A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transport Authority (SEPTA) passenger recently received a $200,000 verdict after suffering a shoulder injury while riding a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia. The injury occurred in 2019. The plaintiff was riding on a SEPTA bus when he grabbed the overhead handrail. In this lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed he suffered a tear of the…

No one leaves their home expecting to get into an accident. No one expects they may finish what started to be a good day in the hospital because they were involved in a collision. No one leaves home thinking this may be their last day.  These days, car accidents in Philadelphia are far too common,…

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently released its 2021 “Pennsylvania Crash Facts & Statistics” report. The report collects data about crashes that occur on the state’s roadways. Statistics about heavy truck accidents on Pennsylvania state roads show concerning trends over recent years. The number of truck crashes, deaths, and serious injuries in 2021 was higher…

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…

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…

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,…