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September 29, 2010, Erie, PA — A man died Tuesday In an Erie motorcycle accident when his motorcycle was struck by a truck while westbound on I-90 near the Route 89 Exit in North East, PA. Police said the accident occurred at approximately 8 pm. No other information was available. Our thoughts are with the grieving family of the deceased…

September 29, 2010, ERIE, PA — Two people were hurt in an Erie car crash at the intersection of the Bayfront Parkway and Greengarden Boulevard yesterday. Police report that the accident occurred at about 5:40 a.m. and involved a Hyundai Sante Fe and a Cadillac. Reportedly, a woman driving the Santa Fe went through a red light and collided with…

First, this disclaimer. The health care profession is a noble one and the doctors, nurses, midwives and others who practice it are some of the most outstanding people in any community. I know this personally. My mother worked in a nursing school and then as a continuing medical education director at a local hospital; my brother is a doctor; my…

September 27, 2010, Corry, PA — Four people were hurt in a Corry car crash yesterday when their vehicle struck a utility pole on Sample Flats road. State police said that Devin J. Miller, 20, was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am when he tried to pass another car at high speed. He reportedly lost control, struck the utility pole,…

September 27, 2010, Erie, PA — An article in today’s Erie Times reports on the new focus on head injuries generally and particularly in connection with young athletes. As anyone with persistent head injury symptoms can attest, even a slight concussion is nothing to be ignored. It’s more, as the article headlines, than just a bump on the head. In…

September 27, 2010, Erie, PA — An accident between a subcompact and a tractor trailer at I-90 and Route 97 left a woman trapped in her car yesterday morning for more than 15 minutes. Emergency crews who responded to the Summit Township truck accident reported heavy damage to the woman’s vehicle, which had been t-boned by the tractor trailer on…

September 27, 2010, Tionesta, PA — A motorcyclist was injured when struck by a car yesterday in Farmington Township, Clarion County. John F. Nick, 42, of Venus, was in serious but stable condition at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after his Harley Davidson was struck by a car driven by Lacey J. Niederriter, 19, of Lickingville. Ms. Niederriter was not injured. Few…