Auto Accident News Blog

Howard Avenue Head On Accident Attributed To Distracted Driving

Details of a serious, two vehicle accident that took place on Saturday afternoon on Howard Avenue just near the Dougall Parkway overpass. According to the Windsor Police Traffic Dept, the collision which destroyed both cars and resulted in both drivers needing hospitalization has been attributed to a 25 year old female driver being charged with... Read More

Greg Monforton Asked By Law Times To Weigh In On Proposed Distracted Driving Legislation

Following the February 2014 decision to increase distracted driving fines in Ontario which took effect on March 18th the Ontario government is now proposing new legislation that targets all mobile device users while also introducing new rules to include pedestrians, cyclists and other commercial vehicle operators. While driver education had been the primary tool used by the... Read More

How Are Car Accidents Reconstructed?

Moments after an accident, occupants of all vehicles involved are often asked to provide their own version of exactly what happened. During this moment the details can be fuzzy and in the case of a serious accident, the victim may not share their story with law enforcement until hours after the crash occurred. Technical accident... Read More

Two Injured In Giles Boulevard East Collision

Windsor Police and EMS services have released details on a serious two car accident that took place on Sunday afternoon at the Giles Boulevard East and Dougall Avenue intersection in Windsor. The incident involved a Chevrolet Cavalier and a Pontiac Montana that resulted in two vehicle occupants being taken to a local hospital by the... Read More

Will Black Boxes Become Mandatory in Cars? Some Regulators Hope So

If you have recently been involved in an auto accident, its likely that the details of the crash were recorded in your vehicles black box. According to the U.S. government, more than 90 percent of all new cars have these devices. It was actually the black box in Brooke Melton’s 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt that helped... Read More

Pickup Truck Strikes Pedestrian On Tecumseh Road

Windsor Police have released details on a pedestrian accident that occurred at approximately 1 p.m on Friday afternoon. According to reports, the female accident victim was crossing Tecumseh Road at the intersection of Tecumseh Road East and Rose Ville Garden Drive and was struck by a Ford F-450 pickup truck as the vehicle was trying... Read More

Dying Motorist Spends Last Moments With Friend

Leah Garrod had a broken leg and there was no hope of lifting the smoking SUV off her dying friend. So she crawled over to Katie Robson and lay next to her, hoping to make her last moments as peaceful as possible. I had to get out through the back first, said the 19-year-old Garrod,... Read More

Three Vehicle Collision At Huron Church and Dorchester Injures One

Local authorities have advised that a three vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Huron Church & Dorchester intersection has resulted in the injury of one motorist. Police are currently investigating the accident, although the accident injury victim was transported by emergency staff to a nearby hospital for treatment and observation. Have you... Read More

Female Pedestrian Injured After Being Hit By Truck

Local Police are investigating a serious pedestrian vs. truck accident that took place on Friday afternoon. The incident involved a female pedestrian and a heavy duty vehicle when the driver of the truck was trying to make a turn on Tecumseh Road East just near Rose-Ville Garden Drive. The victim suffered injuries to her head... Read More

Accident On Lauzon Road Kills 20 Year Old LaSalle Woman

Windsor Police have released details on an accident that took place early Friday morning involving two vehicles on Lauzon Road, near Transby Avenue. According to reports, a 20 year old LaSalle woman suffered fatal injuries in the crash while two others are currently in Police custody. Lauzon Road will remain closed as authorities are continuing... Read More