Archive for August, 2014

How to finance one’s recovery following an Ontario car accident

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Friday, August 29, 2014

Being injured in an auto collision does not have to be the end of the world. With proper medical care and appropriate amounts of rest, many victims of car accidents can achieve a complete recovery. However, in many cases, no amount of recovery can be achieved without appropriate levels of financial assistance. In order to […]

Woman convicted of causing fatal accident while helping ducks

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Wrongful Death on: Friday, August 22, 2014

A 25-year-old woman has been convicted for the car accident deaths of a man and his daughter. In June 2010, the woman stopped her car along the highway in order to save a family of ducks. Tragically, a motorcyclist crashed into the woman’s vehicle. Both the 50-year-old motorcyclist and his 16-year-old daughter, who had been […]

Ontario car accident results in the deaths of 2 young girls

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Friday, August 15, 2014

A woman from Ontario has been arrested and charged following a fatal car crash. Allegedly, the 65-year-old woman crashed her vehicle into a Costco and killed two young girls — a newborn baby and her 6-year-old sister. The pregnant mother of the girls and their 3-year-old sister were also injured in the crash. The 6-year-old […]

Are cellphone bans saving lives in Canada?

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Friday, August 8, 2014

Regulations that govern cellphone use while driving have been passed in all provinces of Canada. However, the question remains: Are these cellphone bans actually working to save the lives of Canadian drivers and passengers? According to recently completed studies, cellphone bans are not actually working to make Canadian roads safer. Indeed, the studies have not […]

Teens are texting and driving in spite of fatal accident risk

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Wrongful Death on: Friday, August 1, 2014

Like it or not, the dangers of texting-and-driving are here to stay and no matter what laws are passed, Ontario drivers will continue to do it. Indeed, a recent survey of Canadian high school students indicates that approximately 36 percent out of 108,000 students admitted to texting-and-driving. When specifically looking at grade 12 students, the […]