Automobile Accidents

• Four-car accident causes serious injuries

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2007 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An auto accident in Montgomery this morning involving four vehicles sent two seriously injured people to the hospital, according to a report from WSFA 12. The accident occurred on Vaughn Road and started when a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling west crossed over the center line of the road and hit a Chevy Astro van. The van then hit a Ford and the Jeep crashed head-on into a Mercury Villager.The...

• One-car accident kills Sylacauga man

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Shelby County Reporter details a deadly motor vehicle accident in which a 25-year-old man ran off the road in his SUV and hit and embankment. The fatal accident occurred on Alabama 25 at about 7:45 a.m. on Thursday near Wilsonville. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt, according to an Alabama State Trooper report, and the crash is still being investigated.

• Weekend accidents claim eight lives

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2007 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An Associated Press report from Monday says that at least eight traffic-related deaths occurred over the weekend in motor vehicle accidents on Alabama's rural roads.The deaths include an Etowah County couple killed in a one-car crash in Bessemer, a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Millbrook, and a man who died in a one-car accident in Macon County. Additional fatal accidents...

• Hit-and-run truck accident kills boy

  Staff Writer | February 09, 2007 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Tragedy struck in Brooklyn yesterday when a three-year-old boy was killed by a pickup truck yesterday in a hit-and-run accident. The New York Times reports on the accident, which says that witnesses identified the vehicle as a red, four-door, extended-cab pickup truck. The boy was crossing the street a few steps behind his parents when the truck hit him. The accident occurred at the intersection...

• Governor's group debates school bus seat belts

  Staff Writer | February 06, 2007 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The debate continues on whether school buses should provide seat belts for children, as Governor Riley's Study Group on School Bus Seat Belts begins day two of a two-day hearing on the subject.The group is weighing the pros and cons of seat belts on school buses based on presentations from a variety of experts, including bus makers, federal officials, and more.Mike Floyd, who serves as...

• Weekend brings fatal car accidents

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A report from the Times Daily says that at least 11 people died on Alabama's roads this weekend. One of the tragic motor vehicle accidents occurred last night at 9:30 p.m., killing five people in a head-on crash.Alabama State Troopers report that the accident last night in Hale County involved two cars colliding head-on at the intersection of Alabama 61 and County Road 10. The five victims were...

• Tips to prevent DUI accidents after your Super Bowl party

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Independent insurance company Lanier Upshaw out of Florida offers sound advice for those of us hosting Super Bowl parties this weekend to help keep drivers under the influence of alcohol off the roads.Many hosts do not realize that they could be held liable and face financial ruin if someone leaves their party after having a few drinks and is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Among the...

• Lawmakers seek new teen driving restrictions

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The Associated Press reported yesterday that Alabama's State Highway Safety Coordinating Committee will address teen driving concerns at the next legislative session in an attempt to prevent motor vehicle accidents and deaths.In an effort to make Alabama's highways safer, the committee seeks to limit the number of passengers a teen can have in the car and ban cell phone usage while driving. The...

• Law requires bus drivers to wear seatbelts

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2007 9:25 AM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  If school bus drivers are required by law to wear seatbelts, why shouldn't the children riding in the same vehicle be required to wear them? Some argue that the padding in the front and back of the seats is enough to protect the children during a motor vehicle accident with a sudden impact. However, in a serious accident such as the school bus accident that killed four teens and injured many...

• First lawsuit filed in school bus tragedy

  Staff Writer | January 24, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The family of a Lee High School student who died in the November school bus accident in Huntsville filed suit against the school bus company and the driver of the car involved in the crash. The wrongful death lawsuit was the first to be filed in conjunction with the crash that killed four students and injured many others. An article in The Huntsville Times details the lawsuit, which cites the...