A Maryland man crashed his vehicle into a tree and two parked cars on the evening of Sunday October 21, 2012. He didn’t survive his injuries that night. At around 5:30 pm in Washington D.C. on the 1700 block of Kearney Street, sixty one year old Ellsworth Rucker crashed his …
Read More »Fatal Fire in Washington DC May Have Been Caused by an Oxygen Tank
Last week, a man died in a fire in Washington D.C. After an investigation, it has been determined that an oxygen tank may have been the reason for the fatal accident. On Thursday October 18, 2012, a fire had begun at the house of sixty five year old George Michael …
Read More »Maryland Police Chase Turns Fatal for Suspect
In the late hours of Friday night, a high speed police chase left the suspect dead in the end. The suspect hit another vehicle and a tree before they came to rest. The accident happened on October 19, 2012, right before 12:00am. Police were chasing the suspect, whom they …
Read More »Maryland Officer to Die in a Car Crash in Two Months.
An off duty Maryland police officer was heading home after his shift when he was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The officer then hit a utility pole and was pronounced dead at the scene. On October 18, 2012, a Prince George County police officer, twenty eight year …
Read More »Maryland Motorcyclist Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries
On the evening of Tuesday October 16, 2012, a man had been involved in an accident that left him with life-threatening injuries. At the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Solley Road, forty six year old motorcyclist James Lloyd Geiser had collided with a Ford Escort after failing to …
Read More »Have You Ever Been In a Head-On Collision? Five Maryland Residents Injured in Head-On Collision
In the afternoon hours of Sunday October 7, 2012, a head-on collision happened on Rockland Road in Greenville, Maryland. At around 1:00pm on Sunday, a head-on collision occurred on 200 block of W. Rockland Road. The accident injured many and entrapped three people. The three that were entrapped were 19, 20 and 23 …
Read More »Nation’s Highest Percentage of Worst Drivers Are in Washington DC
According to a report by Allstate, Washington DC has the highest percentage of worst ranked drivers. Washington DC residents are likely to get in a motor vehicle accident within a 4.7 year period, which is much less of a time frame then other big cities. There is a 112.1% chance …
Read More »6 Figure Verdict Returned by DC Superior Court to Bicyclist that was Doored by Parked Motorist
A Washington D.C. Superior Court jury recently returned a six figure verdict for a bicyclist who was “doored” by a parked motorist, meaning that the motorist opened his door into traffic without looking as the bike came down the city street and ran into the door which suddenly opened before …
Read More »Woman Dies after Hitting Tractor Trailer on I-270
August 12, 2012, a woman driving on I-270 died after rear ending a tractor trailer. The woman who died instantly from impact was accompanied by a male passenger who suffered serious injury. The woman, whose name is undisclosed, was driving a 2009 Subaru when she had hit the tractor trailer …
Read More »Maryland Workplace Accidents are Bountiful, Costing Millions
In just a few years’ time, Maryland has paid out hundreds of millions in work related accidents, an amount that is becoming a serious concern. In an article written for the Huffington Post, the concern over the amount of money for work related injuries and deaths were evident. Between 2008 …
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