Car Accidents More Frequently Than You May Think
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 23rd, 2023
Virtually daily, we read or hear about another car accident on the highways and byways of New Jersey. It may be local. It may be on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and involve a New Jersey resident or in or near Denville, New Jersey. The devastating part of the news is that someone is usually either badly injured or dies in a violent collision. Recently, a New Jersey man lost his life in a horrendous crash that...
Keeping Your Car Tires Safe For Driving on Pennsylvania Roads
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 16th, 2023
After a long winter, Pennsylvania residents of all ages and interests are eager to head outside and enjoy the sunshine. The public streets and roads allow Pennsylvanians to travel to various places in the state. Yet the streets can also be dangerous, especially when users need to learn the rules or work to keep themselves and one another safe. Planning and prevention can help protect you and your loved ones this summer. If you’re injured...
Philadelphia Car Accident Rates Are Staggering
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on February 7th, 2023
Philadelphia has the unenviable reputation of racking up a staggering number of traffic accidents yearly. Even with the COVID-19 shutdown, vehicle accidents happened frequently. According to PennDOT's latest traffic accident report, Philadelphia County was the scene of 10,108 crashes in 2020. That translates into, on average, 28 collisions every day or an impact every hour, every day of the year. In 2020, 63 percent of the reported crashes resulted in death or injuries, and 14.5...
Snow Squalls Herald the Coming of Spring and More Traffic Accidents
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on April 13th, 2022
Recently in Pennsylvania, an 80-vehicle pileup of passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers occurred on Interstate 81. Six individuals passed away, and 25 others were rushed to local hospitals. Now, what was the cause? A deadly snow squall. Snow squalls form as cold air spreads to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Squalls are noted for sudden gusty winds and heavy snowfall, which can affect drivers' visibility. Since snow squalls are dangerous, The National Weather Service (NWS) created a...
What to do in a hit-and-run accident
By Dean I Weitzman, Esq. on December 14th, 2021
On August 8, 2021, a Philadelphia mother and her toddler son were victims of a hit-and-run accident. While walking under an overpass near their home, they were struck by a vehicle. The accident left both of them critically injured. Days after the accident, the boy was still in a critical but stable condition. Unfortunately, his mother died from her injuries soon after. The police investigated the accident and worked to find the fleeing driver. Law...
Car Crash Lawyer Gets $3.55M Settlement for Driver Whose Car Struck Damaged Guardrail on NJ Interstate Ramp
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 28th, 2020
A Paterson, N.J., driver who suffered serious spinal injuries when her car struck a damaged and protruding guardrail on a highway ramp in 2017 was awarded a $3.55 million settlement in her case. Judith Garris, who was 55 years old at the time of the June 17, 2017 crash, turned her vehicle onto an on-ramp to I-80 near Beckwith Avenue and Lewis Street in Paterson when the car struck a damaged, protruding guardrail, according to...
Car Accident Lawyer Wins $650K Settlement for Injured Driver After Ambulance Rear-ends His Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on July 10th, 2020
A New Jersey driver who was hurt in 2017 when his car was rear-ended by an ambulance as he waited for a deer to cross a roadway is receiving a $650,000 settlement in the case. The driver, Peter Feld, had stopped on Siloam Road in Freehold, N.J., on Jan. 28, 2017, when he came upon the deer in the road, according to a June 19 story by The New Jersey Law Journal and Law.com. As...
Car Accident Lawyer Wins $1.1M Settlement for Woman Seriously Injured When Another Car Jumps Highway Median and Crashes Head-on into Her Car
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on June 12th, 2020
A car accident attorney has won a $1.1 million settlement for a 24-year-old Connecticut driver who was seriously injured in January of 2019 when a car being operated by another motorist jumped a highway median and smashed head-on into her car. The victim, Amber Nicole Castle of Norwich, was hurt as she drove her Toyota Corolla on Interstate 395 on Jan. 12, 2019, about 7:30 p.m., according to a May 19 story in The (New London) Day...
Car Accident Attorney Wins $600K Settlement for Driver Who Was Seriously Injured When His Auto Was Struck by a Municipal Dump Truck
By Dean I. Weitzman, Esq. on May 29th, 2020
A car accident attorney has won a $600,000 settlement for a client who was seriously hurt in 2017 when his car was struck by a municipal dump truck in San Diego, California. The victim, Joshua Reeves, was driving his car westbound in Interstate 8 just after 7 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2017, when a city dump truck crashed into the back of his vehicle, according to a May 13 story by The San Diego Union-Tribune....