Category: Car Accidents

Maryland is filled with busy intersections, crosswalks, and residential streets where drivers and pedestrians interact every day. Unfortunately, not everyone understands the rules, and when confusion turns into collision, pedestrians often pay the price. Here’s what you need to know about when the law protects people on foot—and how...

Traffic accidents involving pedestrians are some of the most deadly in Maryland. People traveling on foot have to interact with drivers of motor vehicles all the time, particularly in urban areas such as Baltimore and Washington. But, while car passengers have seatbelts and other safety protections, pedestrians are fully exposed in the...

The loss of a loved one in a motor vehicle accident can be devastating for family members. One recent car crash in Temple Hills, Maryland was especially tragic. The accident claimed the lives of a young married couple, ages 34 and 31. The couple had been married for two years and left...

In Maryland and across the country, drivers need to be vigilant of others on the road due to the potential for auto accidents to occur. These motor vehicle crashes can occur for a multitude of reasons including the use of drugs. Drivers who get behind the wheel after having used drugs are placing...

Drunk driving continues to be a serious public safety problem in Maryland. Although the death rate from drunk driving has declined in recent years, far too many Maryland citizens continue to die in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the...

Because the financial losses from car accidents are often beyond the financial means of vehicle owners, and to ensure that victims receive compensation, Maryland requires that all vehicle owners carry three basic types of automobile insurance: liability insurance, uninsured motorist coverage, and personal injury protection coverage. Liability insurance pays...

Distracted driving has become a major problem on roads throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia. At the Law Firm of McGowan & Cecil, L.L.C., we pursue justice and compensation for those injured in auto accidents caused by distracted drivers. Distracted driving can be defined as any activity behind...

In early the afternoon of Wednesday, July 9, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a Maryland State Trooper pulled over a car onto the shoulder of Interstate 95 in Laurel, Maryland, under the suspicion of displaying improper plates. The officer left his vehicle behind the pulled over car with emergency lights on, and proceeded...

It is estimated that about 200,000 vehicles are on the Capital Beltway in Maryland every day. Unfortunately, congestion can lead to aggressive behavior by some drivers. Those who drive the Beltway on a regular basis have likely had at least one bad experience with an aggressive driver. Aggressive driving...

Earlier this month a woman from Port Republic, Maryland, was killed in a head-on collision on Broomes Island Road in Calvert County. The 46-year-old victim was driving northbound when a southbound 2009 Ford Edge driven by a 54-year-old St. Leonard woman crossed the center line and struck the victim's vehicle head-on. Two...