Blog

November 17, 2010, Washington, D.C. — Federal Safety officials are asking states to consider enacting laws that would require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. The National Transportation Safety Board said at a news conference yesterday that motorcycle deaths have increased over the last decade, even as all other traffic related fatalities have declined. The Board noted that there were…

November 17, 2010, ERIE, PA — An Erie man died after a one vehicle crash on State Street in Erie this past Tuesday. Kris Vargo, 51, was driving a Lexus north on State Street, just below the Bayfront Parkway, when his car crashed into an unoccupied vehicle parked on State Street. The Erie car accident happened near 3:10 p.m. Mr.…

November 17, 2010, ERIE, PA — A man was injured in a two car accident at the intersection of 18th Street and Ash Street in Erie Tuesday. The occupants of the other vehicle involved, a Ford Taurus, reported no injuries at the scene. According to one passenger in the Taurus, the collision occurred when the car struck the van on…

November 16, 2010, Erie, PA — As an Erie lawyer who has made a career litigating and trying cases in trial courts around Pennsylvania, I’m pleased to be able to say that I rarely have occasion to appear in front of our Commonwealth’s appellate courts. Most appeals relate to mistakes, real or imagined, at the trial court level and all…

November 15, 2010, Cochranton, PA — Two people were injured in a western Crawford County crash Sunday when a car crossed the center line of Route 285. Dale Preston, 58, and Wanda Preston, 53, were westbound on Route 285 near Cochranton when the Crawford County car accident occurred. Mr. Preston was the operator of their vehicle. Carol Gold, 38, of…

November 15, 2010, ERIE, PA — A one car accident on Route 98 near Luther Road in Fairview Township has left one dead and another injured. John Beck, 64, of Cranesville, was reportedly the driver in the Erie County car accident. Mr. Beck was operating a Honda Accord station wagon on Route 98 just north of Luther Road. The vehicle…

November 15, 2010, ERIE, PA — A Waterford man was seriously injured in an accident on Route 8 just north of Tate Road in Greene Township yesterday near 4:35 p.m. Police said that Robert Sands, 19, of Waterford was northbound when a southbound vehicle driven by Thomas Williamson, 24, of North East, crossed the center line and struck Mr. Sands…