Mechanical failure is a leading cause of truck accidents in this country. According to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), one of the most common – and deadly – type of mechanical failure that occurs in truck accidents is brake failure. In one study conducted by the DOT,…
When most people think of car accidents, they usually envision the incidents occurring on streets and highways and would likely be surprised to hear that one out of every five car accidents takes place in a parking lot and just under 15 percent of all crashes that result in damage also happen in parking lots….
A single-vehicle crash Tuesday night killed both the driver and his passenger and police think speed was a factor in the fatal car accident. The crash occurred on State Route 626 (Jordan Store Road) in Louisa County at approximately 6:00 p.m. Investigators say the 28-year-old driver, who lived in Fluvanna County was traveling down Route…
A train engineer working alone to move a train in a Northeastern Ohio rail yard by remote control lost his life when the train ran over him. The fatal accident occurred in the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway yard in Brewster, OH, on the night of November 6, 222016. The engineer, identified as…