Posted on September 28th, 2009
An eastern Pennsylvania man has killed his identical twin brother while trying to parallel park a minivan. According to Bethlehem police, 56 year-old Thomas Willgruber was outside the vehicle guiding his brother into a parking space on the 600 block of Guetter Street, when Timothy Willgruber lost control of the van and pinned him against an SUV on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Willgruber died later that night.
Police say that Timothy Willgruber failed a field sobriety test. Authorities are considering charges against him, including drunk driving. Thomas Willgruber’s wife, Nancy, said “it’s not the right time to worry about blame.” She described the incident as a “freak accident.”
If you or someone you know has been injured in a car accident please contact the Pennsylvania car crash lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on March 18th, 2009
Police in Jefferson Hills say heavy fog was responsible for a school bus going off the road Tuesday morning.
The bus was turning onto Coal Valley around 7 A.M. when poor visibilty led the driver to jump the curb. The gradient on the side of the road was steep enough that the back wheels left the ground, and emergency responders found the vehicle tilting heavily to the left.
Although neither the driver nor any of the ten or so students were injured, the bus was determined to have been in danger of rolling over on the slick hillside. Investigators are still looking into any other possible causes at this time.
If you or someone you love has been affected by an accident on a bus or any other type of public transportation, contact the Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.
Posted on November 12th, 2008
In October, Pennsylvania lost longtime state Senator James Rhoades, 66, due to injuries suffered in a three-vehicle traffic accident in Monroe County. The senator’s Cadillac crashed with a pick-up truck head-on while traveling on Route 209 near Brodheadsville. The impact hurled the senator’s car into a minivan that had stopped on the side of the road. Miraculously, the two individuals in the minivan were not injured in the impact. The fatally injured senator, Mary Rhoades, the senator’s wife, and the driver of the pick-up had to be airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown for treatment of their injuries. Mary Rhoades and the driver of the pick-up are expected to make a full recovery. The accident is under investigation by State police and though it was a head-on collision, the cause and responsibility for the accident is still unclear.
According to statistics published by the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) in 2007 there were 37,248 fatal automobile crashes in U.S. These motor vehicle accidents resulted in over 41 thousand deaths across the nation. The number of vehicle occupants injured across the nation in motor vehicle accidents was a staggering 2,221,000 in 2007 according to statistics published by the National Automobile Sampling System General Estimates System (NASS GES). In Pennsylvania alone, FARS reports estimate that there were almost 1,500 deaths in 2007 due to automobile accidents.
Motor vehicle accidents can happen to anyone and at anytime. More critically, automobile accidents can ruin a family. Death of a family member, serious or disabling injuries, loss of necessary income, mounting medical bills, long and painful rehabilitative therapies, the cost and potential side effects from medications, plus many other costs and expense associated with the treatment of an accident victim can all take a toll on the stability and bond of a family and household. Do not let the individual responsible for your pain and suffering get away with the havoc and chaos inflicted on you and your family. Contact a skilled and proficient personal injury attorney at Lowenthal & Abrams and bring justice to your case before it is too late.
If your or a family member has been hurt in an automobile accident you should seek professional legal advice from a company with experience and dedication to the benefit of their clients. The personal injury team at the law office of Lowenthal & Abrams is committed to health and welfare of our clients.
Posted on November 12th, 2008
Last week a 78 year old Pennsylvania man was struck by a semi truck on the eastbound section of Interstate 70 in Ohio County. The man was trying to recover a seat that had blown off his boat while he was driving on I-70 close to the Dallas Pike exit when he was hit by the passing semi. The victim was taken to Ohio Valley Medical Center for treatment. He suffered injury to his hip but is expected to recover with rehabilitative therapy and continuous medical treatment. The Ohio County sheriff’s department is searching for the driver of the semi who now faces criminal charges for fleeing the scene of an accident that resulted in injury to an individual.
It is estimated that over two million people in the U.S. are injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents annually and over 40 thousand die in fatal motor vehicle accidents every year. Large trucks and busses are especially dangerous given their enormous size and weight. While large trucks and busses make up fewer accidents because of their considerable lesser numbers on the road, they are more likely to cause serious injury or death to anyone unlucky enough to be caught in an accident with one of these mammoth vehicles.
According to the 2007 Preliminary National Crash Facts published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in the U.S. there were 136,438 large trucks and 12,498 buses that were involved in non-fatal motor vehicle accidents. Out of those, 54,961 accidents that involved large trucks and 6,709 accidents that involved buses resulted in injuries to the occupants of the vehicles or pedestrians. The total number of people injured amounted to 80,752 from the accidents that involved large trucks and 15,297 people injured from accidents that involved busses.
The FMCSA also collected data on individual state statistics for accidents involving large truck and busses. The Pennsylvania 2007 Preliminary Crash Facts State Summary Report found that in the Keystone State there were 6,624 large trucks and 1,049 buses involved in non-fatal motor vehicle accidents. Out of those, there were 3,296 large trucks and 750 buses that were involved in injury accidents. Those accidents accounted for a total of 4,799 injuries to individuals in accidents that involved large trucks and 1,753 injuries to individuals in accidents that involved buses.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a motor vehicle accident with a large truck or bus the odds of being seriously injured or of a disabling injury are greatly increased. An injury of this magnitude can siphon away all the financial resources of a family leaving despair and doubt in its wake. Contact a personal injury lawyer that can save your family’s financial future. The personal injury attorneys at Lowenthal & Abrams can help you and your family through this difficult time.
