Blog: Car Accidents

Drunk driving, distraction, issues for teen drivers

Feb 5, 2014

Many teens who reside in the Pittsburgh area cannot wait to get their driver's license. The freedom of being able to drive from one place to another provides a sense of freedom that until that point most have probably not experienced. There are many things that can go wrong when a young, relatively inexperienced driver is behind the wheel however. For many parents the thought of a car accident occurring is the worst. While there...

6 injured in Carrick school van crash

Jan 31, 2014

Six people were hurt on Thursday morning when a Carrick School District van collided with another vehicle, according to an Allegheny County dispatch controller. The accident took place in a residential area at the intersection of Waterman Avenue and Hopeland Street, just off of Becks Run Road, at around 7:45 a.m., according to police. A Pittsburgh Public School spokesperson told reporters that two student and the driver of the van were injured in the accident...

Two injured in Girard, OH head on collision

Jan 27, 2014

Two people were hurt on Sunday afternoon when their vehicles crashed head on in Girard, Ohio. Local police told reporters that a Mercury Milan was travelling on a rural section of Tibbets Wick Road between Edwards Street and Pleasant Valley Road. The accident took place early Sunday afternoon when the driver of the Milan crossed the center double yellow lane and crashed head on into a Buick Rendezvous. There were no passengers in either vehicle,...

Three dead, eight more injured in tragic Ohio car accident

Jan 19, 2014

A motor vehicle accident in Columbiana County, Ohio took three lives and sent eight other people to the hospital. The accident happened in Wayne Township just before 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 31-year-old woman and her 9-month-old son were travelling along Ohio State Route 518 when she crossed slightly over the center line and hit a 2006 Chevy Equinox head on. The woman and her 9-month-old son,...

PennDOT issues winter driving tips

Jan 16, 2014

This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation launched the first-ever Winter Driving Awareness Week. The initiative is aimed at reducing car accidents that occur as a result of winter weather. Additionally, PennDOT is urging drivers to prepare a winter emergency kit in case they are involved in an accident or become stranded in their vehicles. Because Pennsylvanians are currently enjoying a break from harsh winter weather, PennDOT says now is the time to prepare. This...

One dead, two injured in North Beaver Township accident

Jan 14, 2014

A deadly two-vehicle accident in North Beaver Township took the life of an Ohio woman on Saturday evening. The Lawrence County Coroner confirmed that the victim did indeed die at the scene of the crash. The woman, a 69-year-old from New Middletown in Ohio, was dthe passenger in the car when another vehicle ran a stop sign and smashed into her husband's car. State police reported that the accident took place at the intersection of...

Three car pile-up in East Liverpool causes injuries, damages

Jan 14, 2014

A woman from Youngstown, Ohio was Life-Flighted via medical helicopter to an area hospital after being involved in a three-vehicle crash along Route 11 in East Liverpool, Ohio. The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Monday morning. Police have not yet released the identities of all those involved in the accident, but did say that the 27-year-old woman from Youngstown was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries and will be cited for failure to control her...

Niles, Ohio man dead from accident caused by poor conditions

Jan 13, 2014

A Niles, Ohio man is dead from a two-vehicle accident that occurred during the early hours of Friday morning in Howland Township, Ohio, according to Ohio State Police. The Highway Patrol reports that the Niles, Ohio man died from injuries sustained during an accident on Friday morning at around 1 a.m. in Howland. State Route 82 was covered with snow and some ice when the 54-year-old man was travelling eastward. Police say he was near...

Springdale Township accident kills 11-year-old boy, injures two others

Jan 6, 2014

A two-vehicle accident this past Friday sent to two people to the hospital and took an 11-year-old boy's life. The accident happened on Riddle Run Road in Springdale Township, just near the Freeport Road intersection. Police say that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon a Mitsubishi Eclipse, being driven southward by the boy's mother, spun out of control due to what officials are now calling "slick conditions. Witnesses say that the Mitsubishi spun sideways...

One dead after school bus accident in New Kensington

Jan 3, 2014

Emergency crews and first responders were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus in New Kensington on Friday around ten o'clock in the morning. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses told investigators that a northbound Pontiac crossed the center line on Route 366 near Marlborough Drive and Memorial Park, driving head-on into the path of the school bus, on what area drivers call "a very dangerous...