Blog: Motor Vehicle Accidents - Page 8

On Friday evening, a woman was killed while riding her bicycle in Oakland. The woman was 34 years old and worked for the University of Pittsburgh.

There are many reasons that motor vehicle accidents occur and often multiple factors are to blame. While the behavior of drivers is often pointed to, it is possible that issues with the vehicles involved in a crash could play a role. Specifically, vehicular defects could be to blame.

One man had just stopped at a car wash. The other was fleeing state police. The two met in a violent, head-on collision on Route 40, about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh.

Officials said a 27-year-old man sped off after an officer tried to pull him over for driving with a suspended license. He led police on a chase that reached speeds of more than 115 mph. The chase ended in the...

On July 22, 2015, early in the morning, a motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision on Route 366 in Washington Township. A Chevrolet pickup truck that was driving east on Route 366 veered into the opposite lane and hit the motorcycle head-on.

Presque Isle State Park had to close its gates on Saturday, June 6, when a white sedan went off the roadway and crashed. A 17-year-old passenger was killed in the accident.