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Before a holiday weekend, we are often reminded of the dangers of drinking and driving. As defined by Arizona Department of Transport (ADOT), holiday fatality statistics are based on fatal crashes occurring from 6:00 p.m. on the last working day prior to the holiday through 5:59 a.m. the day following the holiday period. In 2010, 4th of July had the highest number of fatal car crash [...]

Fourth  of July is a federal holiday in which every American celebrates to commemorate the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This day is often associated with parades, carnivals, fairs, picnics, fireworks, family reunions, political speeches and many other traditions in the United States. Independence day usually takes place in outdoors wherein family can host picnics an [...]

Any Philadelphia dram shop lawyer will tell you that drunk driving in Pennsylvania is one of the most dangerous things a person can do. It not only puts their own life at risk, but also the lives of anyone in their car and others on the road. It is shocking to learn that almost 30 individuals are killed every day in car crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control an [...]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), on average, approximately 28 percent of December car accidents nationwide involve drunk drivers. However, this number increases to 40 percent on Christmas and New Year’s, making alcohol and holiday travel a dangerous and sometimes deadly combination. The percentage of fatal traffic accidents involving alcohol is highest over New Year’s Eve a [...]

Two men were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision on I-95 near Broad Street in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving, November 25. The drivers of both vehicles involved were killed and 3 passengers were seriously injured. According to Philly.com, one of the vehicles had been traveling north in the southbound lanes. According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there are [...]

Sheila McCrea was recently sentenced to 6 years in prison after she crashed her car on the Atlantic City Expressway on July 19, 2009. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, her blood-alcohol level was 0.201 % when she swerved into a guardrail, killing her daughter’s friend and injuring her daughter and two nieces. On average, every day 1.5 persons are killed and 26 people are injured in alcohol-related traffic [...]

Here are some interesting statistics recorded by the PA Department of Transportation in 2006 regarding car crashes in the state of Pennsylvania. The report’s statistics are based upon reportable accidents, or any accident that was reported by the police. 1,300 Police Departments in Pennsylvania provide the Department of Transportation with this information. The report given cannot account for unreported accidents [...]

Jim Sullivan III, a Gloucester County, NJ real estate broker who acquired a contaminated building and rented it out as a day-care center says he did not believe an environmental cleanup was necessary. According to this report in the Philadelphia Inquirer, he did not tell Kiddie Kollege Day Care operators that the building was once a thermometer factory with a history of mercury spills and vapors. The statements a [...]