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Every year millions of people are injured in motor vehicle accidents - many very seriously. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, every 10 seconds someone in the United States is involved in a car accident. In 2000, there were an estimated 6,279,000 police reported traffic crashes, in which 41,611 people were killed and ...MORE >>
Featured Articles on Motor Vehicle Accidents
- October 29, 2009 - California City Facing Claim Over Accident
- October 28, 2009 - Civil Suit Planned in Wrong Way Collision
- October 26, 2009 - Collision of Fire Trucks Leaves 13 Hurt
- October 20, 2009 - Suit: Employer Liable for Drunk Employee
- October 21, 2009 - Minor Crash Injures 14 on NYC PATH Train
- October 21, 2009 - NYC Man Sues Over Parking Spot Clash
- October 19, 2009 - Experts: Toyota Safety Flaw Systemic
- October 15, 2009 - Text Messaging Blamed for R.I. Crash
- October 12, 2009 - Bus Crash Kills Teacher, Injures Students
- October 6, 2009 - Motorbike Deaths Up; Spur Government Study
- September 28, 2009 - Tampa Reports 50 Crashes in One Day
- September 29, 2009 - Resurgence in Driver's Ed. Programs
- September 16, 2009 - Toyota Inspecting Mats After Fatal Crash
- September 16, 2009 - 3 Killed in Florida Car Crash
- September 15, 2009 - 20 Injured in Boston Commuter Train Crash
- September 11, 2009 - Floor Mat May Have Caused Fatal Car Crash
- September 9, 2009 - Worker Killed by Flying Truck Wheel
- September 4, 2009 - Lawyer to Reopen 15 Toyota Lawsuits
- September 2, 2009 - Rollover Suits Could Haunt Toyota
- September 1, 2009 - 3 Babies Hospitalized in Day Care Crash
- August 31, 2009 - Texas Tightens Driving Laws
- August 31, 2009 - Utah Crash at 90 mph Kills 4 Teens
- August 27, 2009 - Determined Driver Prompts DUI Arrest
- August 24, 2009 - Gas Prices Led to More Motorcycle Accidents
- August 18, 2009 - Husband of Drunk Driving Mom in the Clear
- August 13, 2009 - Woman Crushed in Parking Garage Accident
- August 13, 2009 - WA to Take 'Concrete Steps' to Limit Texting While Driving
- August 12 2009 - Effron Sued Over Car Crash
- August 11, 2009 - Ex-Surgeon Gets 30 Years for Fatal Crash
- August 7, 2009 - Trial Date Set in Lawsuit Against Morgan Freeman in Car Accident
- August 6, 2009 - Victims' Kin Set to Sue Death Driver's Family
- August 4, 2009 - Two Seriously Injured in WI Bus Crash
- July 27, 2009 - Four Killed in Collision in Georgia
- July 13, 2009 - 'New' GM, Chrysler Shed Liability Claims
- July 9, 2009 - Disney World Monorail Crash Due to Failed Transfer
- July 2, 2009 - Malfunction Missed Prior to Metro Crash
- June 30, 2009 - No One Injured in Parking Garage Collapse
- June 22, 2009 - At Least 2 Dead in D.C. Train Collision
- June 20, 2009 - 1 Dead in Illinois Train Derailment Explosion
- June 15, 2009 - Driver Faces Charges for Killing Four
- June 11, 2009 - Injured Passenger: Zoo Train Was Speeding
- June 10, 2009 - Police Officer Charged in Car Crash
- June 09, 2009 - Five Killed in South Carolina Car Crash
- June 04, 2009 - Stallworth Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge
- June 02, 2009 - Elderly Driver Crashes Into Wal-Mart
- May 28, 2009 - Suspect Indicted in Crash That Killed Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart
- May 26, 2009 -Chrysler Bankruptcy Stalls Couple's Product Liability Case
- May 11, 2009 - 'Big Dig' Ceiling Collapse Charges Dropped
- May 6, 2009 - Man 'Star' Struck by Debra Winger
- May 4, 2009 - Driver Painting Her Nails Causes Fatal Crash
- April 29, 2009 - 20 Students Hurt in Charlotte Bus Crash
- April 21, 2009 - NTSB Considers Greater Bus Safety
- April 17, 2009 - Million Jury Award to Manhattan Leg-Crush Victim
- April 6, 2009 - 15 People Hospitalized in Hampton University Crash
- March 30, 2009 - Efforts to Limit Cell Phone Use While Driving Grow
- March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
- March 10, 2009 - Million Award for NYC Train Hit
- January 13, 2009 - Increased Court Costs in Texas Criminal, Civil Cases
- December 30, 2008 - Bus Driver Took Girl, 8, on a Nightmare Ride: Suit
- December 8, 2008 - Admission by Soldier Charged in OUI Death Not Admissible in Court
- November 3, 2008 - Head-On Collision Between 2 Drunk Drivers
- October 30, 2008 - 12 Injured in Head-On Collision
- October 27, 2008 - 5 Killed, 3 Injured in SUV Crash
- October 24, 2008 - 1 Killed, 31 Students Injured in School Bus Crash
- October 24, 2008 - 2 Dead in Head-On Collision in Georgia
- October 20, 2008 - Distracted Truck Driver Kills 2 Children, Injures 2 Others
- October 13, 2008 - 2 Dead in Texas News Helicopter Crash
- October 10, 2008 - NC School Bus Crash Injures 23 Students
- October 9, 2008 - Casino Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 6
- October 6, 2008 - iPod Use Causes Driver Distraction, Study Says
- October 6, 2008 - Driver in Fatal Bus Crash Arrested for DUI
- October 3, 2008 - Day Care Bus Crash Injures 7 Children
- September 30, 2008 - Truck Crash Kills 2 in TX
- September 29, 2008 - School Bus Crash Kills 4
- September 23, 2008 - 1 Dead in Fire after School Bus, Semi Crash
- September 19, 2008 - L.A. Commuter Train Crashes Into Bus, Injuring 13
- September 18, 2008 - Fatal Truck Crash Spills Nickels on Highway
- September 15, 2008 - Text Messaging Investigated as Cause of Deadly Train Crash
- September 8, 2008 - Cop Sues Over Segway Injuries
- August 29, 2008 - 2 Killed in Train, Tanker Collision
- August 26, 2008 - Hit-and-Run Driver Sues Over Car Damage
- August 25, 2008 - Driver Dead After Colliding with 2 Tractor-Trailers
- August 20, 2008 - Cross-Country Athlete Killed in Van Crash, 6 Others Injured
- August 8, 2008 - TX Bus Crash Leaves 13 Dead
- July 31, 2008 - Million Verdict Stands in Allstate Bad Faith Suit
- July 24, 2008 - Casino Bus Crash Injures 35
- July 15, 2008 - As Many as 8 Dead in California Crash
- June 24, 2008 - U.S. Supreme Court Rules Plaintiffs without Standing May Sue
- June 23, 2008 - Deadly Accident in NY�s Chinatown
- June 23, 2008 - Van Rollover Kills 2, Injures 13 in Texas
- June 20, 2008 - GM Ordered to Pay .5 Million for Fatal SUV Rollover
- June 5, 2008 - Roof Strength of Vehicles Questioned by Lawmakers
- June 5, 2008 - Hit and Run Leaves Fifth Grader Dead
- May 29, 2008 - Cabbie Quarrel Causes Crash
- May 23, 2008 - SUV Crashes with Semi, Killing 3 in TX
- May 22, 2008 - 3 Killed, 3 Injured In Ohio Car Crash
- May 20, 2008 - Pa. Bus Crash Injures Students, Principal
- May 9, 2008 - Driver Faces Multiple Charges in Truck Crash
- May 7, 2008 - Ohio School Bus Crash Leaves 3 Children Injured
- April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
- April 02 2008 - Families will receive .4 M for crash
- October 5, 2007 - Student Sentenced in Car Crash
- June 13 2007 - Stop text messaging, drivers urged
- June 07 2007 - SUV rollovers put Ford�s future in judge�s hands
- June 07 2007 - Family of teenage DUI accident victim sues restaurant where suspect allegedly got drunk
- June 07 2007 - Michigan riders rally to change state�s helmet law
- June 06 2007 - Louisiana bus driver cited in death
- June 06 2007 - Chicago school bus driver had 12 drinks before fatal crash
- May 30 2007 - Parents seek damages for daughter�s death after motorcycle accident
- May 30 2007 - Wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis Cardinal pitcher's fatal crash
- May 30 2007 - New Virgina Law makes auto accident lawsuits quicker
- December 30 2006- Wrongful death suit alleges police chase was unnecessary
- October 19 2006- Hilton lawsuit for car accident moved to new court
- September 19 2006- Lawsuit in deadly New York bus crash blames driver
- September 08 2006 - Paralyzed cop gets .8M
- Jan. 9, 2006 - GM Air Bag Lawsuit to be Reviewed
- November 14, 2005 - Lost $250K Verdict
- Sept. 27, 2005 - Look Both Ways Before Crossing
- Sept. 25, 2005 - NHTSA Safety Measures
- May 23, 2005 - New Safety Features
- April 5, 2005 - Cell Phones More Than a Nuisance
- Feb. 5, 2005 - Crackdown on Unsafe Drivers
- Jan. 22, 2005 - Sports Drinking and Driving
- Nov. 12, 2004 - SUV Rollovers Stabilized
- Aug. 22, 2004 - S.U.V. Safety
- July 20, 2004 - Hybrid Allowances in California
- April 29, 2004 ? Rise In Road Deaths
- March 26, 2004 - Connecticut Truck Wreck May Shut I-95 Stretch 2 Weeks
- March 25, 2004 - Trucker Drives Off Bridge in Pennsylvania
- March 22, 2004 - Truck Driver Found Not to Be Cause of Accident
- March 1, 2004 - No Public Policy Violation in Dual Recovery Exclusion
- February 1, 2004 - Black box unlocks car crash mysteries
- January 28, 2004 - Bill says buckle up
- January 26, 2004 - Maryland's Transportation Task Force considering surcharge on speeding tickets
- December 19, 2003 - Parents file wrongful death suit against driver in 2001 accident
- December 16, 2003 - Ford Wins Defense Verdict in Explorer Rollover Suit
- November 17, 2003 - $850,000 Settlement in Motor Vehicle Accident
- August 1, 2003 - Staying sharp: a great driver won't stay that way if he stops learning or honing his skills and knowledge.
- January 14, 2003 - Court Approves Secrecy for Accident Data
- November 8, 2002 - Family Offers $12,000 Reward for Hit-and-Run Driver
- November 7, 2002 - Crash victim had 0.10 blood alcohol level
- November 6, 2002 - NTSB urges safer 15-passenger vans
- November 3, 2002 - Vehicles vs. Tractor-trailers
- October 24, 2002 - Lawsuit settled in deadly van crash
- October 16, 2002 - Pedestrian Injuries
- October 14, 2002 - Lawmakers pushing ATV regulations
- October 13, 2002 - Driving While Distracted
- September 26, 2002 - Despite Safety Concerns SUV's Still Popular
- September 24, 2002 - Negligence Bound to Be a Factor
- September 16, 2002 - Pregnant Women Cautioned on Driving
- September 15, 2002 - School Bus Ride Riskier for Children
- September 14, 2002 - The Dangers of 15 Passenger Vans
- July 27, 2002 - Checkpoints
- April 8, 2002 - Judge: Parents of Grown Children Can Sue for Wrongful Death
- March 16, 2002 - Colorado Appeals Court Says Auto Insurance Covers Sexual Attack in Car
- March 5, 2002 - Car Seat Suit Nets $10.5 Million
- February 20, 2002 - Kids Sue in Fatal Crash
- January 31, 2002 - Ford Explorer Design Found Defective by State Jury
- November 3, 2001 - Couple Files Lawsuit Against Automaker Over 2000 Accident
- November 1, 2001 - Tough Talk Wanes on Phone Use in Cars
- October 27, 2001 - Settlement in Suit Over Stalling Vehicles Could Cost Ford $2.7 Billion
- October 24, 2001 - Ford loses appeal in crash case
- September 18, 2001-Two teens who fled after fatality cited
- September 6, 2001-Lawsuit filed over alleged tardy deer carcass removal contributed to fatal crash in 1998.
- August 8, 2001 - DMV Urged To Keep Test Of Low-Beam Alignment
- July 25, 2001 - Cell Phone Use Required to be Noted in Traffic Accidents in New Jersey
- April 17, 2001 - Jury Sends $1.1 Million Message On DUI
- March 17, 2001 - $ 41.6 Million Awarded to Children of Woman Killed at Crash Site
- March 6, 2001 - Family Gets $8.5 Million Seven Years After Crash.
- May 25, 2000 - S.A.F.E.: Seatbelts Are For Everyone.
