September 3, 2010, Saegertown, PA — A one car accident closed portions of Routes 6/19 in a car accident in Saegertown today and a woman was charged with careless driving. Tiffany Price, 30, was reportedly driving a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer north when she became distracted, drifted off the road and struck a utility pole south of Peters Road in Woodcock…
Read More We’re seeing more and more social media evidence used in personal injury cases every day. Insurance companies and defense lawyers have learned that these media are treasure troves of information that can be used to diminish or destroy an Erie personal injury victim’s case. Pictures and comments are taken out of context (sometimes they’re posted out of context) and can…
Read More September 2, 2010 — We tell people all the time that they should ask Erie injury lawyers about whether they stay up to date on Pennsylvania injury and insurance law. Even better, we suggest that people ask whether an Erie lawyer has actually taught other lawyers and insurance professionals and, if the lawyer has, will the lawyer provide copies of…
Read More September 1, 2010, Union City, PA — The Erie Times reports that two people were injured in a one car crash in Union City early this morning. Dennis Hodges, 33, was reportedly unable to negotiate a left curve while southbound in the 100 block of North Main Street. He reportedly traveled off the road, over corrected and collided with a…
Read More September 1, 2010, North East, PA — The Erie Times reports today that Madison Utegg, 19, was killed in an Erie County motorcycle accident in North East yesterday morning. Ms. Utegg was reportedly on a Honda motorcycle that crashed into a utility pole on Vine Street near 3:15 a.m. A man was with her on the motorcycle but it was…
Read More September 1, 2010, ERIE, PA — Megan Porter, 24, was a passenger on an eastbound motorcycle on East 38th Street when a reportedly drunk driver made a left turn in front of the motorcycle. Ms. Porter was thrown from the motorcycle and killed. The driver of the car, Eugene Metzger, 53, told police that he had four or more beers…
Read More September 1, 2010, Cochranton, PA — Two PennDOT employees suffered minor injuries in a Cochranton, PA car accident when the driver of a PennDOT vehicle became ill and lost control of the vehicle. The Times reports that a PennDOT truck was on West Adams Street yesterday near 9:45 am. The Erie car accident occurred when the driver of the truck…
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