On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
When drivers are following the rules of the road and being mindful of their surroundings, riding a motorcycle is often a safe and enjoyable experience. However, Maryland motorcyclists should know that there are risks. For one motorcyclist, these risks recently became all too real.
A soldier from Hagerstown, Maryland, was killed in a motorcycle accident when a car attempted to pass a vehicle on the highway and struck the soldier's motorcycle instead. The motorcycle slid under one of the vehicles, which then caught on fire.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Recently a deadly truck crash occurred on Interstate 81 outside Hagerstown, Maryland, when a tractor-trailer crossed the median into the northbound lanes. Design Transport, an out-of-state company, operated the truck that collided head on with the vehicle of a Maryland resident. The driver of the vehicle struck by the tractor-trailer was fatally injured. Currently the crash is under investigation.
Tractor-trailer accidents differ from the typical vehicle accidents that many of us are familiar. Most people do not operate such a large vehicle and are unfamiliar with the real danger they pose. Given the size of most trucks, combined with the size and weight of their cargo, truck accidents can often have severe and even deadly outcomes. The cars that most of us operate are built to safety standards that protect us from the unforeseen. However, when it comes to an accident involving a large truck and a car, those standards are often not enough to protect us. Many times these trucks are simply too large and powerful to prevent serious damage or injury.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Car Accidents on Monday, January 30, 2012
A weekend accident on Route 50 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, claimed the life of four people, according to the Maryland State Police. Three of the victims, all in the same car, were teenagers. It is not yet known what caused the auto accident.
Police said the teenagers were headed in the wrong direction on Route 50 at about 3:30 Saturday morning. Their car hit another car that was going in the correct direction head-on. According to police, the driver of that car--a 55-year-old man from Severna Park, Maryland--died as he was being transported to the hospital.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, January 26, 2012
An auto accident earlier this week claimed the life of a man from Hanover, Maryland. The 66-year-old man was walking in the right lane of eastbound Dorsey Road in Hanover when he was hit by a car driven by a 26-year-old man from Harmans, Maryland. The pedestrian was transported to Maryland's Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was pronounced dead.
The fatal crash, which occurred at about 8 p.m., is still under investigation. When officers and paramedics arrived at the scene, they found the victim lying in the road and a 2008 Mazda parked nearby. The car had sustained obvious damage to the windshield. The driver of the Mazda was uninjured.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, January 19, 2012
While the sight of a teenager or young adult walking around listening to music on their headphones is pretty much commonplace these days, the practice is not completely innocuous. Anyone who has gotten caught up in listening to music while walking around has probably come close to inadvertently walking into disaster without realizing it.
A new study conducted at the University of Maryland shows that when the disasters do happen, the results are tragic. Out of 116 accident cases that were profiled in the study in which headphone-wearing pedestrians were hit by cars or trains, 70 percent resulted in fatalities.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Birth Injury on Friday, January 13, 2012
While every prospective parent in Maryland wants a healthy baby, sometimes injuries and accidents can occur at the time of delivery. According to experts, around six of every 1,000 babies endure some kind of birth injury. Aside from upsetting the parents, these injuries could have long-lasting effects on the health of the children.
While many birth injuries are mild, some can be severe. And while many are inevitable no matter how good the care of the mother and baby are, unfortunately some birth injuries are caused due to the negligence of health care providers.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
One recent motor vehicle accident in Prince George's County appears to be something more sinister--a deliberate act. According to a local news report, the driver of a school bus purposely crashed the bus into a building at her workplace. Three people were injured in the motor vehicle crash, although all were reportedly in good condition.
The woman had reportedly been working as a bus driver since 1998 with no history of problems at work. However, recently she was involved in an ongoing altercation with a coworker, whom she accused of harassment. She even went to court to stop the alleged harassment, but a judge dismissed her case.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
At this time of year, the last thing Prince George's County residents want to learn of is an auto accident in which there were multiple injuries to both adults and children. However, that is exactly what happened in an incident earlier this month. This motor vehicle accident was particularly sad in that it led to one fatality and five others being injured, including three children.
The accident took place in Seat Pleasant, according to police. A 31-year-old man was driving on the 6500 block of Seat Pleasant Drive when he crossed the double yellow lines and went into oncoming traffic. This occurred just after 7 p.m. The man was thrown from his car as it collided with another vehicle that was in the oncoming lane. The ejected driver was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Truck Accidents on Monday, December 19, 2011
A recent motor vehicle accident that occurred on Route 3 in Prince George's County, Maryland, involving 3 vehicles could have been disastrous. One of the vehicles involved was an overturned tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline. Fortunately, only about 100 gallons of the gasoline spilled onto the road, which emergency crews cleaned after they righted the truck. The road was closed for about nine hours during the cleanup.
The three vehicles in the accident included a Mercury Grand Marquis driven by a 21-year-old woman, a box truck driven by a 40-year-old man, and a tanker truck driven by a 40-year-old man. Police believe the 21-year-old woman was merging onto Route 3 from Route 450 when the box truck struck her from behind. The box truck then veered into the path of the oncoming tanker truck. The tanker tried to avoid the box truck, but smashed into the back of it nonetheless, police said. The tanker truck then overturned onto the shoulder of the highway.
On behalf of McGowan & Cecil, LLC posted in Car Accidents on Friday, December 16, 2011
A car accident in Prince George's County left one man dead and four others in critical condition. No charges have yet been filed by officials in connection with the motor vehicle accident. However, it remains under investigation.
According to officials with the Prince George's County Fire unit, the accident happened at a Hyattsville Home Depot. A 79-year-old man had arrived at the store to go shopping, but it was closed at the time. Upon leaving the parking lot, he suffered from an undetermined medical emergency that caused him to lose control of the vehicle. Tragically, the vehicle struck six people who were standing on one of the islands in the parking lot.
