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- Fire truck involved in fatal Pennsylvania car accident
Dec 16, 2011
When one thinks about fire trucks at a motor vehicle accident scene it is usually in the context of assisting those who have been injured. Rarely does one think about a fire truck actually being involved in a car accident. Sadly, last week a fire truck was involved in a fatal car accident in South Middleton Township, Pennsylvania. The fatal accident occurred one afternoon when a 70-year-old woman driving a minivan entered an intersection at...Read More - 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 - $3M workers’ comp settlement for quadriplegic highway worker
Dec 16, 2011
A Pennsylvania highway construction worker who was left a quadriplegic after being injured at work recently reached what is considered to be one of the largest workers’ compensation settlements in the country. At the time of the accident the man was employed by Liberty Construction. Erie Insurance Co. is his former employer’s insurance carrier. Under the approved settlement the man will receive $3 million. The accident took place over 10 years ago, in January 2001,...Read More - Earphones named as culprit in some railroad fatalities
Dec 16, 2011
MP3 players and the headphones needed to hear the music are involved in some Pennsylvania wrongful death events. These earphones, blocking out other sounds, are apparently accentuating the surrounding distractions and contributing to fatalities of persons on or near railroad tracks. Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit organization focused on railroad safety education. They believe that pedestrians walking near railroad tracks apparently feel a false sense of safety, even when their earbuds are firmly seated in...Read More - Medical errors on the part of EMS higher when fatigued
Dec 14, 2011
Emergency medical services workers who are tired are more likely to take actions that are errors or lead to injuries in patients. This correlation between sleep and medical errors may not come as a surprise to many but now research conducted by individuals in the U.S. supports it. The lead author of the study is from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The data collected that provides these numbers is based on questionnaire completed...Read More - Instant soup to blame for many burns
Dec 14, 2011
Throughout the state of Pennsylvania, every day individuals make soup in a cup for lunch. The easy meal, which often comes in a Styrofoam cup, is enjoyed by people of all ages including young children. Though the simple meal is widely popular with many, burn doctors are not included in the lot. This unpopularity is due to the number of burn injuries caused by the soup seen at hospitals throughout the country. The director of...Read More - Pennsylvania siblings die in car crash
Dec 14, 2011
Car accidents that result in the death of any person are unbelievably sad. When children are the ones who die it is even worse. When siblings die together in a car accident it is almost unbearable. Sadly, the parents of three Pennsylvania children are dealing with this first hand. Their children died last week in a collision with another vehicle. The victims, twin brothers who were 16-years-old and their 9-year-old younger sister were the only...Read More - UMPC ordered to pay $12.5 million in death of accountant
Dec 11, 2011
The first Allegheny County, Pennsylvania jury verdict award of over $10 million on record was recently handed down to the family of a man who died eight years ago at UPMC Shadyside. In total, the family was awarded $12.5 million. Of that amount, $10 million was for how much he would have made in his lifetime had he lived. The additional $2.5 million was awarded earlier, in 2008, when a different jury determined that negligence...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 - Concrete truck involved in fatal accident on Route 119
Dec 7, 2011
Fatal accidents are difficult to deal with for a variety of reasons. For most, the death of a loved one is a trying matter. When the death is sudden and unexpected it is even worse. When actions could have been taken that would have prevented the fatal accident but were not, it is often the final straw. A 37-year-old Pennsylvania man, who was a passenger in a car involved in an accident late last month,...Read More