Last year, the Amtrak 188 train crash killed eight people when it derailed. And this year, Amtrak has experienced another tragedy just south of Philadelphia. The train, which was traveling to Washington, D.C. with 341 passengers on board, slammed into a backhoe just south of Philadelphia last week. The impact and subsequent derailment killed two...
Read MoreTransportation Accidents
What 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 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 MoreAmtrak Accident: Government to Require Cameras in Train Cabs
According to the Associated Press, President Barack Obama’s administration says that it is drafting rules that would require railroads to install cameras inside train cabs. Installation of Cameras in Train Cabs The cameras would record the actions of engineers operating trains. The announcement comes after an Amtrak train traveling from D.C. to New York City derailed...
Read MoreHow Can I Safely Operate a Scooter?
Sadly, on July 5, a Southeast Washington DC man was killed on Benning Road after his scooter hit a concrete median. According to WUSA-TV, the victim, 34, lost control of a 2012 Tao Tao scooter heading westbound...
Read MoreMaryland Speed Boat Accident Kills One, Injures Seven
Sadly, a young girl was killed recently and seven people were injured in a Maryland boat accident on Chesapeake Bay. According to Reuters, the accident involved a speedboat race, where an operator lost control of his vessel and slammed it into spectators who were watching from other boats that were tethered together. The accident occurred on...
Read MoreHow Can I Boat Safely this Fourth of July?
Did you know that the Fourth of July is one of the busiest times of year for boating? As the holiday falls on a Saturday this year, depending on the weather, we expect many people to be enjoying activities along the coast and nearby lakes.
Read MoreNTSB: Engineer Was Not Using Phone During Amtrak Accident
Updating an ongoing story that we have been following, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, the engineer involved in last month’s Amtrak derailment was not using his cell phone at the time of the accident. Update: Engineer Not Using Phone CBS News reported that the engineer was not “using his cell phone to talk, text...
Read MoreDoes Amtrak Have a Crash Liability Limit?
Updating a blog post we brought you recently, reports indicate that Amtrak has a $200 million liability cap limit for crash victims involved in the Philadelphia derailment that killed eight passengers and injured more than 200 others earlier this year. The...
Read MoreHow Can I Avoid a Work Zone Accident?
According to the Baltimore Sun, on May 28, a Maryland Transportation Authority employee was killed in a work zone accident along Interstate 95 near Havre de Grace. The newspaper reported that the victim, 59, an Abingdon resident, was struck at around 1 p.m. by a 2003 Ford E-150 van while he was mowing grass alongside...
Read More