On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 18, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
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...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jul 8, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
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...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 23, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
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...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 10, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
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...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Apr 2, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
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...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Feb 21, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Drivers in Pennsylvania can become inattentive for a number of reasons, but having the driver assistance system engaged may not sound like one of the top reasons. It is a fact, though, that drivers in semi-autonomous vehicles are more inattentive and display slower...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Feb 5, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Multi-vehicle crashes can be caused by many drivers, so they pose a difficulty from a legal standpoint. Therefore, Pennsylvania residents should know a little bit of what goes into determining fault in such cases. It all starts with understanding the concept of...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jan 24, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
When you take Interstate 376 or 279 through Pittsburgh, you may see many crazy drivers. You do your best to avoid them, but sometimes you can’t do anything. And with everyone moving at high speed, you may not be able to prevent getting into a serious accident. A...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Jan 21, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Pennsylvania residents should know that adults need at least seven hours of sleep each night, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Failing to achieve this can lead to drowsiness throughout the day. For drivers, drowsiness is risky because it hinders...
On behalf of The Homyak Law Firm, P.C. | Nov 20, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Despite a decade of strict laws, rigorous enforcement and an onslaught of public safety campaigns, recent surveys have found that the majority of drivers throughout the U.S. and Pennsylvania continue to make the decision to drive distracted. A 2017 Consumers Report...
