Ontario Law Firm Blog

Chatham Bicyclist Airlifted to Hospital After Being Hit by Car

A Chatham man was airlifted to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries Monday evening after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle. According to Chatham-Kent police, emergency crews reported to the intersection of Park Avenue West and Queen Street in Chatham around 9 p.m. On Tuesday, the 52-year-old man remained in critical condition.... Read More

Angry Drivers at Greater Risk for Accidents

According to a new report conducted by the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), aggressive drivers have a greater risk of being in an auto accident than drivers who have their emotions under control while behind the wheel. According to survey results, nearly one third of Ontario drivers reported acts of minor aggression... Read More

Driver Charged in Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Accident

Amherstburg police have charged a Harrow man with fleeing the scene of a Sept. 16 crash that seriously injured the driver and passenger of a motorcycle who were left lying in the road. The 23-year-old man was arrested Monday in Windsor and was charged with one count of failing to stop at the accident scene... Read More

Windsor Police Urge Safety After Series of Accidents

Windsor police are urging motorists to slow down and share the road after a series of six accidents during the morning commute yesterday, three of which involved a bicyclist or pedestrian. Between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. police responded to six accidents throughout the city. Two accidents involved bicyclists and one involved... Read More

Two in Serious Condition Following Separate Weekend Accidents

Two people remain in serious condition after two separate accidents over the weekend. A Leamington woman is in serious condition following a serious motorcycle accident in Amherstburg on Friday night. According to local police, the 27-year-old woman was a passenger on a motorcycle when it was forced from the road by an unidentified vehicle around... Read More

Hazardous Truck Accident Closes Highway 3 in Cottam

A head-on collision on Tuesday involving an SUV and a transport truck carrying a ‘volatile load’ temporarily shut down part of Highway 3 for several hours between Cameron Side Road and Marsh Road near Cottam. According to police, the tractor trailer carrying ammonium nitrate collided head-on with the other vehicle around 3:20 p.m. The driver... Read More

Drivers Urged to be Extra Attentive with Start of School

With the start of school this week, police are urging motorists to drive with extra caution when traveling in school zones and near school buses. Officers are currently out in force with zero tolerance for those who violate safety laws around school children. Police can be spotted in patrol cars, on foot and on bicycles... Read More

Labour Day Weekend Deadliest in 20 Years

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is calling this past Labour Day long weekend the deadliest in 20 years. Preliminary data shows that there were 14 deaths over the three-day weekend, including one water-related and one off-road vehicle death. One crash in Northwest Ontario killed all four people traveling in the vehicle. Two others were killed in... Read More

Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Highway 3 Crash

Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a head-on collision on Highway 3 on Thursday, Sept. 1 that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 3:40 p.m., a white Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on Highway 3 just west of County Road 31 crossed the center line of the highway and... Read More

Now Hiring: Junior IT Administrator

Greg Monforton & Partners is currently looking to hire a Junior IT Administrator to assist our growing team. We are seeking a motivated individual with excellent communication skills who is driven to learn and develop within a demanding, yet rewarding, team environment. The position will be charged with: Providing Microsoft Windows user and desktop support... Read More