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- 5 Years for sleeping truck driver who killed Ohio Professor
Jan 21, 2012
A truck driver who killed a Stevenson University professor, and severely injured her son, was recently sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary in Ohio. The truck driver, 49-year-old Douglas Bouch of Greenville, Pennsylvania, was driving a Mack freight liner and hauling three trailers on the Ohio Turnpike just outside Cleveland in 2010. Bouch fell asleep, lost control of the rig, and slammed into the victim's vehicle-killing her and condemning her son to a...Read More - 6 People injured in accident near Corry, PA
Jan 20, 2012
Corry, PA-20 January 2012 At around 5:30 Wednesday evening, Pennsylvania state police were called to the scene of a two-car accident on Rt. 6, just east of the Rt. 89/Rt. 6 intersection, and due west of down town Corry, PA. It has been reported that both vehicles had more than one passenger and that as many as six people were injured in the devastating crash. Police report that both vehicles were completely totaled in what...Read More - 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...Read More - 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...Read More - Performance, Inc. Bike Pedals Recalled
Jan 19, 2012
1-12-12-Nationwide Performance, Inc. is recalling around 2,900 "2011 Forte Pro Carbon" road pedals due to instances where the pedal can break or snap off while being used. To date, Performance, Inc. has received three separate reports of these pedals cracking or breaking. While the product does pose the threat of a potential falling hazard, no injuries have yet been reported. The pedal's axle is black and made of chromium molybdenum steel with a black steel...Read More - School students at high risk of injury at bus-stops
Jan 19, 2012
As if the list of reasons to be truant or skip on any given school day morning is not long enough, records indicate that bus-stop and school bus related crashes and injuries amount to an average of 20 deaths each year. Despite pouring tens of thousands of funded dollars into programs aimed at the safe transport of students, transportation experts say there is no perfect bus stop. The reasons go way beyond school bus stop...Read More - IKEA High chair recall
Jan 19, 2012
1-12-12-Nationwide Ikea, the world famous Scandinavian furniture dealer, has been summoned to recall nearly 169,000 "ANTILOP High Chairs" for infants because the product's seat belt, or "restraint buckle," can detach and give young children the ability to stand up and fall from the chair. Worldwide to date, Ikea has received eight reports of these restraint buckles opening unexpectedly. Three of those reports include instances where children were injured after falling out of the high chair...Read More - 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...Read More - PennDOT announces Distracted Driving PSA contest
Jan 17, 2012
This week in Harrisburg, PennDOT has announced that it is sponsoring a statewide contest for high school students. The aim is to encourage sincere awareness and actively discourage drivers who text, talk, and even search the internet on their phones. Students are asked to submit a thirty (30) second radio Public Service Announcement that promotes safe driving. The winning PSA will be professionally produced and publicly aired by radio stations in the student's regional media...Read More - Tow truck driver killed after he is hit by semi on Route 581
Jan 13, 2012
Everyday tow truck drivers throughout the state of Pennsylvania put their lives on the line to assist drivers stranded on the side of roads. While many of the stranded motorists do not give a second thought to the dangers associated with providing that assistance, those in the profession are acutely aware of the injuries they could sustain if hit by a passing vehicle. Sometimes the injuries can result in death. Tragically, a tow truck driver...Read More