Posted on February 1st, 2011
State representative Josh Shapiro is currently fighting to have cell phone usage banned from cars after his fight to push House Bills 67 and 2070 during the last House session failed. His new proposal, House Bill 330, would ban all cell phone usage in cars except for adults using a hands-free device.
In addition, the new bill would make violations of the regulations primary offenses. The majority of legislation concerning cell phone usage in cars in other states makes violations a secondary offense. An individual can only be charged with a secondary offense if an officer first pulls them over for committing a primary offense. If the bill passes, officers will be able to pull over any driver they witness using their cell phone rather than having to first pull them over for speeding or another primary traffic offense.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident caused by driver error like distracted driving, contact the Pennsylvania driver error attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on January 24th, 2011
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Upper Milford Township on Friday evening. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the accident occurred at around 5:25 P.M when a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 29 crossed the center line around Shimerville Road and collided head-on with a 2000 Hyundai Elantra.
The driver of the Hyundai, Douglas R. Focht, suffered several major injuries, including a fractured wrist. The two teenage passengers in his vehicle were not injured. The driver of the 1998 Buick Century that struck Focht’s vehicle, Christine E. Sell, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident due to driver error, contact the Pennsylvania driver error attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 to learn more about your rights.
Posted on January 5th, 2011
This past Sunday, a pedestrian was injured in a DUI accident in Harrisburg. Police reports indicate that 45-year old Ajay Clark struck a Harrisburg man at the intersection of 13th Street and Market Street at around 6 P.M. Sunday evening.
Clark fled the scene of the accident but police found him and arrested him at the 1800 block of Cameron Street soon after the accident. Police have charged Clark with two counts of DUI, fleeing the scene of an accident, failing to stop and render aid at the scene of an accident and driving in the wrong lane. Clark remains in Dauphin County Prison with a $250,000 bail.
The victim of the accident was taken to Hershey Medical Center for treatment of thigh and head injuries. Police have not released the identity of the victim or his condition.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a DUI or OUI accident, contact the Pennsylvania DUI/OUI lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 today to learn more about your rights.
Posted on December 29th, 2010
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle car accident in Washington Township, Pennsylvania earlier this month. The accident occurred late at night on December 16th on Washington Boulevard, also known as Route 191.
Accoriding to police, a man driving a Honda Civic was speeding in the northbound lanes of the boulevard at around 10 P.M.. The driver lost control of his vehicle around a curve and collided with a Saturn Outlook SUV traveling in the southbound lanes. The Honda spun when it lost control and its rear-end struck the SUV head-on.
The driver of the Honda was in critical condition at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill after the accident. The driver of the SUV, 67-year old Joseph Bartosh, and his wife, 67-year old Annette Bartosh, were also taken to St. Luke’s for injuries.
Contact the Pennsylvania speeding lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 today if you or a loved one has been injured in a speeding accident.
Posted on December 10th, 2010
Earlier this week, a California University of Pennsylvania student was tragically killed in a car accident with a dump truck outside of her apartment complex. 19-year old Kaly Bilski was studying English and secondary education at the university.
Police reports indicate that the accident occurred on Wednesday at around 12:15 P.M.. Bilski was turning out of the lower level of her apartment complex, Vulcan Village, when a Slusarczyk Landscaping and Excavating dump truck struck her vehicle. According to witnesses, after colliding, the truck caught fire and Bilski’s vehicle was left crushed underneath the truck.
Paramedics flew Bilski to Mon Valley Hospital where she later passed away as a result of the injuries she incurred in this tragic accident.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Bilski’s family and friends.
