Automobile Accidents

• Two Car Accident Injures Five in Portland

  Margaret Embry | August 31, 2009 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  A two-car accident near Portland, CT injured five people and closed down parts of Route 66 for nearly two hours on Saturday, August 29th, according to the Hartford Courant. Police are still...

• 18 Year-Old Driver Involved in Fatal One-Car Accident Charged with Negligent Homicide

  Margaret Embry | August 06, 2009 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  On April 30th in Wallingford, an eighteen-year-old male was involved in a one-car accident that killed one seventeen-year-old high school student who was riding in the front seat and injured another...

• Mistrial Declared in Bus Driver's Wrongful Death Civil Trial

  Margaret Embry | August 06, 2009 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In October, 2006, a school bus driver driving in West Hartford struck and killed a 65 year-old male drug counselor while he was in the crosswalk, as reported by School Transportation News in...

• Connecticut DMV Setting Safe Driving Program For Teens

  James Sabatini | April 12, 2008 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is setting up a safe driving program for teenagers in response to several fatal car accidents in Connecticut over the past year. The center will promote...

• Connecticut Proposing Tougher Laws On Teen Drivers

  James Sabatini | March 05, 2008 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut legislature is considering tougher penalties on teen drivers that violate the law. The proposed bill aims to place tougher penalties on teen drivers who break the law. Under the bill, if a teen driver is convicted of driving while under the influence of liquor, they would lose their license until they are 21 years old. In addition, if a teen driver gets a speeding ticket, there...

• Triple A Releases 2006 Auto Crash Data

  James Sabatini | March 05, 2008 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  According to the Triple A, 42,642 people died in car crashes in 2006. This equates to about 117 deaths per day and almost 5 per hour. This is the equivalent of two jumbo jets crashing every week. The AAA attributes many of the fatalities to excessive speed, drunk driving and the failure to wear a seat belt. Triple A also reports that the costs arising from car accidents have gone up with the...

• Truck Driver Arrested In School Bus Accident

  James Sabatini | February 12, 2008 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  The driver of a Poland Spring delivery truck that collided with a school bus Monday afternoon was criminally charged this morning with speeding and running a red light. Accoprding to police, Christopher Speedling, 24, was going 42 mph in a 30mph zone. Witnesses also told police that he ran a red light before the crash. He is charged with failure to obey a traffic signal and traveling at an...

• Waterbury Drunk Driving Accident Lawyers

  James Sabatini | February 05, 2008 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  If you have been injured by a drunk driver, it is vital that you contact a Connecticut drunk driving accident lawyer as soon as possible. Why? - because not only is the drunk driver liable for your injuries and losses, but the establishment that served the alcohol to the drunk driver. You have 120 days to put the dram shop on written notice of your intention of filing a claim against it. If...

• Avoiding Car Accidents In Bad Winter Weather

  James Sabatini | December 17, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  Bad winter weather is all too common for drivers in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. Obviously, the best safety tip in avoiding a car accident in bad winter weather is to stay off the roads. But, this is not always a viable option. Many of us need to get to work or reach an important destination such as a pharmacy or hospital, so if you are out driving in winter weather keep these...

• Avoiding Car Accidents In Bad Winter Weather

  James Sabatini | December 17, 2007 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Bad winter weather is all too common for drivers in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. Obviously, the best safety tip in avoiding a car accident in bad winter weather is to stay off the roads. But, this is not always a viable option. Many of us need to get to work or reach an important destination such as a pharmacy or hospital, so if you are out driving in winter weather keep these...