Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Acidents

• Woman Dies in Baltimore Beltway Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | April 19, 2007 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 46-year-old woman from Towson was killed in an accident on the Baltimore Beltway on Wednesday evening. She died from her injuries at St. Joseph Medical Center. The victim was driving east on the inner loop of the Baltimore Beltway between Dulaney Valley and Providence roads about 8 p.m. Wednesday when she lost control of a 2001 Toyota Highlander, state police said.The car struck another...

• Mayor Hit by Unlicensed Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | February 15, 2007 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Mayor Sheila Dixon was on her way to her son's basketball game when the SUV she was a passenger in was hit by another car. The driver of the other car did not have a driver's license. He was trying to make a right-hand turn from Clifton Avenue onto Denison Street around 1:30 p.m. when he struck the right front bumper of the 2004 Ford Expedition carrying the mayor, according to a police...

• Teen Killed in Fiery Single Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 20, 2007 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 17-year-old Ogletown teen was killed when the SUV she was driving struck a tree and burst into flames.The 2004 Jeep Liberty was being driven by the girl on Old Cooch's Bridge Road east of Iron Hill. High speeds, as it went around a curve, was probably a factor. The posted speed limit for the curve is 15 mph. She was wearing her seat belt and paramedics had to pull her from the burning...

• Contributory Negligence Doctrine Bars Many Maryland Personal Injury Claims

  Steve Silverman | May 24, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Personal Injury law in Maryland is vastly different then other states due to the Doctrine of Contributory Negligence. Contributory negligence means that if a person is found to be 1% or more at fault, that person is 100% barred from making any recovery. For example, if you are the victim of a rear end collision and the judge or jury finds you contributed to the accident by stopping too quickly,...

• Car Accident Injures School Official

  Steve Silverman | May 10, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Nancy Mann, the interim Superintendent of Anne Arundel County schools was involved in a wreck Monday. Mann ran a red light on her way to a meeting and crashed into another car which was passing through the intersection. She was treated at Baltimore Washington Medical Center and released.According to the Baltimore Sun:Myshawn Ball, 34, of the 500 block of Millshire Drive of Millersville and...

• Baltimore County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Tentatively Settled

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Bonnie Pappas was killed January 8th when her car was broadsided by a police officer responding to a 911 call. Patrol officer Ray Pabon was traveling at least 85 mph without emergency lights or siren when he crested a hill and smashed into Pappas who was crossing Pulaski Highway.The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the family was seeking $1 million for Pappas' estate and $50...