A lower court judge previously ruled that a fraternity could not be sued in connection with a deadly crash. However, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed this ruling yesterday and is allowing the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity to be sued by the victims’ family members. In early 2003, a DKE pledge…
A malfunctioning truck travelling through western Nebraska led to five deaths and one arrest last weekend. Mechanical problems sidelined a truck on Interstate 80 near the Wyoming border. As the truck was sitting idle, a tractor-trailer crashed into the truck and then, two miles down the road, a second semi-truck…
Two adults and two students are dead after a fiery bus crash yesterday afternoon in rural southern Nebraska. A twenty-year-old driver of a tractor-trailer and a school bus driver carrying several students crashed into each other and ignited a fiery blaze that injured several other students. Both of the drivers…
A Chicago jury recently awarded $2.5 million to a car salesman who was severely injured at an auto auction. The victim was attending the auction when a runaway sports utility vehicle struck him, causing severe injuries to his back and legs. The victim’s attorneys argued that the SUV driver failed…
In September 2009, David and Linda Kubert were riding their motorcycle when a teenager, Kyle Best, who was texting while driving, crashed into them. Both David and Linda lost a leg in the accident–David’s leg was torn off above the knee during the crash and Linda eventually had to have…
Last week, Matt Fisher wrote a blog post on his personal blog entitled, “My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer in Court,” detailing his family’s experiences with Progressive Insurance after his sister’s death. In the post, he detailed how his sister Katie was killed when another driver ran…
Guido Biallo was driving down Southwest Rosser Boulevard near Southwest Meridian Avenue in Port St. Lucie last week when he motorcycle collided with a truck. The accident, which occurred on Southwest Rosser Boulevard in western Port St. Lucie around 8:00 p.m., left Biallo, 52, dead. Police have begun a preliminary…
A couple was spending a late night on their boat, enjoying the views of the shore, when they were run over by a speeding boat. The couple, riding in a 13-foot Boston Whaler, was floating about a mile and a half from the Coconut Grove coastline when a speeding boat…
Interstate 75 has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous highways in the State of Florida. This week, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles acknowledged that it has more than 13 lawsuits outstanding. Most of the lawsuits stem from a series of deadly crashes that occurred…
Enrique Linares, having recently filed for divorce, spent a night out on the town. On his way to visit a friend in the wee hours of the morning, he took a curve on West Dixie Highway at 85 miles per hour. The posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour.…