Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 20, 2016 in Auto Accident News
A new study has uncovered a link between seniors with a history of falls and increased risk for being involved in a car accident. Those who have fallen in the past are at a 40 percent higher risk of being involved in a traffic accident. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed the connection between... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 10, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Essex government officials are pleading with Ontario to make it a priority to complete the last phase of widening Highway 3 between Essex and Leamington. The expansion of Highway 3 to four lanes would provide much needed relief to the heavily traveled road that has been the site of a number of fatal accidents. Most... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on May 9, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Two accidents on Friday and Sunday left one dead and five injured in Kingsville and Windsor. In Kingsville, a fatal collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 6 involving two pickup trucks at the intersection of Road 6 East and Graham Side Road. According to investigators, a Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Graham... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on April 28, 2016 in Auto Accident News
One person was killed and six others suffered minor injuries in a five-vehicle crash on Highway 3, Wednesday, April 27. Investigators reported to the scene east of the intersection of County Road 23 and Highway 3 at 2:30 p.m. The investigation into the cause of the accident is still underway, though one witness traveling behind... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on April 1, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has confirmed that 2015 marked the third consecutive year that distracted driving was the leading cause of death in car accidents. Driver distraction outnumbered all other causes of accidents once again. According to OPP, 69 people died in distracted driving accidents in 2015, compared to 61 speed-related deaths, 51 deaths caused... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 22, 2016 in Auto Accident News
According to Leamington’s mayor, the town will move forward with plans to pave the shoulders of County Road 18 with or without the county council’s cooperation. Mayor Jon Paterson has asked the county council to share the $98,000 cost required to pave dangerous shoulders on the county road. Despite the County Wide Active Transportation System... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 16, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Pedestrian safety is a growing concern for residents in Edmonton. Nine pedestrians have been hit by cars since the start of December. Harry Brar, a local driving examiner, takes his job personally. Whenever a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, he is reminded of his relative who was killed by a hit and run driver,... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 11, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have reported that more people were killed in auto accidents in 2015 compared to the previous year. According to data, 299 people died in car collisions in 2015, compared to 288 in 2014. OPP reported that driver behaviour contributed to the majority of the accidents, but the number of deaths within... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on March 9, 2016 in Auto Accident News
An early morning collision jarred local Windsor residents as a careless driver crashed into six vehicles, causing serious damage. The collision occurred just before 1 a.m. on Monday on Moy Avenue in the 800 block. A witness who lives in the neighborhood said the woman overcorrected after almost hitting two parked vehicles, which caused her... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on February 26, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Five people were injured, including two children, in a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus at the intersection of Provincial and Sixth Concession Road in Windsor Thursday, Feb. 25. Witnesses and the driver of the bus said that the bus driver was not able to see that the light was red because it was covered... Read More
