In 2010, a woman talking on her cell phone pulled her car out of a parking lot and directly into the path of a motorcycle. The 55-year-old motorcyclist sustained catastrophic personal injuries in the collision and died 8 days later. A jury recently awarded the motorcycle accident victim’s family a $1.25 million settlement in compensation […]
St. Louis’ senior drivers are more prone to auto accidents than drivers in other age groups, according to a new study by TRIP, a national transportation research group. With the active, mobile Baby Boomer generation reaching retirement age, the number of older drivers on America’s roadways is increasing. Despite a general decrease in traffic fatalities […]
A speeding 21-year-old driver caused a fatal three-car accident Saturday when he ran a red light and his Grand Prix collided with a Metro Call-A-Ride bus. Seconds later, a third vehicle crashed into the Grand Prix. The two passengers in the Grand Prix, ages 19 and 21, and the driver of the second vehicle were […]
Last night’s snowstorm turned St. Louis roads slick and slippery, resulting in numerous St. Louis personal injury auto accidents and two traffic fatalities. Fender-benders, cars sliding off the roadway, truck accidents, and frightening spinouts were reported across the city as 4 inches of snow accumulated on St. Louis roadways, nearly doubling the season’s total snowfall. Slick […]
A 19-year-0ld St. Louis teen died Saturday, February 4, 2012, the day after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The fatal St. Louis bicycle accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Delmar Boulevard near Goodfellow Boulevard not far from the youth’s University City home. Police arrested the 29-year-old woman who was driving the car that […]
A new federal ban on cellphone use by interstate truckers and bus drivers is aimed at dialing down truck accidents caused by distracted driving. Issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the ban is limited to interstate commercial drivers and only restricts the use of handheld devices. The ban does not apply to Bluetooth […]
