How to avoid getting injured as a pedestrian in a car accident
According to Transport Canada's Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics, 15% of fatalities in 2012 relate to pedestrian accidents. That totals to 312 wrongful death cases - which is a lot of fatal accidents and taken lives. 14.4% of serious injuries in 2012 belong to pedestrian accidents. Hitting a pedestrian at a speed higher than 48 km/h will most likely result in serious injuries or even fatality. Even if a driver was able to slow down to 16 km/h, it still can severely disable a pedestrian. How to avoid getting hit Please find some useful tips on how to avoid a pedestrian accident ...
Passenger in a car accident – personal injury lawyers Toronto
What a passenger in a car accident is eligible to If a passenger is injured in a car accident, filing a personal injury case is relatively a less complex affair compared to what another driver has to go through. This is because personal injury lawsuits are primarily dependent proving liability and damages, and a passenger is not an active party in a motor vehicle accident, ensuring that there is no need to prove any liability. If you’re a passenger in an auto collision, you can file a claim with a personal injury lawyer's help, but first you need to know ...
Car collisions with wild animals – hundreds of injuries every year
While seeming like something that is not going to happen in anybody's life, the problem is more serious as statistics says. There are 4 to 8 vehicle collisions with large animals every hour in Canada In Ontario, 1 out of every 17 vehicle collisions involves a wild animal What to do to minimize collision risk? One of the factors you should consider is the landscape you're going through. As per research, areas with roadside flora as well as places where creeks intersect with roads are highly dangerous, tending to lead to more auto accidents. Also, it's not a surprise that ...
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 ...
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. …
Impaired driving car crash at Burlington Skyway
July 31, 2014 Burlington, Ontario The driver of a large truck crashed into the Burlington Skyway causing significant damage, right before a major long weekend. …
A pedestrian hit by a car got serious injuries
July 15, Markham A hit and run accident happened yesterday night near 16th Ave and Markham Road intersection. A 49 y.o. male pedestrian was transported to Markham Stouffville Hospital after he was hit by a car. The car was identified as Toyota Matrix. The victim appeared to have serious life-threatening injuries and later was urgently delivered to Toronto St. Michael's Hospital by air, to get further treatment required. No charges or arrests have been made so far. Police is seeking for evidence and witnesses of the incident.
Thornhill car accident aftermath – a man charged over 8 injured
Some details of the horrible multiple car crash happened earlier today, became available. There were eight cars involved, some of them were almost ripped into two pieces, others got serious or minor damage. Eight people (including drivers and passengers) were transported for medical treatment, having injuries of different severity (from critical to serious). One person was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital in critical condition. As witnessed by various people, the suspect driver was flying down Bathurst Street at an enormously high for streets speed. Reaching Clark, he bumped into the row of cars standing at the intersection while red light was ...
Critical injuries after a serious motor vehicle accident in GTA
The incident resulted in numerous injuries happened around 10 am, on Thursday, July 10 in Thornhill, GTA – near the Promenade Mall. …
Driver injured 3 people in an atrocious fit of rage incident
July 9, 2014 A 27 years old man was charged after an accident what police called an atrocious fit of rage while driving resulted in injures to another driver and two children. …
$23 million settlement in a lawsuit against Sunrise Propane
Toronto, ON Sunrise Propane will have to give up more than $23 million in case proposed settlement is approved in court. If you, your family member or someone you care for were involved in or affected by the accident, you may be entitled to compensation! Please contact us to find out. A quick reminder: back in August, 2008, an explosion in north Toronto resulted in death of a man, and thousands of people leaving their homes. Also, a firefighter who was on duty there had a heart attack and died. The proposed settlement is setup to pay around $8 million ...
Motorcycle crash on a track – a video of the accident
That looks bad. An accident happened on one of race tracks. A motorcycle rider felt from his bike, the bike flew on top of another motorcyclist. …