Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 8, 2016 in Auto Accident News
OPP is currently investigating a number of accidents throughout southwestern Ontario over the weekend that left six people dead and another nine seriously injured. Two accidents occurred in Essex County. One person was transported to a Chatham hospital then airlifted to a hospital in London with life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a truck during... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 4, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Impaired driving has increased drastically in Essex County. According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), there has been a 37 percent increase in impaired driving since the beginning of the year versus 2015 statistics covering the same timeframe. An OPP representative says this high rate is unacceptable. In the past two weeks, there have been at... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 22, 2016 in Auto Accident News
After recent car accidents in the United States involving autonomous vehicles, one of which was fatal, many safety experts are claiming that this could be the most dangerous time for drivers. In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of Duke University Robotics Mary Cummings stated that as we move toward a world of fully... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 19, 2016 in Auto Accident News
One person was killed and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Lakeshore on Monday, July 18. According to Ontario Provincial Police, a Chevrolet Minivan and a Mercedes SUV collided at an intersection at South Middle Road and Naylor Sideroad just before 2:30 p.m. The driver of the minivan died at the scene... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 14, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Although the popular smartphone game is not yet available in Canada, the Pokémon Go craze has reached Windsor streets where people can be seen wandering parks and driving through the city with their eyes glued to their smartphones. The location-based augmented reality game was released in the U.S. on July 6 and has already surpassed... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 8, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Canadian statistics show that drivers over the age of 70 are one of the age groups most frequently involved in accidents – second only to male teenage drivers. If a senior is involved in an accident, they are less likely to make a full recovery from their injuries because of their age and often fragile... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 20, 2016 in Auto Accident News
An Amherstburg woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital Sunday afternoon after a single-vehicle collision. According to Chatham-Kent police, the crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Erie Shore Drive outside of Erie Beach. Police reported that she lost control of the Pontiac Grand Am she was driving and ran into a... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 6, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Ontario is considering placing signs along the highway to notify drivers of areas where it is safe to pull off the highway to send a text or use their cell phone. The idea was presented in Bill 190 by private member Progressive Conservative Vic Fedeli in an effort to create safe texting zones and combat... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 27, 2016 in Auto Accident News
The first long weekend of the summer brought with it a record number of impaired driving charges across the province. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 180 charges against drunk drivers from Friday, May 20 through Monday, May 23. Officers handed out nearly twice as many charges compared to last year’s long weekend. Last year only... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 23, 2016 in Auto Accident News
A seven-vehicle crash on a two lane stretch of Highway 3 on Friday, May 20, killed one, seriously injured another and left three with non life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m. between County Road 18 and Upcott Side Road and involved pickup trucks pulling campers, a semi-truck hauling crushed stone and a motorcycle.... Read More
