Pennsylvania residents who pursue civil remedies after being injured in a car accident normally base their lawsuits on negligence. Negligence is a tort motorists commit when they fail to take reasonable care and another person is harmed as a direct consequence of...
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Month: May 2019
Top 14 cars with high deadly crash rates
Each year, there are thousands of fatal car accidents in Pennsylvania and across the United States. In fact, there were 34,247 deadly crashes that resulted in 37,133 deaths nationwide in 2017, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In order to...
Operation Safe Driver week to focus on putting down speeding
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced that its annual Operation Safe Driver Week will be held in 2019 from July 14 to 20. Both passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle drivers in Pennsylvania should know that during this event, law enforcement officials...
Most truck crash fatalities are in other vehicles
Pennsylvania readers may have heard about the tragic Florida traffic accident that took the lives of seven people, including five children, as they were driving to Disney World in January. The victims' vehicle was one of thousands that are struck by large trucks...
What are the short and long-term effects of HIE?
Between the excitement of meeting your new baby and the pain that comes with delivery, the process of having a baby can be emotional. When there are complications during childbirth, it can get even more stressful. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a broad...
Study shows that drivers use phones though they know it’s wrong
An online study from Wakefield Research shows that many drivers are using their phones even when they know it is wrong. Pennsylvania residents may have heard the results of this study because it was recently shared by Root Insurance, a company that offers incentives...