Car Accidents

A firm with connections to the farm in Mechanic Falls where a deadly hayride accident recently occurred received 178 vehicle safety violations in the past 10 years, according to records obtained by the Maine Sun Journal. Re-harvest, a company that operates recycling trucks, functions as part of the same corporate structure as Harvest Hill Farms, where the deadly incident took place.

Distracted driving. Driving under the influence. Unsafe speeds. These are all risk factors for collision, injury and fatality – however millions of drivers nationwide continue to engage in this type of behavior behind the wheel, involuntarily placing the rest of us in harm’s way as we navigate the highways and byways in our communities.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates seatbelts and air bags save more than 14,387 lives each year. A new life-saving technology may be just as commonplace – in 88 percent of all cars by 2025, according to Ernst & Young. The “telematics” business involves the linking of cars to computer systems.

A Rhode Island woman was killed in a crash on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery. A tractor-trailer broke through a guardrail and crossed the median to collide head-on with the victim’s SUV. The Maine truck accident lawyers of Hardy, Wolf & Downing are hoping police are able to pinpoint a cause for the crash at the conclusion of their ongoing investigation. The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m.

Thomas Downing, Esq is a personal injury attorney and partner at Hardy Wolf & Downing. In his personal life, he is also Captain Downing at Yarmouth Fire/Rescue- FF1/AEMT (picture below). This article on Motor Vehicle Crash Scene Safety was written by Captain Downing. You are driving along the interstate when it ahead you see traffic has slowed. What’s going on, you ask yourself.

Famed veteran of the United States Army and Maine legislative hopeful Stuart “Toby” Pennels passed away earlier this month from injuries sustained in an August 3rd motorcycle accident – which involved a collision with a pickup truck driver in the Sandy River Plantation area.

Summer can pose an increase in on-road dangers for motorcyclists in Maine; the largest percentage of the nearly 3,000 motorcycle crashes in the state between 2006 and 2010 occurred from June to August. Most collisions occurred on Saturday and Sunday during the late afternoon and evening hours, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

If you have been injured in a pedestrian accident, it is important to contact an experienced personal injury attorney who is skilled in dealing with pedestrian and automobile accidents.

In parts 1 and 2 of this series, children and car accidents are discussed, along with generalized suggestions for parents to identify possible emotional trauma in children following a car accident.

Car Accidents Affect All Areas of Your Life After 35 years of helping Maine families deal with the legal, emotional and physical toll of car accidents, the personal injury attorneys of Hardy, Wolf and Downing understand the unexpected, traumatic nature of automobile accidents.