The steps you take after an auto accident can help you get fair compensation for your injuries and property damage. For example, the insurance company does not necessarily have your best interests in mind when investigating the collision and offering a settlement. ...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
How to avoid distracted driving
Many drivers in Pennsylvania are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of distracted driving. With thousands of drivers becoming seriously injured or killed due to distracted driving, the issue has never been more serious. What is distracted driving? Eating,...
Symptoms to watch out for after a car accident
For car accident victims in Pennsylvania, it's not uncommon to suffer from aches and pains that last for weeks after the accident. However, some symptoms can be indicative of a more serious injury that wasn't initially diagnosed. If an individual suffers from any of...
Getting immediate care can help victims of catastrophic accidents
Severe vehicular accidents in Pennsylvania often cause catastrophic injuries. In the hours and days immediately following the incident, the focus is to get the treatment to be able to live a quality life. For many victims, the route to resuming a normal life is...
Why large truck accidents happen
Commercial trucks are a key tool in transporting goods to consumers in Pennsylvania and throughout the country. However, collisions involving large trucks resulted in 4,761 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries in 2017. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
The 10 most deadly distractions for drivers
Around one in four car accident deaths are the result of distracted driving. Erie Insurance, the insurer based in Pennsylvania, has come out with a report on the top 10 forms of distraction that lead to car accidents, and the results are summarized below. Accounting...
Pedestrian deaths in 2019 estimated at 6,590: a 30-year high
More pedestrians in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are dying each year. The upward trend began in 2009, and according to a preliminary analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Administration, 2019 was no different. The GHSA, working from traffic death data for the...
The tricks of negotiating with an insurance company
In Pennsylvania, and throughout the United States, insurance companies do business in the same way. Motorists are often not wise to the ways that these companies use to keep from paying the full value of auto insurance claims. Often, they take the first offer given to...
Rural roads sometimes more perilous than city roads
Rustic roads are the complete opposite of the bustling city streets that many drivers in Pennsylvania might be familiar with, but it would be wrong to assume that they are safer. In fact, the countryside can be much more dangerous for drivers, especially those who are...
Teens with a peer passenger run higher risk for a crash
Parents throughout western Pennsylvania should beware the next time their teen drives a friend around or gets in the car of a friend. Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that teens raise their risk for a car crash by 44% with the addition of...