As Maryland personal injury lawyers representing victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents from Annapolis and Bowie to Rockville and Washington, D.C., I and my colleagues find that highway collisions and urban automobile crashes rarely discriminate. These “equal opportunity” accidents can involve individuals from every social strata and any age…
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Annapolis, MD, Policeman Injured in Pedestrian Accident when Car Hits Him during Traffic Stop
High-speed car and commercial trucking accidents can result in extensive and serious injury to the victims of such automobile collisions. This goes for vehicle occupants, but bystanders or pedestrians can also be at severe risk of bodily injury or even death when it comes to being hit by a passing…
Five Marylanders Injured, One Dead in Two Separate Traffic Accidents on Same Day
The reasons for traffic accidents are not always readily apparent. This is not to say that car, truck or motorcycle collisions happen for no reason at all, but simply because the factors that influence certain automobile wrecks are too numerous or intertwined to be immediately obvious, even to professionals like…
Following Tragic Head-on Traffic Accident Teenager Gets Prison Time for Texting-related Fatal Car Crash
We’ve seen these kinds of scenarios play out more and more across the country over the past several years; a driver using his or her cellphone losses concentration on the road and causes an accident as a result of a simple yet deadly moment of distraction. Was that phone call…
Baltimore Police Pay Out Settlements to Drivers and Other Citizens for Mishaps and Questionable Procedures
Living and working in the Baltimore area, it isn’t a rare sight to see Baltimore city and county police officers conducting all manner of duties from criminal arrests and emergency services to traffic control and accident scene investigation. What citizens don’t always see are the occasional missteps taken by patrolmen…
Many Maryland Residents Suffer from Spinal Cord Injuries Resulting from Car and Truck Accidents
Being injured in a car, motorcycle or commercial truck accident is not so much a possibility as a certainty, depending on the speed at the time of the traffic collision, the number of cars or trucks involved and the conditions surrounding the wreck. As Maryland car, truck and motorcycle accident…
Maryland’s Traffic Death Count Includes More than 100 Pedestrians and Cyclists Each Year
As Maryland and Washington, D.C., personal injury attorneys, it’s not uncommon for individuals to approach our firm following a serious car-, truck- or motorcycle-related traffic accident. Quite a few of these individuals have likely received some type of serious bodily injury as a result of the collision in question. While…
Maryland Motorists and Automobile Passengers Can Suffer Serious Head and Spinal Cord Injuries in Traffic Accidents
Many people are amazed to learn of the numerous auto, truck and motorcycle injuries that occur every week here in Maryland. Throughout the state, as well as in the District of Columbia, we read and hear about dozens upon dozens of traffic and other injury accidents that happen every month…
Maryland Investigates Raising Speed Limit on Inter-County Connector Toll Road
No judgments here, but simply a note to those who may be interested: The State of Maryland has been looking at raising the speed limit on the Intercounty Connector (ICC) near Burtonsville, MD. This may not seem like a serious issue, but some people may have mixed feelings about the…
AAA Traffic Safety Study: Risk of Fatal Traffic Accidents Rise when Teen Drivers Carry Younger Passengers
According to a study just recently released, every parent’s nightmare would appear to be confirmed: young teenage drivers are more likely to get into a fatal car crash when driving with other young passengers. The study only serves to bolster previous data that pointed to an elevated roadway accident risk…