Montgomery County PA, Pennsylvania Personal Injury Law Blog

A high-speed car accident on Route 563, also known as Ridge Road, in Montgomery County PA, Pennsylvania, ripped a 2000 Honda Civic into pieces and killed a 21-year-old passenger from Lansdale. According to reports from the Pennsylvania State Police, the 21-year-old driver, also from Lansdale, was traveling southbound on Ridge Road near Sugar Hill Drive just after midnight on April 23, 2013, when he failed to navigate a curve. The vehicle crossed over the oncoming lane of traffic and left the roadway, striking a utility pole.

Upon impact, the pole cut the vehicle into two pieces. Part of the car was entangled around the utility pole, while the other part came to rest 50 feet away on the other side of the road. The impact ejected the passenger from the vehicle and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver suffered unknown injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

A 19-year-old college student is dead after falling from a North Philadelphia rooftop while partying with other college students. The incident occurred during the annual Spring Fling event at Temple University, known for its music and parties. While authorities do not believe the tragedy was anything but an accident, they do not know if the woman had been drinking. It is also not known if the property owner gave permission for the students to be on the roof.

Police say the woman and others on the rooftop used a movable ladder to access the roof from a third floor hatch. There was no type of protection against falls off the roof, such as a railing. Investigators said the woman was with up to 50 other people on the roof when the party was in full swing; however, she was with eight people when she tripped over a ledge less than a foot tall. She fell 40 feet to an alley behind the apartment building. She died less than hour later at Temple University Hospital.

Riding a motorcycle in Pennsylvania is risky. Anyone who rides recognizes the risks associated with a motorcycle, and inherently, some of that risk is what makes riding a cycle so exhilarating. Riders can work to minimize those risks, wear a helmet, protective boots and clothing, make sure their lights are functioning properly. They can drive defensively, paying close attention to drivers in automobiles, watching for strange behavior. But they can only do so much.

A pair of motorcycle accidents occurred last week in Philadelphia that highlights the dangers and risks of riding a motorcycle. According to police reports, a man on a dirt bike was riding on Girard, struck the median and lost control of the cycle. He was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Visions of the grinding noise and the pain of a dental drill are enough to provide most people with anxiety when considering a visit to a dentist. The prospect of being infected with H.I.V., hepatitis B and hepatitis C, is perhaps enough to cause them to never want to see another dentist. This shocking situation is facing up to 7,000 patients who may have been subjected to medical malpractice by a Tulsa dentist, according to the Oklahoma Department of Health.

The department is urging all of his patients to have their blood tested, while indicating that the likelihood of their being infected was low. The dentist maintained offices in Tulsa and Owasso, a Tulsa suburb. Department investigators discovered health and safety violations, including nonsterilized and rusty instruments.