Articles Posted in Car Accidents

Underinsured Motorist (UIM) and Uninsured Motorist claims involve a car accident victim attempting to get his or her own liability insurance carrier to pay financial compensation when the at-fault driver is uninsured or does not have enough insurance to cover total damages.

Heflin v. Merrill, a case from the Mississippi Supreme Court, involved an at-fault driver who crashed into the rear of plaintiff’s car. While this was not a fatal automobile accident, at-fault driver died from unrelated causes following the accident. Plaintiff filed a car accident lawsuit against driver’s estate and her own underinsured motorist carrier.
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Boston Herald columnist and conservative radio talk show host Howie Carr is taking time off the air to recover from a recent car accident. According to reports, Carr was involved in automobile crash on the Mass Pike near the Allston/Brighton neighborhoods of Boston.

The Boston two-vehicle crash occurred just after 1 p.m. in the westbound lane of Interstate 90. Police are stating that Carr was the only person involved in the accident who was taken to the hospital. Carr is reported to have suffered from minor injuries. He was treated and later released from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) following the accident.

Carr’s radio station also issued a statement saying that Carr was injured in an accident and wished he was able to discuss the recent Republican victories in the election, but he needed to be kept in observation to ensure a complete recovery.
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According to a recent report from ABC 40, an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Western Massachusetts diner just before 6 a.m. Police are reporting defendant’s car went off the road and hit the wall of the diner, causing the entire wall to collapse.

The diner was open, and people were already having breakfast at the time of the accident. The owner of the diner stated three of his customers were injured when the car crashed into his establishment. The driver of the car was also injured, though her injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening.

Police arrested driver for operating under the influence (OUI) of intoxicating liquor. She was given traffic citations for running a stop sign and failing to inspect a motor vehicle. Arresting officers took her to a local Massachusetts hospital to be treated for injuries.
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According to a recent news report from the Boston Globe, two women are dead and another person was seriously injured in a Boston car accident. The accident occurred on the Jamaicaway around 3 a.m.

A BMW carrying the driver and two passengers crossed over the double yellow lines and hit a Toyota head-on traveling in the opposite direction. Both passengers in the BMW died at the scene. The driver of the BMW was injured and taken to a local hospital, but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The driver of the Toyota suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but the passenger suffered serious personal injury and was taken to a Boston hospital, where she is considered to be in critical condition. According to police, both women killed in the BMW were not wearing seat belts at the time of the fatal car crash. It’s likely that played a role in the severity of their injuries.
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According to a recent news article from Boston.com, top St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash. Taveras was driving in his native Dominican Republic with his girlfriend in his 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the fatal crash.

He apparently lost control of his vehicle, careened off the road and crashed. He did not have any identification at the time of the crash, but was later identified by family members, according to the mayor of the town where the accident occurred.

The mayor also stated rain may have played a factor in this tragic accident, but that could not be immediately confirmed.
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Wright v. Carroll, an appeal heard in the Kentucky Supreme Court, involved a woman who sustained serious personal injury to her legs after defendant’s trailer hit her car.

Defendant was driving a tractor-trailer in the southbound lane of a two-lane highway. Defendant approached a blind curve just before an intersection. According to court records, there was a sign warning of the blind intersection and testimony that defendant traveled the same road many times before, as it was on his regular route.

When defendant rounded the curb, he saw multiple vehicles in the same lane ahead, and slammed on his breaks to avoid a crash. His breaks locked up, leaving over a hundred feet of skid marks. He drove into a ditch and managed to avoid the vehicles directly ahead, but his trailer swung into the northbound lane and hit plaintiff’s car. Her injuries were considered severe.
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Travelers Commercial Ins. Co. v. Harrington, an appeal before the Supreme Court of Florida, involved plaintiff who was injured in a single car accident. While her father owned car, another family member was driving the car with permission from owner at the time of the accident.

Plaintiff’s mother was named insured on the policy and had purchased the policy. The policy covered three of the family’s vehicles and had both liability and non-stacking uninsured motorist coverage.
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When a worker is injured in a car accident while on the job, he or she may be able to proceed with a typical car accident lawsuit against the at-fault driver in addition to any workers’ compensation benefits received. However, this may add complexity to the matter with respect to the issue of reimbursement to the employer’s insurance carrier.

In Berrey v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Am., plaintiff was injured in a car accident while at work. The at-fault driver did not work for the same company as plaintiff and had liability coverage on his automobile. However, his coverage limits were lower than the total amount of damages suffered by plaintiff.

Plaintiff applied for workers’ compensation benefits and received partial compensation from employer’s insurance company. Due to the fact that plaintiff’s employer was in no way responsible for the accident, the law required plaintiff to reimburse employer’s insurance company for any financial recovery from negligent driver’s insurance company.
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In Christensen v. Alaska Sales & Service, Inc., plaintiff and her husband purchased a new car from a dealership. Four years later, the couple was driving when she hit two moose.

Pictures taken by plaintiff show damage to the front of the vehicle on the driver’s side. When police arrived, plaintiff said she felt nauseous and could not remember anything about the accident. She had a red mark on her forehead.
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The rights of victims who were passengers in single vehicle car accidents are often misunderstood. Car insurance companies, whose only goal is to pay out as little in personal injury claims as possible, can exploit that misunderstanding.

Mass Live is reporting that a 29-year-old man from Northampton, Massachusetts was recently killed in a one-car crash. Authorities stated that the driver lost control is his Toyota Camry on Route 9 and hit a utility pole.

When the passenger side of the car hit the utility pole, the car became twisted around the pole. The passenger was killed and the driver sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries as result of the car accident. First responders had to use equipment to cut the victims out of the mangled car.
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