Auto Accident News Blog

Labour Day Weekend Traffic Charges Rise from Last Year

Labour Day weekend in Ontario had officers out and about searching for distracted drivers. With the intent to increase awareness about distracted driving dangers, officers tried to end the summer on a safe note. However, incoming statistics reveal a four percent rise in traffic charges over the holiday weekend. The year’s tally for distracted driving... Read More

Windsor Police Seeking Hit-and-Run Driver Who Hit Pedestrians

Windsor police are seeking the driver of a sedan that hit a group of pedestrians before speeding off from the scene. On June 25, at the intersection of Wyandotte and Goyeau streets around 2:30 a.m., a four-door Mazda sedan was involved in an accident with two pedestrians. The vehicle was headed east on Wyandotte Street,... Read More

Speed Limit Lowered in LaSalle School Zones

In order to keep students safer this school year, LaSalle has lowered the speed limits in school zones to 30 km/hour. According to LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya, reducing the speed in the area would enhance the safety of students attending school. While complaints about speeding cars originated from parents whose children attended Holy Cross Catholic... Read More

New Road Rules in Ontario Go Into Effect

Beginning Sept. 1, 2015, new road rules went into effect across Ontario. Do you know what these new rules are and how they could affect you? Move Over Law Ontario drivers must now slow down or move over a lane for emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road. The new rule now includes... Read More

Poor Tire Maintenance Can Increase the Risk of a Crash

Most drivers understand that there are many dangers on the road, but when the problem is with the vehicle you are in, it can be a frightening situation. Tire blowouts are an unfortunate but common occurrence on all types of roads and can often lead to loss of vehicle control. A tire blowout occurs when... Read More

Transit Windsor Bus Involved in Serious Collision

A Transit Windsor bus accident left three people injured on Monday afternoon near the intersection of Erie and Goyeau. The bus driver and passenger suffered non-life-threatening chest injuries and head injuries, respectively. The driver of the other vehicle and his female passenger suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle. If you... Read More

Three Sent to Hospital after School Bus Crash on Huron Church Road

Three people were taken to the hospital following a school bus collision around 11 a.m. on Huron Church Road near Malden Road. The crash involved a GMC minivan that was impacted on the drivers side by the school bus. The cause of the crash is unknown and police have not released the names of the... Read More

Family of Fatal Bicycle Accident Victim Wants Minimum Sentence for Hit-and-Run Drivers

In November 2012, Uri Samson lost his son after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene of the bicycle crash and did not turn himself in until the following morning. Samson is now pushing for changes to the countrys laws and asking that fleeing the scene of a fatal crash carry a... Read More

How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of an Aggressive Driver

In the past year, several news stories have uncovered a growing problem in Canadian provinces. Road rage and aggressive drivers have become a serious issue in areas of high congestion. Videos of drivers approaching road rage victims and yielding weapons in Montreal, Fredericton, Vancouver and many other areas have appeared on local news stations. Online,... Read More

Two Sent to Hospital after Multi-Vehicle Crash in East Windsor

Two people were rushed to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash at Richmond Street and St. Luke Road on Friday, July 31 around noon. Images taken at the scene of the crash show a white sedan flipped on its hood and a white minivan badly damaged at the front end. Multiple people were treated for... Read More