Eight Maryland highway workers have lost their lives in vehicle accidents over the past five years. Such accidents are typically more deadly for drivers than workers. In 2008, for example, work-zone crashes killed 700 people. About 90% of those deaths were drivers and their passengers....
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Train Kills CSX Employee While He Was Inspecting Another Train
Trains are involved in an accident with a person or a vehicle every 115 minutes in the United States. There are many reasons for such accidents. Railroad crossings may have inadequate warning lights or no warnings at all. Sometimes there is debris on railroad tracks that causes a train to derail. Other times,...
Read MoreSenator’s Wife Pleads Guilty in DUI Case in Fairfax
Drinking and driving never mix. Nearly 12,000 people die each year in the United States in drunk driving accidents. Three to five hundred Virginians die each year in such accidents. Alcohol-related car crashes kill a person every 44 minutes and injure someone every two. If...
Read MoreCyclist Killed in DC After Two Different Cars Hit Him
A string of recent bicyclist/vehicle accidents and deaths in the Washington, D.C. metro area underlines the increasing dangers faced by bicyclists’ sharing roads with vehicles. Nationwide, nearly 1,000 bicyclists die each year in traffic accidents and over 40,000 are injured. Washington, D.C. is one...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Flown to DC after Suffering Severe Burns in Work Accident
Construction work is dangerous. In the United States, the most fatal work injuries are routinely construction industry-related, and the work is particularly dangerous for those working on buildings. Deaths amongst engineers, painters, and electricians, for example, are typically much lower than deaths amongst laborers. A Washington, D.C. personal injury lawyer can assist you...
Read MoreMaryland Driver Killed on Highway Shoulder
Many states have now passed laws requiring motorists to move over a lane when they see accidents or emergency responders like police officers along the roadside. This is due to increased deaths and serious injuries involving these people. Particularly on highways, drivers have little time to react if someone on the side of the...
Read MoreDriver in Fairfax Kills Cyclist on Bike Path
In 2008, Virginia had 13 fatal bicyclist accidents. Most accidents occur in urban areas where drivers and bicyclists are facing numerous distractions. Only a momentary lapse in attention by either party can have disastrous consequences for bicyclists, who are no match for the size and...
Read MoreFire Breaks Out on NYC to LA Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in DC
Airplanes are complex machines, and sometimes manufacturers and engineers are negligent in the way that they design, test, or manufacture airplanes. A recent United flight from New York to Los Angeles had to land at Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport after a fire broke out on board. Investigators believe the fire was due...
Read MoreFamily of Maryland Paramedic Killed in Helicopter Crash Sues Government
Historically, a concept known as sovereign immunity prevented anyone from suing the king or the government. The Federal Tort Claims Act, however, permits Americans to sue federal employees who act negligently while in the scope of their employment. There are a lot more hoops to jump through, though, in pursuing a claim against the...
Read MoreUPS Delivery Truck Crashes Into Smithsonian Museum
From delivering pizza to overnight, sensitive packages, delivery drivers are often in a rush and face a variety of distractions. They come across children and dogs running around, other drivers, and distractions they themselves cause by using cell phones or GPS navigation systems. If the negligent driving of a delivery driver has injured...
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