Car Accidents
Ohio commercial vehicle accident victim settles for $5.9 million
Imagine, you are driving along an Ohio highway, excited to see your family. It is Thanksgiving and you haven't seen your daughter since Labor Day. You are thinking about how excited you are to see everyone, when in an instant...
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Several drivers injured during police chase near Pittsburgh
For most people, driving is a mundane experience. But imagine what it would be like if, while you were casually traveling to your destination, you suddenly found yourself in the middle of an erratic high speed police chase. That is...
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Distracted driving not the primary cause of car accidents
A surprising new research study, completed by the Society of Automotive Engineers, has found that the highly publicized "distracted driving," including texting, eating, and dressing while driving, is not the primary cause of car crashes. In Pennsylvania, many a car...
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School bus accident on Route 30 injures 4
Just days after the bus accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, another bus has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. This one occurred earlier this week on a stretch of Route 30 in Westmoreland County.According to the police, the crash...
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Fox Chapel High School addresses drunk driving before prom
For many teens throughout the Pittsburgh area the last milestone before they graduate and leave high school is prom. For some attending the event, planning for the celebration starts early and includes finding the perfect outfit, shoes and hair style....
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Returning Pennsylvania soldiers may cause more accidents
In Pennsylvania and throughout the country, members of the military are returning from deployments. When they return, there are many ways in which they have to work to assimilated back to their "normal" way of life. For some, getting back...
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PennDOT observes National Work Zone Awareness Week
It is sometimes said that states located in the northern part of the country have two seasons, winter and road construction. With the warmer temps and disappearance of cold and snow, which usually occurs by the end of April, road...
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Pennsylvania man faces hit-and-run, death resulting, trial
A Cheswick driver faces trial for a hit-and-run death of an East Vandergrift man. The Pennsylvania motor vehicle accident occurred on Wildlife Lodge Road in March 2012. A resident of Wildlife Lodge Road witnessed the aftermath of the tragedy when...
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Senior drivers can generate a “silver tsunami” on the highway
Reports of a motor vehicle accident in Pennsylvania are not exactly breaking news. However, with more senior drivers taking to U.S. roads, lawmakers and family members face complex decisions. As 10,000 people celebrate their 65th birthday daily, by 2020 almost...
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Study finds high rate of fatal car accidents on Tax Day
The day that is for some, the worst day of the year, has arrived-Tax Day. Procrastinators throughout the United States, including in the Pittsburgh area, are likely scrambling to complete their income tax return. While this is the focus of...
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Fatal Ohio commercial vehicle accident
Drivers of smaller vans and passenger cars rarely have a shot at evading catastrophic injury or even death when they are confronted with a trucking accident. A recently departed 93-year-old man from Ohio was driving a van on the interstate...
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Return of black ice may have contributed to Mercer County crashes
While much of the country has seen unseasonably warm temperatures ahead of schedule, inevitably, Mother Nature has decided to throw cooler temperatures back into the mix. In addition to the concerns people have about keeping their plants from freezing, those...
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