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• New Jersey Law Requiring Snow to be Removed from Vehicles Goes into Effect

  
  New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog — Authority: 419
  Last month, a law that requires New Jersey drivers to remove snow and ice accumulation from their vehicles, went into effect. The law will apply to both commercial and non-commercial drivers.  With this, New Jersey becomes the first state in the country to have such a law. Now, New Jersey drivers must remove snow ...
  13 hours ago

• Avoid Drunk Driving Accidents - Hire a Designated Driver

  
  New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog — Authority: 419
  New Jersey, like most of the rest of the country, has seen a drop in the numbers of drunk driving accident fatalities on its streets every year. However, there still continue to be far too many drivers on the streets driving under the influence, in spite of the prospect of fines, jail time or license suspensions. ...
  13 hours ago

• X52 - Extra drunk driving patrols every weekend

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) calls their program "X52." What does "X52" mean? Extra DUI patrols every weekend of the year. The WTSC has given local law enforcement agencies $450,000 to fund extra patrols on the weekends in order to reduce speeding and DUI car accidents which cause so many ...
  1 day ago

• Ford announces new safety features in Explorer

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  Ford Motor Corporation has announced that it will be the first car maker to build seat belt airbags into the rear seats of their Ford Explorer. The safety devices will be available in the Explorers next year. Seat belt airbags are integrated into the shoulder portion of rear seat seat belts. The airbags deploy ...
  1 day ago

• Two women killed in Bremerton single-car accident

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  Two women in their twenties were killed and a 24-year-old man was seriously injured when they were involved in a single-car accident in Bremerton early Sunday morning. According to a report on Seattles KOMO News.com , the man was driving a 2004 Dodge Stratus south on National Avenue South and the women were ...
  2 days ago

• Fords New Safety Feature Promises to Minimize Risk of Serious Injuries in Accidents

  
  New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog — Authority: 419
  As a New Jersey car accident lawyer, I have been particularly enthused by automakers equipping their vehicles with newer safety technologies that either prevent accidents, or minimize the risk of serious injuries in a crash. It’s also been fantastic to see consumers willing to spend more dollars even in a hard ...
  3 days ago

• Safer EMS From Safer Ambulances – A Look at Side Loaders

  
  Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students — Authority: 124
  I’ve wondered for a long time about why we still make ambulances in the same basic configuration as the old cadillac hearse style units of the 1960’s and ’70’s? Why not make a side loading ambulance to enable easier loading of the patient from whichever direction is safer for the EMTs and paramedics? McCoy ...
  4 days ago

• Motorcyclist injured in Richland accident

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The Yakima Herald.com reports that William Kalichman, age 45, was injured in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 82 in Richland. The driver of the car who hit Kalichman was Alexa Aggeler, age 18; She may be charged with negligent driving. According to the report, both Aggeler and Kalichman were headed west on I-82 ...
  4 days ago

• Push start button investigated as factor in deadly crash

  
  Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 132
  Toyota is being examined for “instantaneous shut off device” buttons that officials are saying were a contributing factor in the August 2009 crash that killed a family. Investigators claimed that this, along with other car crashes , may have been prevented with a warning label located near the ignition start ...
  6 days ago

• Safe Crossing Week teaches kids about crossing railroad tracks safely

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  Safe Kids.org launched "Safe Crossing Week" for the week of November 1 through November 7 to teach children about how to be safe around railroad crossings. This years program is called "Teaching Safety for Life." Safe Kids "Top Railroad Safety Rules" for parents to teach their children include: Railroad tracks ...
  1 week ago

• AAJ report highlights corporate negligence

  
  Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 132
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its “Legal Reform Summit,” an event dedicated to malign trial attorneys and hurt the civil justice system. In response, the American Association for Justice released a report entitled “They Knew and Failed To.” The report highlights multiple instances of corporate ...
  1 week ago

• Chicago-area construction worker struck and killed by truck

  
  Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 132
  A Chicago-are construction worker directing traffic at a suburban work site was struck and killed by a truck. The deadly accident happened Halloween morning and killed a 56 year-old Illinois man. To read more about the deadly car accident .
  1 week ago

• Illinois wrongful death settlement reached for $3 million

  
  Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 132
  The Law Bulletin has reported that the family of an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $3 million. The Illinois wrongful death lawsuit followed a motorcyclist’s death after an SUV struck the motorcycle victim. To read more about the Illinois wrongful death ...
  1 week ago

• Experts Warn of Aging, Poorly Maintained Bridges and Collapse Risks

  
  New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog — Authority: 419
  In the wake of a recent terrifying bridge incident on the Bay Bridge in California in which pieces of steel fell off from a repair job conducted just a few weeks ago, experts are warning about the deteriorating state of the country’s bridges. As a lifelong New Jersey resident and personal injury lawyer, I know that ...
  1 week ago

• 13-year-old boy dies of injuries from go-cart accident, man charged with drunk driving

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The Olympian reports that Andy Zapolski, a 13-year-old boy from Idaho has died from injuries he sustained last week in a go-cart accident. John E. Kautz, age 39, has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter in the boys death. The go-cart accident occurred on October 23rd when the two were driving ...
  1 week ago

• NTSB says bus accident that killed 17 caused by tire puncture

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The National Transportation Safety Board recently held hearings as part of the investigation into the August 2008 bus accident that killed 17 passengers and injured dozens more. One of the findings of the investigation was that the bus had an under inflated tire caused by a puncture. The NTSB is emphasizing to ...
  1 week ago

• Pregnant woman killed in Wapato-area car accident

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The Yakima Herald Net.com reports that Lucille G. Martin of Yakima died of injuries she sustained in a two-car accident 10 miles west of Wapato, Washington. Her fetus also died. The car accident occurred when a Ford Edge driven by Lance Wilson, age 19 of Harrah, ran a stop sign at the intersection of ...
  1 week ago

• Woman awarded $8.5 million in Ford SUV rollover accident

  
  Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 132
  A woman was recently awarded an $8.5 million judgment in an SUV product liability lawsuit . The award was granted after a month-long trial centering on a 2005 rollover lawsuit . To read more about the $8.5 million rollover verdict .
  2 weeks ago

• Prominent tri-cities dog park advocate dies after car accident that killed son near Wapato

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  The Tri City Herald.com reports that Audrey Ulrich, 34, has died of her injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle around 4:00 this afternoon, a day after she was involved in a single-car accident that killed her son and injured her husband, infant son and mother. Ulrich, who made her home in Richland, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Distracted driving? Pilots were using laptop computer when flying jet

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 129
  Last week, a Northwest Airlines commercial flight overview its destination by 150 miles. Fortunately, this was not a terrorist incident, the pilots were not asleep nor fighting. However, they were very distracted -- they were using a laptop computer -- and did not notice that it was time to land the plane. According ...
  2 weeks ago

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