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A fatal auto accident involving a Philadelphia area ambulance squad has resulted in a $3 million dollar personal injury lawsuit being filed against the driver of the ambulance, the Philadelphia Volunteer Fire Department and Fort Drum, New York, which is the driver’s employer. According to the lawsuit, the ambulance from Fort Drum was waiting on […]
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Family Of Deceased Pennsylvania Man Sues For Wrongful Death
If a person is injured in a car accident because of his or her own drinking and driving, many people assume that the driver is the only one at fault. However, under Pennsylvania’s liquor liability law, when an establishment continues to serve alcohol to someone who is known to be drunk and then allows that […]
Heroes Rescue Boy From Burning Car In Highway Median
Today the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that a young boy is alive because of two local heroes who stopped to assist a burning vehicle on Interstate 295 in South Jersey. Both of the rescuers had been in their cars on their way home from work Monday evening when they spotted the fiery scene: a Honda sedan […]
Philadelphia Duck Boats Closed Today To Honor Victims
The Philadelphia duck boat company Ride the Ducks will close today in remembrance of the tragedy that resulted in the death of two tourists on the Delaware River exactly a year ago. This decision comes less than three weeks after the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the accident was caused by a tug boat […]
4 Pennsylvania Teens Killed In Chesco Car Crash
Fourth of July weekend is notorious for being dangerous for Pennsylvania teens behind the wheel. Sadly, this year proved no different after four teens were killed in a car accident in Chester County early Sunday. Police have said the “excessive speed” was a factor in the deadly crash, which occurred on Route 82 just north […]
Philadelphia Man Killed In Accident With Unlicensed Driver
Another tragic car accident has claimed the life of a young person and has forever changed the lives of several others. Early yesterday morning a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old boy without a license went through a red light and slammed into two other vehicles in Northeast Philadelphia. The driver of one of the vehicles […]
Ntsb Fatal Duck Boat Accident Caused By Distracted Operator
Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the National Transportation Safety Board found that a tug boat operator distracted by his cell phone and laptop was responsible for the duck boat accident that caused the death of two people on the Delaware River last July. The accident occurred when the tug boat distracted operator guided his […]
Tv Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Chester County Wreck
West Chester, Pennsylvania native Ryan Dunn, who was made famous for performing daredevil stunts in the MTV television series ‘Jackass’ was killed early this morning in a fiery car wreck that occurred in Chester County. The car accident happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on westbound Route 322 close to the Pottstown exit, police said. Thirty-four-year-old […]
Family Of Girl Killed In Ferris Wheel Fall May Sue
Many people from the Philadelphia area venture to the Jersey shore during the summer months for fun on the amusement piers. However, on June 3, the fun came to an abrupt halt when an 11-year-old girl fell from a 156-foot-high Ferris wheel on Wildwood boardwalk and died. This week, it was reported that the parents […]
Deadly Pennsylvania Accident Cancels Crash Reduction Event
In a twist of tragic irony, the location where Washington County, Pennsylvania, law enforcement and transportation officials planned to commence a campaign promoting safe driving became the scene of a fatal accident involving four semi-trucks. The accident occurred late Thursday night near the entrance ramp at the Welcome Center on Interstate 70, just outside of […]
Elderly Pennsylvania Woman Charged In Pedestrian Death
A pedestrian accident in Montgomery County has left a 26-year-old woman dead and a 76-year-old woman facing charges after police say that the older woman hit the younger woman with her vehicle as she was walking and then left the scene. The accident occurred on April 27 in Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia Inquirer […]
Fatal Motorcycle Accidents On Rise In Pennsylvania
It probably seems like every time you fill up your tank with gas you cringe as the money you owe has once again increased. And this is something that is not expected to change anytime soon as the price of gas is expected steadily increase throughout the summer. Not surprisingly, with the rising gas prices […]