Reported in the Bangor Daily News on November 16, 2010 An accident on outer Essex Street claimed the lives of two men Tuesday. Police say the car they were riding in struck a tree and both victims were ejected from the vehicle. The victims were identified as Rene Secord, 25,…
A recent post to this blog was about a tragic accident which killed two teenage girls. Such news makes one consider teen and inexperienced drivers. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more teens are killed every year by car accidents than by any other cause. In Maine, the statistics…
As the weather turns colder and winter storms approach, it is a good time to refresh our memory with winter driving tips. As the saying goes “first is worst” meaning the first storm is always the most dangerous on the roads because we are out of practice driving in stormy…
In Maine, there is a potential intersection of the workers’ compensation and personal injury systems when the injury is caused by a third party. Generally, if you are injured at work, regardless of the cause, you are compensated for that injury entirely through the workers’ compensation system. However, did you…
Reported in the Portland Press Herald, October 22, 2010 HARRISON — Police in Harrison, Maine, say one teenager has been killed and three other people injured in a car crash. Eighteen-year-old Thomas McLendon, of Oxford, was a passenger in a Chevrolet Trailblazer whose driver lost control rounding a corner and…
Reported in the Sun Journal, October 16, 2010 PARIS — Two people were injured late Friday morning when a car delivering mail was struck from behind by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer on a rainy, windswept stretch of Route 26 near the West Paris town line. According to Lt. Michael Dailey of…
What happens if someone else’s negligence behind the wheel causes you injury and they don’t have enough insurance?sIn Maine, every auto insurance policy is required to have several components. In a previous post, we discussed uninsured motorist (UM) coverage, or the coverage that exists when the other party is not…
Reported by the Bangor Daily News on Septemeber 22, 2010 NEW SHARON — An elderly man was killed Tuesday morning as he crossed Route 134 in front of his house, police said. Glen Fitch, 87, was killed instantly when he was struck by a pickup truck driven by 43-year-old Walter…
What happens if someone else’s negligence behind the wheel causes you injury and they don’t have insurance?sIn Maine, every auto insurance policy is required to have several components. One of those components is uninsured motorist coverage (UM). Every auto insurance policy must have a minimum of $50,000 per person and…
Reported by Bangor Daily News on September 14, 2010 and September 15, 2010 DEDHAM, Maine — A family of three from Jonesport was killed and an Orono man was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on U. . Route 1A. Killed in the accident were Carlos A. Tapia, 34, his…