Florida Families Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Traffic Accident

The families of two teenagers who died in an accident in Stuart, FL in August 2009 have settled in a wrongful death lawsuit with a construction company that owned the front-end loader the teens’ vehicle struck.  The amount Sheltra & Son Construction Co will pay was not released in the confidential settlement.

Three teenagers were riding in a Jeep Cherokee traveling on Southeast Cove Road around 2 a.m. when they came upon a road-widening project.  A front-end loader was halfway into the eastbound lane of the road without any flagmen or signs to warn drivers to slow for the vehicle.

The Jeep slammed into the equipment killing all three teens.  The Florida Highway Patrol found the 18-year-old driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.251, more than three times the legal limit, at the time of the accident.  The other teens were also impaired, according to the police. […]

Car Accident Round-Up – Fatal Accidents Throughout East Coast

Car accidents include death of Ithaca College student

PA Accident Takes Life of College Student
The Scranton Times Tribune reports a 20-year-old driver died in a fiery wreck on I-81 Saturday.  The accident occurred near mile-marker 211 in Susquehanna County, PA around 2:30 a.m. as the young man passed through the state on his way to Ithaca College. The car went off the right side of the highway then hit a rock embankment before coming to rest on the highway’s shoulder on the driver’s side of the car.  The vehicle became engulfed in flames.  The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. 

NC Legislator Involved in Fatal Car Accident
One man is dead and a North Carolina state legislator is in critical condition after their two cars collided late Friday night in Winston-Salem, NC.  Police report that the 70-year-old NC representative, […]

New York Man Awarded $1.5 Million After Debilitating Auto Accident

A man who suffered “a permanent, significant physical limitation” as the result of a serious automobile accident on Route 104 in Ontario, New York, has been awarded over $1.5 million by a Monroe County Supreme Court jury.

The man was stopped at a stop light in 2009 when he was hit from behind by another vehicle.  He was diagnosed with acute lumbar spine injuries.  The defendant‘s insurance company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., offered to settle the case for $5,000 and refused mediation or arbitration to settle the case, forcing the case into trial.

InsuranceNewsNet.com reports the man was awarded $1.25 million in past, present and future pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, along with $321,250 in past and future medical expenses.

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Car Accident Round-Up – PA Woman Dies in Crash

Woman was ejected from the car in the single-car accident

Florida Woman Rescued When Car Plunges into Canal
A Palm Beach County deputy saved a woman from drowning after she crashed her car into a 20-foot-deep canal.  The woman was driving home after working the night shift at Target on Black Friday.  The 36-year-old woman who apparently fell asleep at the wheel near Muck City Road and Conners Highway in Pahokee, FL awoke in the canal and called 911.  She is not able to swim and the deputy arrived in time to pull her to safety.  She was treated at a local hospital and released. 

Fatal NC Accident
An SUV traveling westbound on N.C. 211 unexpectedly slowed and attempted to make a U-turn when it was struck by a tractor-trailer Monday morning.  The driver of the tractor-trailer, traveling behind the SUV, swerved to miss the vehicle but ended up striking the driver’s door sending the vehicle up a 20-foot embankment.    […]

Car Accident Round-Up – Car Plunges into Lake Killing Three

Three pronounced dead after divers pull them out of submerged car

Three Men Drown in Florida When Car Plunges into Lake
Local10.com reports three men drowned after their car ran off the road and plunged into a Pompano Beach, FL lake.  The early Saturday morning car accident occurred when the car was traveling south on Andrews Avenue off Sample Road.  Apparently, the car ran off the road, hit a guard rail then veered into the lake.  Rescue divers pulled the men from the water, and they were then rushed to the hospital where all three were pronounced dead.  Police are continuing to investigate, and autopsies will be performed on all the men. 

Fatal Dayton, Ohio Accident Kills Two  
Two young adults lost their lives in a violent crash early Saturday morning when a car smashed into their Ford Neon while they were stopped at a light in Dayton, […]