New York Limo Crash Raises More Safety Concerns
Pennsylvania residents may have heard about a July 19 limo crash that killed four young women and injured four others in New York. The incident is the latest in a string of similar accidents that has authorities questioning the safety of limousines. According to police, a limo carrying eight members of a bachelorette party had […]
Read MoreTexting Beats Drinking Among Hazards for Teen Drivers
Teens in Pennsylvania need to be cautioned about texting while driving and not just the standard admonishment to not drink and drive. Although intoxication remains a killer of teenagers behind the wheel, at approximately 2,000 deaths per year, the distraction caused by texting on mobile devices now contributes to about 3,000 car accident deaths among […]
Read MoreNTSB Says Collision Avoidance Systems Should Be Standard
Pennsylvania drivers would be able to purchase new cars with collision avoidance systems installed at no extra price if the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had its way, but despite recommending these systems for several years, only four models manufactured in 2014 included such a system. The NTSB says that the devices would reduce the […]
Read MoreCar Hit a Pennsylvania Bus Head-On, Injuring 4
Video footage from a public transportation bus will be evaluated for clues to the cause of a head-on collision with a passenger vehicle on the morning of May 1 in Pittsburgh. The driver of the passenger vehicle, the bus driver and two bus passengers suffered injuries, according to officials. Investigative reports say that a car […]
Read More2 Injured in Head-On Collision
On April 10, a two-car accident in Pennsylvania resulted in two men being flown to a hospital for treatment of their injuries. The head-on collision occurred at 5:45 p.m. when two cars collided on Nyes Road in Lower Paxton Township. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a car being driven by a 43-year-old Hummelstown man crossed […]
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