Blog: Drunk Driving Accidents

Drunk Tractor-Trailer Driver Causes Fatal Accident Involving 11 Vehicles

Posted on: October 17, 2018. Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

Three people were killed and seven others were injured after a drunk tractor-trailer driver caused an 11 car accident. The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Friday night on Interstate 83 in Lower Paxton Township. Reports say that a tractor-trailer driver, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, failed to stop when traffic slowed down in front of him. Police say 11 vehicles were involved in the crash. Three people died in the accident and...

Window Washer Dies after Bucket Truck Hits Power Lines

Posted on: May 26, 2017. Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

A window washer has died after his bucket truck hit power lines Tuesday morning. The man was working at the Metropolitan Condominiums on North Neville Street when the accident occurred. The victim had backed the bucket into the power lines and was roughly 30-40 feet in the air. Duquesne Light was called to turn off the electricity so emergency responders could bring the man down. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident. Recovering...

Liability in Teen Drunk Driving Accidents

Posted on: July 8, 2016. Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

Drunk Drivers Responsible for One-Third of all Traffic Fatalities In 2008, more than 11,500 people lost their lives in drunk driving accidents. In Pennsylvania alone, there were 12,752 alcohol-related crashes, resulting in 534 lost lives. Based on these numbers, 1.5 people are killed and another 26 are injured on any given day in drunk driving accidents on Pennsylvania roadways. Young drivers are more likely to drive intoxicated than any other age group,...

Driverless utopia? Not so fast

Posted on: August 1, 2015. Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

Computers don't smoke marijuana. They don't text their friends either. Nor do they get sleepy, experience road rage or go out drinking and causing car accidents. Those are some of the reasons why researchers from a variety of technology companies, carmakers, universities, governments and other entities are racing to develop driverless vehicles.The fierceness of the competition was felt here when erstwhile partner Uber reportedly hired 40 researchers from Carnegie...

Dram shop law offers hope for victims of drunk drivers

Posted on: March 1, 2015. Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

Alcohol is a factor in many serious motor vehicle accidents. As the victim of a drunk driver – or the family member of a victim – you may be entitled to seek compensation through a personal injury or wrongful death claim. A successful claim requires proving negligence on the part of the drunk driver. Negligence is often easy to prove when the driver tested over the limit. Even in a clear-cut case, however, actually getting the compensation you...

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