In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a minivan driving on the wrong side of the road collided with a parked car and a police vehicle, injuring the driver and a police officer in the process. According to police reports, the early morning accident occurred when the wrong-way driver struck a parked car. The force of the collision pushed […]
Even though the Philadelphia area has been lucky to experience a stretch of mild winter weather lately, have no doubt that accumulating snow and frigid temps will appear once again. That’s why the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers of some important winter driving tips. Last week marked PennDOT’s first-annual Winter Driving Awareness […]
Outrage. That’s about the only word you can use to describe how victims of drunk driving accidents feel, and it’s completely understandable. Here they are, driving their car; or walking across the street; or riding their bike, and a reckless and irresponsible person who shouldn’t even be on the road changes their life forever. Even simply reading […]
As we’ve said before, according to 2005 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 64,000 pedestrians and 45,000 bicyclists were injured in car accidents in that year alone. Nearly 5,000 pedestrians and almost 1,000 bikers were killed that year. A study just published in the journal Public Health Reports sheds new light on a […]
A new program at Loyola University Health System could help prevent people who don’t realize they aren’t fit to drive from getting behind the wheel. It could also relieve the awkwardness that often keeps people from confronting elderly loved ones about their deteriorating driving habits. The program involves a comprehensive clinical evaluation of patients within […]
A Philadelphia multi-car crash appeared to be the result of one distracted driver. The woman was apparently watching police officers assist a disabled motorist and was not paying attention to the traffic directly ahead of her. By the time she noticed what was occurring, she was traveling too fast for her car to stop in […]