Blog: Car Accidents

Headphone use contributing to fatal pedestrian accidents

Jan 20, 2012

Individuals throughout Pennsylvania routinely sustain personal injuries for a variety of reasons. Accidents involving motor vehicles are one of the most common ways in which this occurs. While there are certainly a fair number of accidents like this that involve multiple vehicles, there are also instances when cars hit pedestrians. This particular type of motor vehicle accident can result in catastrophic injuries to the pedestrian, sometimes even death. Injuries to people hit by cars are...

Sometimes swerving for that squirrel is the wrong driving move

Jan 20, 2012

Pennsylvania motorists who want to avoid getting into a car accident can take some solace from a recent Washington Post story: It’s not always a good idea to swerve when an animal crosses your path. The Post story quotes law enforcement officials as saying that it is best for motorists to not swerve out of the way of passing squirrels, rabbits or even cats and dogs if they don’t first have the opportunity to check...

19-Year-Old charged after fatal December accident in Erie County

Jan 17, 2012

Erie County – After a car accident on the morning of December 20 killed a 13-year-old and injured another teen, questions were raised whether or not the driver would be charged with any crimes. Those questions were answered today when Tyler J. Festa, 19, was arraigned by video by Corry District Judge Brenda Nichols at 8:40 a.m. Festa was charged with homicide by vehicle after he reportedly ran a stop sign and hit 2 students while...

Springdale Borough Police Chief involved in car accident

Jan 13, 2012

Motor vehicle accidents occur on a regular basis throughout Pennsylvania. Even when one is following the rules of the road he or she may end up involved in a car accident. This is true regardless of one's occupation or stature in society. An accident that occurred earlier this month illustrates this. The police chief from Springdale Borough was inadvertently involved in a car accident when the vehicle he was driving was hit by another car...

Interstate 80 “racks up” another one in PA

Jan 3, 2012

Yet another multi-vehicle accident has occurred on a Pennsylvania section of I-80. On Monday, as many as 20 vehicles were involved in a pile-up that took state troopers around ten hours to clear, causing unbearable delays, and worst of all sending 17 injured to area hospitals. I-80 stretches across the state from east to west, running over into Ohio on the western end and spanning southeast nearly into New Jersey on the eastern end. White-out...

Drunk driving accidents may increase over the New Year holiday

Dec 28, 2011

For many people, New Year's Eve brings a sort of excitement as the current year winds down and a new year begins. The beginning of a new year is often spent with friends and family, remembering all that happened in the past and looking forward to the future. Rarely do people anticipate spending January 1st in a hospital, recovering from injuries. However over the upcoming New Year's weekend, some Pennsylvania residents may find themselves the...

New law goes into effect that impacts Pennsylvania teen drivers

Dec 28, 2011

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania believe that a recently passed law, dubbed "Lacey's Law", could help reduce the number of car accidents involving teenagers. The law was initially approved earlier this year but just recently went into effect. Concern was sparked after a fatal crash occurred in 2007. One teenager was killed in the accident and the other six teenagers in the vehicle were injured. Now, "Lacey's Law" will introduce several changes that will impact young drivers...

Pennsylvania companies to pay portion of $36M settlement

Dec 23, 2011

The Pennsylvania owner of a tractor-trailer will pay a portion of a settlement reached in a 2005 bus accident. The accident injured 19 people and sadly killed four. The $36 million settlement was reached just prior to the start of several personal injury and wrongful death trials regarding the incident. The accident reportedly occurred as the bus drove down Interstate 390 near Rochester, New York. As is travelled down the highway it veered off the...

Criminal charges against man who struck teen pedestrian

Dec 21, 2011

The 76-year-old man who initially lied to authorities about hitting a teenage girl with his car this past October has been criminally charged. The car versus pedestrian accident occurred on Moon Clinton Road, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, after dark, on the fall night. In addition to reckless driving, he was charged with creating an accident involving death or personal injury. The latter charge is a felony. The teenager was reportedly struck by the man's car...

Teen killed while boarding bus near Erie

Dec 20, 2011

Today, a 13-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a car while boarding her bus in Erie County. Another student was also injured and was taken to the hospital. The car accident happened just after 7 am this morning. No charges have been filed against the 19 year old driver as of yet. But it's possible the family of the student who died will file a wrongful death lawsuit against him. The injured student's...