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- Woman assisting elderly man is injured by own vehicle
Dec 16, 2011
Too often these days it seems like every time one turns on the news or opens a newspaper a bad act on the part of a person results in an injury to someone else. This is of course not always the case. There are good people out there who want to do what they can to help those around them. Unfortunately, good intentions do not always translate into a good outcome. A western Pennsylvania woman...Read More - Naked man takes spin on turntable following accident
Dec 7, 2011
An accident in Upper Macungie Township took a weird turn when a man driving a car that hit a tractor-trailer, took his clothes off and stood on a record player placed in the concrete median. For those unfamiliar with a record player, it is a device that was used to listen to music on records before the invention of cassette tapes, compact discs and MP3 players. It is unclear where the record player came from...Read More - Chain reaction crash sends couple to hospital
Nov 30, 2011
While reading and hearing about motor vehicle accidents no doubt becomes commonplace for those who regularly read or tune into news broadcasts, for those involved in such accidents, it is anything but. Uncertainty about one's recovery and dealing with insurance companies are things few people want to have to deal with. Two Altoona residents are dealing with those very things now after being involved in an accident in Kittanning Township earlier this month. The individuals,...Read More - Child care bus involved in collision in Phillipsburg
Nov 30, 2011
Every day throughout Pennsylvania, parents on their way to work drop their children at day care centers. There, they assume that the child will remain safe until the end of the day when they return to pick them up. Because accidents can occur virtually any time, anywhere, however, this is not always the case. While the potential for an accident lurks behind every corner, the chance of an injury inducing accident increases when children are...Read More - Young mother injured in Pittsburgh hit-and-run accident
Nov 23, 2011
While no one wants to be involved in a car accident, immediately following a crash most people take the appropriate steps. These steps include checking with others involved to make sure they are not hurt, calling the police and emergency responders for assistance and exchanging insurance information. While this is how most people react after a motor vehicle accident, there are those who flee the scene. In addition to being inconsiderate, this is also against...Read More - Victim of hit-and-run accident sustains TBI
Nov 18, 2011
The state of Pennsylvania takes hit-and-run accidents very seriously. A mother of four is learning that the hard way after leaving the scene of a car accident earlier this year. The woman, who is trained as a clinical psychologist, reportedly hit a 21-year-old woman on Broadway, in Gloucester City, as she was providing someone with directions while her father was loading her disabled vehicle onto a tow truck that the family owned. Immediately following the...Read More - Bam Margera in car accident months after death of friend Ryan Dunn
Nov 11, 2011
This past summer we wrote about the death of MTV reality show star Ryan Dunn in a Pennsylvania car accident. Dunn was intoxicated when he drove his speeding Porsche off the road killing both himself and his passenger. At the time of the drunk driving incident, his friend and fellow MTV reality show star, Bam Margera was quoted as saying the accident was a wake-up call to him. Less than six months later, Bam Margera...Read More - Radnor teens waiting for school bus injured when hit by car
Nov 9, 2011
A road that is known by local residents to be treacherous was the scene of an accident last week. Two Pennsylvania teenagers were struck by a car that apparently lost control on a slippery street as they waited for their school bus at the end of a driveway on Conestoga Road near its intersection with Sproul Road in Radnor Township. After the car hit the 15-year-olds it continued on to hit a house. Both teens...Read More - Texting dulls reaction time of motorists
Nov 2, 2011
We all know that many motor vehicle accidents in Pennsylvania are caused by drivers who are distracted while texting. A new study, though, shows that texting or sending email while driving is even more dangerous than experts previously thought. The Reuters news service recently covered a study by Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute that found that texting doubles a driver's reaction time. This means that drivers who are texting are less likely to respond...Read More - Medical incident to blame in car accident caused by police chief
Oct 19, 2011
Anytime a car accident occurs there are multiple reasons why it could have occurred. Most commonly it is due to something a driver does or does not do, but should have. Sometimes however, a motor vehicle accident can occur through no fault of the driver when a medical issue arises. A police chief in a Pennsylvania town knows this all too well. The man was allegedly the cause of an accident involving one other vehicle...Read More