2013 Articles
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Posted on Oct 28, 2013 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
It has become common knowledge that distracted driving has become a leading cause of traffic accidents. Distracted driving is a negligent form of driving which generally involves using a cell phone or ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2013 By Wyly & Cook, LLP
On August 12 of this year, six cast and crew members of the "Texas" musical staged by the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, died in a car crash. The driver of the car in which they were ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2013 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
The danger of driving while texting has become a much-discussed topic in the news media because of the traffic accidents that occur due to this form of distracted driving. According to the Centers for ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2013 By Clancy & Diaz, LLP
A 24 year-old Stanford student from New York will face criminal charges for a fatal injury accident which occurred on October 5 in South San Francisco. According to the California Highway Patrol, the ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2013 By Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro
Every day news media in the state of California carry stories of traffic accidents involving cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicyclists, pedestrians, and buses which lead to injuries and deaths. Most of ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2013 By D'Alessandro & Wright, Attorneys at Law
Driving while distracted by cell phone usage and other actions is a dangerous type of behavior for drivers, their passengers, and others with whom they share the road. According to distraction.gov, a ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2013 By Jackson Allen & Williams, LLP
Earlier this month, five members of a summer musical production died in a traffic accident which involved two deadly factors, alcohol and a collision with an 18 wheeler. The accident occurred in the ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2013 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
Distracted driving is one of the major contributors to traffic accidents, which is why legislatures across the country have enacted laws concerning this negligent behavior. The state of Connecticut ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2013 By The Watkin Law Office, PC
Trucking accidents involving large commercial trucks such as tankers and 18-wheelers result in some of the worst consequences, especially for the occupants of smaller passenger vehicles who also may ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2013 By Ward Smith PLLC
In 2010 and 2011, the traffic accident fatality rate in the state of Washington fell to.80 per 100 million miles traveled which is the lowest it has ever been in state history. This fatality rate was ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2013 By Clancy & Diaz, LLP
An early morning accident involving a man who was reportedly fleeing Alameda County sheriff's deputies resulted in the death of one man and the serious injury of another. 37-year-old K.S. was a ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Odierno Law Firm, P.C.
Suffolk County police are investigating a recent two-car injury accident that happened on the Long Island Expressway. An unnamed male driver and a female passenger were in a two door sedan traveling ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Morris, Cary, Andrews, Talmadge & Driggers, LLC
An accident involving a pickup truck and a sedan resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries recently. Witnesses reported seeing a truck carrying several kids in the bed of the truck going well over ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2013 By Odierno Law Firm, P.C.
A man driving a motorcycle died after a recent collision. The 51-year-old victim, D.C., was riding his motorcycle east on Horseblock Road at around 10:23 at night when the crash happened. D.C. was ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2013 By Law Offices of Martin D. Finkel, P.C.
Traffic accidents are the number one cause of personal injury cases in the United States and Massachusetts. Despite the fact that overall traffic accidents and fatalities in this country have ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2013 By Law Offices of Jason T. Corsover
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) reported more than 235,000 traffic accidents on the state's roads and highways in 2010. This translates to an average of 645 ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2013 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
Two people received serious injuries in an accident involving a head on accident with a school bus. The crash happened in the early afternoon when a school bus was struck by a car which crossed the ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2013 By Doran & Cawthorne, P.L.L.C.
As reported by the Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOT), traffic accidents, injuries, and fatalities have been declining in the state over the last few years. In 2007, fatal crashes numbered ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2013 By David A. Zipfel & Associates, LLC
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that traffic accident, injury, and fatality rates in the state have been on an overall steady decline since 1999. Injury rates from traffic ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 By Odierno Law Firm, P.C.
A recent study conducted by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR) looked at the issue of drug association with fatal traffic accidents. The study found that drugs were ...
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