New Information from a Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Lawyers According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 200,000 people are currently living with a spinal cord injury in the United States, and annually it is estimated that 12,000 to 20,000 new victims...
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Drunk Driver That Struck Pedestrian after Driving the Wrong Way Charged with DUI
A wrong-way driver who struck a man and several parked cars in Arlington has been charged with DUI. On January 12, a 36-year-old Arlington man was spotted driving the wrong way on North Wilson Boulevard near Clarendon just after 9 p.m. Authorities say that the driver hit four cars with his Mercedes Benz before striking...
Read MoreTwo Workers Injured after Fire Broke Out in Dorms at University of Maryland
Authorities reported that two workers at the University of Maryland College Park suffered injuries on January 13 from a flash fire after working on a faulty heating and air conditioning unit on the roof of a university dorm. According to the University of Maryland’s site, Oakland Hall, the nine-story dorm where the incident occurred, is...
Read MoreMaryland SHA Employee Struck and Killed by Car While On the Job
On November 14, a Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) employee was hit by a car and killed while working on the outer loop of I-695. According to the Baltimore News Journal, the accident happened around 11 a.m. between the Belair Road and Harford Road exits. In addition to the SHA worker who was killed, another...
Read MoreMontgomery County School Bus Cameras Issuing Tickets to Negligent Drivers
According to WJLA ABC 7, on January 2, in Montgomery County, Maryland, cameras began keeping tabs on motorists who pass stopped school buses. In Maryland, when a school bus is stopped with activated flashing red lights, the law states that motorists traveling in the same direction must stop as well. In addition, unless there is...
Read MoreResearch Shows That Exercise Programs Could Help Prevent Falls for Older Adults
According to a ScienceDaily report, a new paper revealed that exercises that help elderly adults avoid falls may also help prevent injuries caused by falls. The paper is based on a review by researchers from France of 17 clinical trials, which included 2,195 participants in the exercise group and 2,110 participants in the control...
Read MoreReport Reveals Health Care Workers Have Highest Number of Work-Related Injuries
According to a report by the non-profit group Public Citizen, health care workers endure more injuries and illnesses on the job than any other industry, due to limited safety standards and inspections. The report shows health care workers had approximately 654,000 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2010, approximately 152,000 more than the manufacturing industry. Even...
Read More90-Year-Old Retired Professor Killed in Pedestrian Accident
On December 18, 2013, a 90-year-old retired professor named Francis Margaret Parsons was struck and killed by a vehicle as she walked her dog near the access ramp of a parking garage in Washington D.C. The elderly woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries and died. The general...
Read MoreCeiling Collapse at London Theater Injures Over 80 People
A ceiling collapse that occurred on December 19 at the famous Apollo Theatre in London’s Soho district is said to have injured at least 80 people, according to a CNN report. Investigators of the collapse have ruled out any foul play in their initial assessment of the wreckage. However, the Westminster City Council will...
Read MoreMaryland Accident on Interstate 81 Involved More Than 20 Vehicles Including Semi Trucks
On December 8, a massive 20-car pileup occurred on Interstate 81 near State Route 58 that closed the roadway for over 3 hours. Maryland State Police cited that the highway became blocked when one tractor-trailer traveled into the median to steer clear of several cars that had spun out due to wintry conditions. However, as...
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