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A Mount Dora police officer is reported to be distraught after striking and killing a pedestrian Saturday night, October 8. The officer was traveling north on Royal Trails Road in Eustis, according to a report in The Orlando Sentinel. That is where he encountered a 31-year-old man in the center of the road. Troopers suspect that the pedestrian was intoxicated and are awaiting toxicology reports. Another motorist re [...]

Motorcycle accident deaths are one of the primary concerns in road safety. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclists are at a bigger risk to end up in a fatal accidents compared to automobile drivers. For every 100, 000 registered motorcycles, NHTSA estimates 72 .34 are involved in fatal crashes while for automobiles, the rate is 13.10 A motorcy [...]

The Motorcycle Safety Awareness month was in May. Safety and awareness on the road was emphasized for both motorcycles and vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2009, 4,462 motorcyclists were killed and an additional 90,000 motorcyclists were injured. Last week, a 25-year-old motorcyclist was arrested for leading police on a chase around Mesa [...]

As Tucson pedestrian accident attorneys, we hear reports of fatal accidents involving pedestrians on a regular basis. Thus, we always advise our readers to exert extra care and attention when crossing a street. In recent news, another fatal pedestrian accident occurred in Tucson on Saturday afternoon. According to reports by ABC 15, the incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. on East P [...]

Recently, a woman died in a car crash in Burrell Township, Indiana County in Pennsylvania, reports The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to the article, the woman was a front seat passenger in a minivan that was traveling on Route 22. Around 2 p.m., for unknown reasons, the van crossed the roadway’s median and then went down a steep embankment, rolling until it came to a stop at the bottom of the ravine. The w [...]

A hit-and-run accident victim who was rear-ended on December 22 was able to help police in Chester County, PA catch the hit-and-run driver who was also allegedly speeding as well as driving while intoxicated. According to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the victim led police to the driver who was also driving without a license. In this case, the driver broke many laws. He drove under the influence of alco [...]

On November 10, Kyle Malcolm Washington led police on a chase that included speeding, running stop signs, and endangering construction workers. He eventually struck a vehicle and then fled the scene of the Pennsylvania car accident. According to an article in The Delaware County Times, the driver of the vehicle that was struck suffered injuries. Motorists like Washington who fail to adhere to traffic laws and safe [...]

On October 12, Ryan Lippincott was charged in connection with a DUI accident on March 18 in Burlington County, NJ. While under the influence, Lippincott drove his car into oncoming traffic, killing 27-year-old Jonathan Hinkson, a music teacher at Volz Middle School. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Lippincott had inhaled an aerosol can of cleaner (known as “huffing”) and also used marijuana just befo [...]

The Delaware County Times reported on September 29 that police were searching for a driver who allegedly stole a Range Rover SUV and crashed it into another car while going at least 100 mph. A Villanova student was killed by the hit-and-run driver and another student was critically injured. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that almost 11% of all vehicle accidents are hit-and-run c [...]