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- Springdale Township accident kills 11-year-old boy, injures two others
Jan 6, 2014
A two-vehicle accident this past Friday sent to two people to the hospital and took an 11-year-old boy's life. The accident happened on Riddle Run Road in Springdale Township, just near the Freeport Road intersection. Police say that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon a Mitsubishi Eclipse, being driven southward by the boy's mother, spun out of control due to what officials are now calling "slick conditions. Witnesses say that the Mitsubishi spun sideways...Read More - One dead after school bus accident in New Kensington
Jan 3, 2014
Emergency crews and first responders were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus in New Kensington on Friday around ten o'clock in the morning. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses told investigators that a northbound Pontiac crossed the center line on Route 366 near Marlborough Drive and Memorial Park, driving head-on into the path of the school bus, on what area drivers call "a very dangerous...Read More - Ohio doctor facing over 160 lawsuits flees country
Jan 2, 2014
A spinal surgeon from Mason, Ohio, currently on trial on federal criminal charges and facing over 160 civil lawsuits for damages from from patients apparently fled the country. He had previously been denied permission to go visit Pakistan, where he claimed his father was sick. The accusations against him go way beyond simple physician negligence. He is accused of having performed unnecessary surgeries, and medical boards in both Ohio and another state suspended his medical...Read More - Worker killed in truck yard tragedy
Jan 1, 2014
When a laborer is injured in Pennsylvania while on the job, that worker is entitled to seek workers' compensation. When someone tragically dies during the course of their job, their family will likely look to file a wrongful death claim so as to receive compensation for the loss of their loved one. Aside from life insurance, families of victims of workplace deaths may also look to find an attorney who can help prove, beyond a...Read More - New car seat rules to take effect in 2014
Dec 30, 2013
As of the beginning of the year, new recommendations may change the way your child should be buckled into a car seat so as to improve their chances of staying safe in the event of a car accident. Beginning Thursday, a new countrywide recommendation will be submitted to parents about their children's car seats. The recommendation says that a car seat's LATCH system should not be used when the combined weight of the child and...Read More - Deadly Clarion crash kills one, injures two
Dec 29, 2013
State police report that they think alcohol may have been involved in a single-vehicle car accident. The accident happened just before 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Butler, was killed when he was ejected from the vehicle during multiple rollovers. Two other men, a 23-year-old from Chicora and a 23-year-old from Butler, were injured in the accident. Police say the 24-year-old East Butler man was driving his Ford F-150 in...Read More - Hit-and-run in O’Hara Township has police searching
Dec 29, 2013
Pennsylvania State Police from Kittanning are currently searching for the driver of a hit-and-run accident that happened around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday evening on Route 28 in O'Hara Township. Although no injuries have yet been reported, police say the hit-and-run driver damaged at least three vehicle and other personal property. Police report that a case of confused driving looked to be the initial cause of the accident, but that the hit-and-run driver made matters much...Read More - Commercial vehicle accident ultimately involved 3 vehicles
Dec 27, 2013
A chain-reaction accident on Interstate 75 near Lima, Ohio, resulted in injuries to several people. The incident began when a tractor-trailer ran into a barrier. The weekday afternoon commercial vehicle accident ultimately involved three vehicles. The location of the accident was in between exits at state Route 81 and the Bluelick Road in close proximity to milepost 129. The semi, driven by a 66-year-old woman, was moving south on the highway at approximately 4:37 p.m...Read More - Doctor and hospital sued for death of student athlete
Dec 27, 2013
Months after a 16-year-old male high school student broke two vertebrae and was paralyzed in an accident during a school wrestling practice, he was hospitalized because of problems with his catheter. He had previously been able to return to school after undergoing extensive rehab. A wrongful death lawsuit blames the hospital and the doctor assigned to oversee his case, as well as the hospital's board with the responsibility for his death after he was prematurely...Read More - Aggressive driving plagues holiday season
Dec 26, 2013
As you got ready for the holidays this year did you notice angry, aggressive drivers on the road? Even though it is the day after Christmas, are you seeing more and more people trying to get somewhere and not caring who they are cutting off along the way? This kind of driving can make Pittsburgh's roads particularly dangerous and even cause serious car accidents. Even though it is the holiday season and people are supposed...Read More