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Windsor Woman Injured by Tractor-Trailer Wheel Separation

A Windsor woman suffered several injuries after her car was struck by a tractor-trailer tire that separated from a truck traveling in the opposite direction on Highway 401. The woman was driving westbound on Highway 401 when an eastbound truck lost a tire that struck her vehicle near Bell River Road. She said she saw... Read More

Three Injured in Three-Vehicle Highway 401 Crash

Three people were transported to the hospital early Monday evening after a three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Lakeshore just east of Windsor. Emergency crews responded to the accident located in the westbound lanes of the highway east of the Rochester Townline around 4:30 p.m. The accident involved a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck and a... Read More

Medical Experts May Have Bias Toward Insurance Companies

A recent article published by the National Post highlights a grave concern in personal injury litigation of bias among independent medical experts toward the insurance providers who hire them. The article noted several instances in which medical experts, who are supposed to provide an unbiased opinion on an individual’s health, failed to show impartiality in... Read More

Windsor Citizen Helps Police Stop Impaired Driver

Windsor police are crediting an alert citizen with the arrest of a dangerously impaired driver whose blood alcohol content was six times the legal limit of 0.08. According to reports, around 8 p.m. Tuesday, the citizen witnessed a Silver Dodge Ram pickup truck slam into a traffic light pole at 1925 Division Road. The truck... Read More

33 Per Cent of Canadians Say They Text at Red Lights

One third of Canadians admit to texting on their cellphone while stopped at a red light, according to a new poll released by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA). That is a shocking number given that 70 per cent of Canadians believe using a cellphone at a red light is unacceptable. According to CAA, drivers can... Read More

Pedestrian Hit by Truck on Tecumseh Road

A pedestrian suffered injuries and was sent to the hospital after being struck by a pickup truck on Tecumseh Road East on Tuesday. The accident happened in the 7200-block of the highway near WalMart and Zehrs around 3 p.m. and shut down eastbound lanes for approximately eight and a half hours. The road reopened around... Read More

Happy Holiday Season from Greg Monforton

On behalf of all my colleagues here at Greg Monforton & Partners, I sincerely thank all of our clients for their confidence in us and for giving us the chance to be of help. The Holidays give us all an opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves to peace. Peace with our neighbors, peace with our friends and... Read More

The Gift of Giving – Thank You to Our Clinical Partners

December is a time of giving – giving commonly done by way of material gifts – the physically tangible and often edible items of plenty. These gifts cause the giver and the receiver to reflect and ask very personal questions. Questions like what impact and role each individual plays in your life and the lives... Read More

Poor Weather Leads to Collision with Serious Injuries

Two people were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash on Howard Avenue Wednesday night. According to LaSalle police, poor weather conditions contributed to the accident between two pickup trucks that collided in the southbound lanes of Howard Avenue just south of Dominion Golf and Country Club around 11:30 p.m. Police noted... Read More

Treacherous Driving Conditions Lead to Multiple Accidents

On Thursday afternoon, Windsor police responded to 19 accidents between the hours of noon and 7 p.m. thanks to a light snowfall that created treacherous driving conditions involving icy roads throughout the region. Reports indicate that there were single-vehicle collisions throughout Highway 401. One accident involved a flipped pickup truck in the westbound lanes of... Read More