Blog: Car Accidents

Car accidents: Hit-and-run accident suspect arrested in Boardman

Jul 8, 2014

Pedestrian accidents and car accidents that involve a hit-and-run suspect can take a particular toll on victims and their families. Most motor vehicle accidents are cut and dry. There is a victim and a suspect and a definitive answer as to why it happened. However, when a hit-and-run accident happens, there are so many questions that need to be answered before the legal proceedings can begin that it can feel as if justice will never be...

Fourth of July driving can be deadly

Jun 30, 2014

The holidays are a deadly time to be on the road. Every year, hundreds of Americans die as a result of alcohol-related car crashes. The Fourth of July has repeatedly ranked as the deadliest holiday of the year — even deadlier than New Year's Day. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious risk. Aside from being irresponsible on the road, impaired driving carries serious insurance consequences. If your insurer discovers you've...

Car accidents: Butler woman & mother of 3 dies in head-on crash

Jun 20, 2014

Car accidents that take the lives of loved ones are tragic and extremely difficult to grasp when you're trying to put the pieces of your life and your families' lives back together. If you have been in an accident, call the car accidents lawyers at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. today at 800-777-4081. A disturbing scene unfolded in Butler County on Wednesday night when a 38-year-old deranged man drove head on into a 36-year-old mother of...

Car accidents: mother of one-year-old dies in Ohio crash

Jun 9, 2014

Fatal car accidents happen within seconds and change victims' families' lives forever. This is especially so when the victims of these car accidents have young children and a full life yet to live. If you have lost someone close to you in a fatal motor vehicle accident, please call the car accidents lawyers at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. today to talk to an intake specialist about your possible claim. This past Friday, a woman from...

Car accidents: police officer struck by negligent driver

May 29, 2014

Car accidents caused by negligent driver who aren't paying attention to traffic signals can leave their victims severely hurt. When people fail to pay attention while driving–whether it is because they have fallen asleep, or are texting or talking while driving–the results can be horrendous. After the accident, you may be left with hundreds of thousands in medical expenses, disabilities that keep you from working and supporting your family, and pain and suffering that can...

Berks County man hit head-on, killed in Armstrong County

May 4, 2014

Losing a loved one in a car accident is an extremely tragic and difficult time for a family. It's especially tragic when the victim is a young man who hasn't even seen his thirtieth birthday yet. And it's even more difficult to bear when the accident was caused due to the negligence of a reckless driver. A man from Berks County was killed on Saturday morning when he was struck head-on. The accident happened along...

School bus accident injures eleven

Apr 28, 2014

School bus accidents are alarming mishaps. Although most accidents involving school buses result in minor to no injuries, there are those few each year throughout the country that end in tragic deaths and serious, lifelong injuries. This past Thursday, eleven students and a bus driver were hurt when a school bus jumped a curb and smashed into several trees in a small Southern California neighborhood just outside of Anaheim. Police reported that at least three...

Another victim of Armstrong County crash dies

Apr 18, 2014

Late last night, a fifth person died from injuries he suffered during a horrific car accident in South Bend Township, Armstrong County around 10:30 Wednesday night. The 34-year-old man was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. Thursday night at UPMC Presbyterian. Two more people remain in critical condition at UPMC Presby, including the 34-year-old's brother and another woman. The accident happened along Route 156 near the Gobblers Run Road intersection right at the Gobblers Run runoff...

Four dead, three injured in horrific Armstrong County accident

Apr 17, 2014

Four people are dead and three more are injured after a horrific Armstrong County car accident late last night. The two-vehicle accident took place in South Bend Township, between Vandergrift and Indiana, shortly after 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday evening along Route 156 near the Gobblers Run Road intersection. The Armstrong County Coroner has confirmed that three people in a Ford Mustang–a 19-year-old male driver, 18-year-old female passenger, and 15-year-old male passenger–and one person in a...

Passenger from Salem, OH in critical condition after single vehicle accident

Mar 26, 2014

Two men from Salem, Ohio were hurt in a car accident on Monday afternoon. The accident happened on Garfield Road in Goshen Township. An Ohio State Policeman told reporters that a 24-year-old Salem man was travelling west on rural Garfield Road between Seacrist Road and South Princeton Road / Route 534 when his vehicle drifted left of the center yellow line. The man then jerked the car back into position and went off the right...