Car Accidents
Inexperience is main cause of teen car accidents
Last week we wrote about how car accidents are the number one cause of death among teenagers and that nearly 40 percent of deadly teen car accidents are caused by drinking and driving. A recent study has revealed that the...
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High school graduation, prom occur during peak car accident season
Every year in the United States and in Pennsylvania high school students celebrate prom and graduation. Though many of the celebrations are an acknowledgement of or a first step towards adulthood, the celebration can quickly turn dangerous and deadly when...
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To educate young drivers Beauty Queen shares her story
Miss South Dakota, Loren Vaillancourt, is helping to lead an effort to educate young drivers on the dangers of distracted driving. She has teamed up with the Department of Transportation's and Consumer Reports' joint educational effort. In addition, she also...
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Pennsylvania Couple Dies in Tragic Car Accident in New York
The holidays turned tragic this year for a family from West Chester, Pennsylvania as they traveled through Paris, New York. The Pennsylvania family faced snow and hard blowing winds as they made their way through central New York. Unfortunately, the...
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Restaurant Trade Group Advocates Against Sobriety Checkpoints
Every year thousands of drivers and passengers are injured or killed in car accidents caused by drinking and driving. Each year during the holiday season law enforcement officials remind the public about the dangers caused by the combination of alcohol...
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State Lawmakers Say New Rules Needed to Reduce Teen Car Accidents
One state lawmaker and one parent who lost his 16-year-old daughter are among a group of lawmakers and citizens that are determined to pass stricter driving laws for teenage drivers in Pennsylvania. House Bill 67 prescribed passenger and cell phone...
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Robotic Cars May Spell End to Car Accidents
Imagine a world where cars drive themselves and the human passengers are allowed to be as distracted as they like. Google is currently working on a project where cars drive themselves through the use of artificial intelligence software that allows...
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Fayette County Jury Convicts Woman for Causing Fatal Car Crash
A jury in Fayette County found a 25-year-old woman criminally responsible for a 2008 car accident in Georges that resulted in the death on another driver. The accident reportedly occurred when the woman attempted to make a left turn from...
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Lawsuit Claims Dangerous Intersection Caused Car Accidents
A recently filed lawsuit claims that Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is at least partially responsible for a dangerous intersection that has claimed the lives of at least four people. The suit was brought by the families of four people...
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Car Accident Results in Death of 20-Year-Old Pennsylvania Woman
A collision between a Ford F250 Super Duty pickup and a Jeep Cherokee Sport occurring last week on Route 187 left a 20-year-old Wyalusing woman dead and injured a child riding in her vehicle. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon and...
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Car Accident Victim Awarded $2.3 Million in Personal Injury Suit
A jury trial in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, recently ended with a jury awarding a couple more than $2 million in damages for the injuries they suffered in a car accident occurring in 2003.The accident occurred on westbound Route 288 in...
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