Most common types of motor vehicle accident injuries
As per the report revealed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 3 million people meet with vehicle accident every year across the US. Different kinds of injuries occurs because of motor vehicle accidents and can also vary from person to person, as it completely depends on the situation of a car accident. Some injuries can be resolved within a few days without requiring any medical treatment; however, some other types of injuries are considered serious and may result in this or that level of temporary or permanent physical disability, and require accident rehabilitation and healthcare. Severity of injuries ...
Do I need a lawyer after a car accident?
You might be asking a question to yourself again and again - "why do I need a lawyer?" Well, whether a car accident involves you, or loved ones – we are pretty sure that you want to get the best possible solution from the incident happened. In such cases, it is best to talk with an experienced lawyer who can help you out of the same situation. There are several reasons for getting in touch with the lawyer. However, before discussing the reasons to hire a lawyer, let's talk about the steps which need to be taken immediately after a ...
Possible changes in reporting car accidents in Ontario
March 25, 2015 Toronto Province may increase mandatory reporting limit for car accidents without personal injuries from $1,000 to $2,000 Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca says it's important to update auto collision reporting regulations to keep pace with what's in the marketplace. Collisions and accidents of any type, from fender-benders to rear-end hits, Ontario is considering changes to the way how motorists are required to report auto collisions when no personal injuries occurred. The minimum value for reporting damage to police or a collision reporting centre could soon be doubled ($2,000 comparing to $1,000 as was set back in 1998). ...
Personal injury lawyers Toronto about multi-vehicle accidents
What is a multi-vehicle accident A multi-vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile-up or chain-reaction crash) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on high-capacity and high-speed routes such as freeways, they are one of the deadliest forms of traffic accidents. The most disastrous pile-ups have involved more than a hundred vehicles. Wikipedia - multiple vehicle collision Main causes of multi-car accidents There are several main factors that usually can cause a chain car accident. Of course there may be other circumstances or a combination of factors but those are rare. Low visibility conditions is probably the ...
GM: 75 more car accident claims; 4 more fatal accidents claimed
It started when General Motors acknowledged the defect in the ignition switch of hundreds of thousands of GM cars. The defect which caused the ignition to switch from the "Run" to "Accessory" mode on its own, resulting in vehicles stalling and preventing the airbag from deployment in a car accident. Last week General Motors Company received 75 more claims for compensation, related to the well-known ignition switch defects in GM cars, resulting in 4,312 cases, stated the official of the GM compensation program on February 16th, 2015. The number of cases, confirmed eligible for compensation, increased from 131 to 143. ...
26 people injured in a bus accident
Twenty six Canadians were travelling in the tour bus from Toronto to New York City. Unfortunately the bus got into a motor vehicle accident, crashing into a parked vehicle. The incident happened near Syracuse, N.Y. tonight. …
Tracy Morgan blamed by Walmart for his personal injuries in the MVA
They filed a response to Tracy Morgan’s and three other victims' complaint made by their lawyers. The car accident left him Morgan seriously injured and was fatal for a friend of his. The auto collision happened in New Jersey, on June 7th 2014. Tracy Morgan and his team along, including his longtime friend James McNair, were returning back from their show, when a truck, allegedly driven by a Walmart employee, slammed into the rear of their limo bus. McNair was killed in the car crash, the other passengers were injured. Morgan was taken to the hospital with multiple trauma: broken ...
Hyundai judged to pay $73 million to the families of 2 kids killed in the MVA
September 23, 2014 The Hyundai Motor company is obligated to pay $73 million to the families of Trevor Olson and Tanner Olson - two teenagers from Montana died in a motor vehicle accident back in 2011. As per the judge's statement, the car crash is blamed on a defect of the steering wheel, and as a result both kids died. Her honor Judge Deborah Kim Christopher has rejected Hyundai’s bid for reduction of the original $240 million punitive award. Judge Christopher also upheld the state court jury’s award of $8.1 million in actual damages to the families of two cousins, ...
Man died in a pedestrian accident in Toronto
September 10, 2014 The man was hit by a vehicle (reported to be a garbage truck) in a laneway near Toronto Dundas Square. …
Serious car accident – Toronto Hwy 401 express EB closed
August 15, Toronto A multi-vehicle car accident happened around 2am Friday morning. A truck has struck a Ministry of Transportation vehicle and two more cars parked on the shoulder. …
Toronto man charged with street racing causing death in a fatal car accident
August 8, Toronto The car crash happened in Mississauga at about 6:20 in the evening. The victim, later identified as Mohammad Haniff 29 (y.o.) was driving at a "high rate of speed". At some point he's lost control and smashed his Honda Accord into another vehicle, stated in the police report. One of witnesses from the scene said that the driver of the second vehicle, identified as a brown Toyota Camry, rapidly drifted from the scene leaving the victim helpless. Mohammad Haniff who was the only person in the car, pronounced dead at the scene. No personal injuries have been ...
Fatal motor vehicle accident on railroad intersection near Trenton
August 6, 2014 A fatal car accident happened this morning around 10 am: a collision involving a CN freight train and a motor vehicle resulted in one victim. As per OPP, one male was killed when the car crashed into the front of the locomotive. Emergency response team had to extract the victim from the car. There is no information about any other people in the vehicle or any other injuries reported. The cargo train with two locomotives pulling 161 cars, was on the Montreal-Toronto route during the accident. As per CN, there were nobody injured on the train. The ...