State College Pennsylvania Law Category: motor vehicle accidents
Driver suffers medical emergency, crash injures 5 July 27, 2017 | firm news, motor vehicle accidents
An accident in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania saw a car plow into a restaurant, leaving five people with injuries. Four people in the vehicle suffered injuries, as did on pedestrian that was tangled up in the wreck. None of their injuries were deemed life threatening. It appears that the driver of the vehicle, a 36-year-old man, suffered a medical emergency of some kind causing him to love control… READ MORE
Car accidents can have life-long impact on victims June 22, 2017 | firm news, motor vehicle accidents
Until the unrealized dawn of self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles becomes a reality, there will be negligent drivers and irresponsible people behind the wheel of motor vehicles. Even when self-driving cars become the norm, there will be technical problems and emergencies that could lead to a car accident. There is no version of the future where car accidents are completely eliminated. Mistakes will happen. So the… READ MORE
Nearly 5,000 people died in motorcycle crashes in 2015 June 13, 2017 | firm news, motor vehicle accidents
Motorcycle accidents are incredibly punishing to the motorcyclist. The likelihood that major injuries are suffered in an accident are high. And you don’t have to take our word for it — just look at the data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2015 year. According to a report from the NHTSA, 4,976 people died in motorcycle accidents in 2015. That number is… READ MORE
Fatal crash closes westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike June 09, 2017 | firm news, motor vehicle accidents
An accident last weekend on the Pennsylvania Turnpike left one person dead and multiple vehicles damaged. The accident occurred sometime in the early morning hours, as the westbound portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was closed starting around 4 a.m. That portion of the turnpike was reopened before 11 a.m. No other details were presented in the source article for this post. In the absence of any… READ MORE
Truck accidents are a major problem on US roads May 18, 2017 | firm news, motor vehicle accidents
Imagine driving down the road and seeing a large tractor trailer a few hundred feet in front of you. As you approach the truck, everything seems normal. You start to pass it on the left, and you think nothing of it. And then, all of a sudden, that truck starts merging into your lane without showing a glimmer of understanding that you are right there. An… READ MORE
