Earlier this month in Lanham, Maryland, a man was killed while making a left turn. According to a report by the Washington Post, the man was driving on Fontana Road and attempted to make a left hand turn on to Annapolis Road when he was struck by an oncoming car.…
Earlier this month, an accident on Route 340, near Frederick, MD, claimed two lives and injured four others. According to a report by Your4State.com, the accident occurred on a Saturday afternoon when one vehicle inexplicably crossed the median of the highway and collided with another vehicle head on. After the…
Two people were killed and another critically injured in a series of auto accidents in Prince George’s County. According to a report by ABC 7, the accidents all occurred around Wednesday, March 5, 2014. The First Accident A violent collision occurred Wednesday night on the 8600 block of Contee Road…
Earlier this week, an accident near the Landover Metro Station left an Acura split in half and both of its occupants dead. According to a report by WTOP, the driver of the Acura was heading in the opposite direction as a taxi when the driver of the Acura lost control…
In a recent district court case in West Virginia, the court reached an opinion, which demonstrates the absolute importance of understanding the terms of your car insurance policy. In the case, Lewis v. Likens, Dist. Court, SD W. Va. (2013), an elderly resident of an unlicensed nursing home facility was…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reached a decision this year regarding Maryland’s contributory negligence bar to recovery in any personal injury action. In the case, Saravia v. Chen, U.S. Ct. App., 4th Cir. (2013), the plaintiffs filed a negligence and wrongful death action following a fatal…
In an unorthodox twist to the typical car accident fatality case, an Ohio man is suing his wife’s former employer, claiming that they are responsible for causing the single vehicle accident that killed her. The lawsuit, Jasper et. al v. Jewish Hospital et. al, details the hospital’s procedures of regularly…
A Delaware man was killed in Maryland earlier this month after he was ejected from the car he was driving in an attempt to flee a traffic stop. The incident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, when a trooper on patrol radared a Chevy Malibu traveling at…
A violent car accident last week resulted in the untimely death of two individuals who were riding in the same car. The accident occurred early Friday morning in Hyattsville, authorities say, at the intersection of Riggs Road and Drexel Street. According to police, a Toyota Camry was turning right onto…
Maryland State Police reported that one person died as the result of a three car accident in Washington County. The incident happened in the early afternoon on Old Route 40 eastbound near the intersection of Toms Road, between Funkstown and Boonsboro. Police reported that an older man and woman were…