Earlier this month, an emergency vehicle began heading southbound towards an intersection at Virginia Beach. Another car at the time was turning left going northbound when it was violently struck by the EMS vehicle. To be specific, the EMS vehicle was an SUV zone vehicle, not an ambulance. Zone vehicles are not used to...
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Why is This Family Suing a Maryland Hospital?
The 15-year-old was strong, healthy and athletic prior to his first visit to a Maryland hospital. When he was admitted to the hospital just two days short of his 15th birthday, he never imagined he would be stuck with a permanent heart condition for the rest of his life. According to the medical malpractice...
Read MoreDrunk Driver Causes Two Separate Accidents, Injures 14
Last year, a firefighter of 40 years of experience said he witnessed one of the most horrific accident scenes in his career. 14 people were seriously injured and five suffered fatalities in the accident, including an elderly couple, a 6-year-old girl, the drunk driver who caused the accident and a pregnant woman who lost...
Read More100 People Stranded and Two Injured by This Virginia Ski Lift
Approximately 25 people fell 30 feet from a ski lift in West Virginia when the lift suddenly derailed. More than 100 were stranded on the lift for 2 hours before they were finally rescued. Two people were injured during the accident. Though the cause is still under investigation, the Timberline Resort officials say the derailment...
Read MoreWhy is OSHA Investigating This Virginia Construction Company?
Two weeks ago, a worker was injured while working at a construction site in Portsmouth, Virginia. The worker was standing 25 feet high on scaffolding when construction equipment crashed down on him, knocking him unconscious. This is referred to as a "struck-by" accident. The fire...
Read MoreWhat Caused Dozens of Injuries and One Death on a D.C. Metro Car?
Last year, a train accident occurred when it came to a dead stop more than 800 feet into a tunnel in the middle of the afternoon. The lights flickered and went dark. Moments later, passengers on the No. 302 train began to see smoke creeping under the doors. This accident will become known as...
Read MoreWhat Caused This D.C. Metrobus Accident That Injured 11 People?
Last month, a Metrobus accident in the Northeast D.C. area injured 11 passengers, one of whom was a 7-year-old boy who was thrown head first into a pole upon impact. The boy sustained a traumatic brain injury, while the rest of the passengers sustained...
Read MoreOSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Construction Worker Falls
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Department of Labor and a few other federal agencies announced earlier this month that May 2-6 is the time frame for the third annual National Stand-Down for workers and construction sites. The highest number of fatalities within the construction industry is attributed to falls. That said,...
Read MoreWas the 2015 Amtrak 188 Crash Caused By the Engineer?
The Amtrak 188 train that traveled from Washington D.C. to New York was supposed to be the safest locomotive owned by Amtrak. In May of last year, however, the 98-ton train derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring an estimated 200 more. Since then, every aspect surrounding the train was picked apart by law...
Read MoreWe’re Sponsoring the 2016 Food From the Bar Campaign Kickoff
Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis is proud to sponsor the Kickoff to the 2016 Food from the Bar Campaign. The 3rd Annual Legal “Deboccery” event will take place on May 5, 2016 at Pinstripes in Georgetown. The event benefits the Capital Area Food Bank. Associate Kelly Fisher has organized the event for the past...
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