November 5, 2010, ERIE, PA — A woman injured her neck in a car accident on West 12th Street about 2 blocks west of Greengarden Boulevard yesterday. She was taken by ambulance to St. Vincent Health Center after the Erie car accident. Police say the woman was driving a red Buick sedan west on 12th Street when hit from behind…
Read More November 5, 2010, ERIE, PA — Judges sometimes will reduce a jury’s award of damages if the amount is excessive. However, the amount of the verdict has to be shocking and clearly excessive. We’ve posted an article in our car accident library about one recent verdict in which the Court was asked to reduce the jury’s award. In Bartowski v.…
Read More November 3, 2010, Erie, PA — A man was killed Monday in a one car crash on East 12th Street. Mark Struble, 55, of the 4300 block of East South Shore Drive, was killed after being ejected from his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette near 6 p.m. Monday. Mr. Struble was eastbound on East 12th Street, reportedly at a high rate of…
Read More November 3, 2010, Erie, PA — In a sad footnote to the long tale of judicial corruption in Luzerne County, Judge Michael Toole pled guilty yesterday to accepting the use of a beach house in exchange for helping a lawyer win an arbitration. The plea comes at the end of a series of criminal investigations and guilty pleas from multiple…
Read More November 3, 2010, Erie, PA — A woman riding a bicycle was injured when struck by a car at the intersection of 10th Street and Raspberry Street Tuesday night. The Erie bicycle accident happened near 7 p.m. as the bicyclist was headed west on West 10th Street. As the bicyclist crossed through the intersection, a southbound vehicle on Raspberry failed…
Read More November 2, 2010, Erie, PA — A woman suffered hip and leg injuries after a 12th Street pedestrian accident Monday morning. The woman, who has not yet been identified, was crossing Peninsula Drive in the crosswalk at 12th and Peninsula when a car turning right onto Peninsula from the eastbound lanes of 12th Street struck her. The Erie County pedestrian…
Read More November 2, 2010, Erie, PA — It’s election day and the weather forecast is sunny and clear. So get out and vote! Eric Purchase will be serving as Judge of Elections for the 5th Ward, 20th District and Tim George will be exercising his right to vote and we encourage all others to get and vote today. Candidates who support…
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