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Construction workers struck in work zones

Mar 25, 2015

Stories about workers killed in construction zones due to careless driving are all too common. As construction season is once again upon us, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is asking for drivers on our highways to slow down when proceeding through these zones. Due to Act 89, also known as the Pennsylvania Transportation Plan, more work zones will be present in our state than in previous years. While construction workers no doubt appreciate the extra...

Truck accident kills two Pennsylvania residents

Mar 24, 2015

A truck accident on I-95 in South Carolina involved five total vehicles and killed five people. Included in the five deceased were two Pennsylvania residents. The accident involved two tractor trailers, a Jeep, and two other cars. The two deceased Pennsylvania residents were a man and woman in the Jeep. The woman was from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Another vehicle involved in this devastating accident was being driven by a couple from Ontario, Canada and their newborn...

What to do after a car accident

Mar 20, 2015

Car accidents happen all the time in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but many people are unsure of exactly how to handle the immediate aftermath of a crash. Do you have to stay at the scene? What should you say and what shouldn't you say? What are your responsibilities? In today's post, we will help you learn the answers to these questions and others, so you can be prepared if you are even involved in an accident...

Pennsylvania worker injured when pallet of ham fell on his head

Mar 16, 2015

In previous posts we have written about the danger of falling objects on construction sites. This is not the only place where this could happen however. This was illustrated in a workplace accident that recently occurred in Pennsylvania. A 30-year-old man who was working at a meat-processing plant was injured while working. The man was struck in the head when a pallet of ham fell. According to one source, the pallet had three dozen hams...

I-80 truck accident injures man as he changes tire

Mar 5, 2015

In Mercer County, a truck accident has severely injured an Aliquippa, Pennsylvania man. Around 7:00 p.m. last night on Interstate 80 in East Lackawannock Township, Pennsylvania, the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control of his truck and traveled into the median where he collided with the Aliquippa man. The injured victim of this tragic accident was in the median strip changing a tire on the left side of his vehicle. The truck driver in this...

Workplace accident causes death of paramedic

Mar 3, 2015

In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a paramedic was killed while responding to a car accident on Route 271. The victim was hit by a coal truck. The ambulance service was responding to one of many car accidents in Upper Yoder Township in Cambria County when the work accident occurred. The coal truck driver could not stop as he approached the accident scene that the paramedic was responding to. As he lost control of his vehicle, he crashed...

Truck accident in Slippery Rock kills one, injures another

Mar 2, 2015

A truck accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car this morning has killed one person and severely injured another in Slippery Rock Township, Pennsylvania. This accident happened around 8:00 a.m. this morning at the intersection of Route 422 and Fox Road in Lawrence County. The rear end of the car was badly damaged and there was some damage to the front of the tractor-trailer. The injured victim of this tragic accident was flown to a...

Butler County teen killed in an ATV roll-over accident

Mar 1, 2015

An ATV accident in Butler County this past weekend has caused the death of a 16-year-old boy. The accident happed on Butternut Road in Butler County, Pennsylvania just east of Karns City. The victim of this tragic accident was a passenger on an ATV when the ATV rolled over. The driver sustained minor injuries. According to an investigating state trooper, the teens were going north on Butternut road when the ATV started to slide to...

FMCSA looking to increase insurance limits for truck accidents

Feb 25, 2015

Truck accidents can cause severe and catastrophic injuries to victims. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is looking to increase the insurance minimum requirements on trucking carriers. The current minimum was set in 1985 and is $750,000. Because truck accidents often cause serious or fatal injuries, the medical expenses and wage loss associated with the accidents is often very high. Also, with inflation and the increasing cost of medical coverage, the 1985 insurance limits...

Lawrence County car accident kills one, injures four

Feb 15, 2015

A one-vehicle car accident in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania has killed a New Castle man and injured four others. At 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver lost control of his vehicle while driving westbound on Route 108 in Plain Grove. The driver was approximately half a mile away from I-79 when the accident occurred. The driver of the vehicle lost control of the car, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway. The car collided into a...