveling south on Westfield Blvd, when it rear-ended a 1987 Chrysler New Yorker, said Carmel Police.The impact of the crash pushed the Chrysler into the northbound lane, where the car hit a 2002 Ford Explorer head on. The name of the seventeen year old, driving...

• Teen Driven Cars - A Dangerous But Inevitable Combination

  John Cooper | March 01, 2007 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for 18 to 20 year old people in America. About 5,500 deaths and 450,000 injuries occur each year involving teen driving.Wrecks involving teens are probably most attributable to inexperience and judgment errors caused by not having enough time behind the wheel. Thus, practice driving is key. Each state, including Virginia, mandates a certain...