Wrongful Death
Driver education value debates continue
Driver education undoubtedly has value, but the first year of teenager licensing remains among the most dangerous time of their young lives. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenager deaths. Debate, however, continues unabated in assessing the effectiveness of...
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Butler County motorcycle accident kills rider
Anytime a person operates a motor vehicle of any kind there is the potential that a crash can occur. Motorcycle accidents occur throughout the Pittsburgh area on a regular basis. While at times they miraculously result in only minor injuries,...
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Pittsburgh man convicted deaths of friends sentenced to prison
The state of Pennsylvania takes reckless driving that leads to fatalities very seriously. A 21-year-old man from the Pittsburgh region is learning just how seriously, firsthand. The man was previously convicted of a total of 11 charges that were related...
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Car collides with 2 coal trucks on Route 422, 1 dead
People throughout the nation rely on energy produced by coal that is mined in Pennsylvania. In order for it to be of use to those people however, it must first be transported to their area. This is done via several...
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Motorcyclist dies after collision with car on Route 51
Sadly there do not seem to be a shortage of stories about motorcycle accidents that result in death. These fatal accidents take place throughout all of Pennsylvania including the Pittsburgh area. While these accidents often involve only the motorcycle and...
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One dead after multivehicle accident in West Mifflin
There are of course many actions that lead to the occurrence of a car accident. One that often appears in news stories throughout the Pittsburgh area is when a vehicle crosses the centerline and enters the lane of traffic travelling...
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Accident on Route 28 claims life of 6-year-old boy
While it is sad when anyone dies in a car accident, it is particularly upsetting when the person who dies is a child. Sadly the family of a 6-year-old boy from Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, is facing this fate. They are mourning...
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Head-on crash kills 1 in Westmoreland County
There are many factors that make Pennsylvania car accidents serious rather than just minor fender benders. In addition to the speed the vehicles are travelling at the time of the collision, size differences and the setting of the accident can...
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Student pronounced dead after fraternity house balcony fall
A Gannon University student, placed on life support after falling from a fraternity house balcony in April, was pronounced dead a few days after the accident. The engineering major, a junior, tumbled from the second-story balcony at the Alpha Phi...
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Fatal tree-cutting accident in Somerset
The arrival of spring in Pennsylvania ushers in many chores that are difficult to do in the cold, snow and ice. One thing that is much easier to do when the weather becomes warmer is the removal of trees. Though...
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Pedestrian accident in Homestead results in death of woman
Each day throughout the state of Pennsylvania, motor vehicles and pedestrians interact, most of the time without incident. When a problem does occur and a pedestrian is hit by a motor vehicle however, there is a good chance that the...
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Fatal accident involving truck on I-70
A car versus tractor-trailer accident occurred this week in Pennsylvania. The early morning fatal accident took place on a portion of Interstate 70 in Washington County. Police indicate that a 62-year-old man was hit by the truck after he stopped...
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