The car accident, which took place in 2009, ended with Allstate having to pay $22 million dollars instead of the $250,000 the claim originally asked for. The victim of the accident won the verdict at the Philadelphia court of Common Pleas in 2013, but was delayed until 2014 by Allstate…
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Police Will Be Offering Free Car Seat Checks In Reading For National Child Passenger Safety Week
September 14-20, 2014 is National Child Passenger Safety Week. If you live in the Reading area you can go to the State Police Barracks at 600 Kenhorst Boulevard to get your car seats checked by the police between 8 AM and 8 PM on Sunday September 14, or from 8…
Drunk Driving
Driving under the influence is one of the worst offenses that a driver can commit. Every day, people are getting killed and seriously injured after people decide to drive while intoxicated. These people who commit the dangerous crime of “driving under the influence” are putting themselves and other people at…
Car Accidents Affect Everyone: The Story of Paul Walker
Every year, people are killed in car accidents and crashes. Some cars are not always properly equipped to keep their drivers and passengers safe. In 2013, the “Fast and Furious” star, Paul Walker, and his friend, who was driving the vehicle, were killed in a terrible crash. Walker’s friend, Roger…
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
With Spring warming up (and here’s to hoping we don’t get any more snow) April is distracted Driving Awareness month. Each year thousands of people are killed and many more are injured because of distracted driving. It isn’t always the person who is driving distracted who is injured in these accidents, but sadly an…
Legislation Being Pushed to Require Truck Drivers to Remove Ice and Snow from Top of Trailers
The calendar may be edging slowly toward spring, but the temperatures here in Pennsylvania are anything but spring-like. Although the weather forecasts have yet to show if we may see any more snow this month, that’s not stopping one PA senator from pushing for legislation involving snow and ice on…
Concerns Surround New Prescription Painkiller Zohydro
A new prescription painkiller is causing alot of concern among health care and consumer groups. The drug is called Zohydro and it’s a opioid analgesic that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last fall to treat chronic pain. It will become available to patients this month. In…
General Motors Expands Recent Recall
General Motors announced today that it would be expanding a recent recall of compact cars due to ignition issues. According to an article on CNN.com, the recall affects 1.37 million vehicles, including Chervolet Cobalts, Pontiac G5 cars, Saturn Ions, Chevrolet HHRs, Pontiac Solstices, and Saturn Skys manufactured between 2003 and…
U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Trucking Company Off the Road
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Tennessee truck driver and his trucking company to cease operations, following an accident in Pennsylvania in November of 2013. In November, the truck driver was travelling along Interstate 81…
Graco Recalls Over 3 Million Car Seats
On Tuesday, Graco voluntarily recalled 3.7 million car seats due to a buckling issue. According to an article on WNEP.com, the red release button that is found at the center of the harness may become difficult to unlatch, or may get stuck. This can make it difficult to remove a…