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November 20, 2010, ERIE, PA — Three people have been hospitalized as a result of a two car collision at the intersection of Sterrettania Road and Grubb Road in Millcreek this past Friday night. Millcreek police said a northbound GMC Yukon struck a southbound Toyotal Camry when the Camry attempted to make a left turn onto Grubb Road about 9…

November 20, 2010, Erie, PA — We’ve been tracking the efforts by the National Transportation Safety Board to get the states to pass more restrictive motorcycle helmet laws here in our blog (see last week’s blog entry on the subject HERE ). Today, the Erie Times covered the story, outlining the same tired old arguments that we heard about in…

November 18, 2010, ERIE, PA — Robert Sands. 19, was northbound on Route 8 in Erie County Sunday when a southbound vehicle operated by a reportedly drunk driver crossed the center line and struck him head on. (See the original blog entry HERE ). Little is known about the specifics of Mr. Sands’ condition, but it was immediately apparent that…

November 19, 2010, ERIE, PA — You may know someone who doesn’t wear a seatbelt. Now, there’s another good reason to remind them to buckle up. Pennsylvania is launching a seatbelt campaign that will extend through the holiday and people who don’t buckle up may be facing traffic tickets and sanctions. Seat belt use is the one thing you can…

November 19, 2010, ERIE, PA — A man suspected of killing his girlfriend and two of their children had committed himself for mental health treatment at St. Vincent Health Center just a week prior to the killings. He was released despite the pleas of his family that he was a danger to himself and others. Brian Dacus is suspected in…

November 17, 2010, Harrisburg, PA – Eric J. Purchase is to attend the November 2010 session of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is the policy setting arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and meets biannually. This fall’s meeting is in Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Purchase was named to represent Erie in the Pennsylvania Bar Association…

November 18, 2010, Philadelphia, PA — Today I was the first lawyer of the day to appear before an en banc panel of the Superior Court in Philadelphia. Imagine my surprise to be looking straight into a robotic high def camera. The argument was fun and exciting and I’d do it again in heartbeat. It only took 19 years before…