Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 13, 2014 in Motorcycle Accidents
On Wednesday morning, a 52-year-old motorcyclist involved in a collision at Rochester Townline Road and County Road 46 died at the scene of the crash. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 11:25 a.m. and found that a motorcyclist had collided with a pickup truck that pulled into the cyclists path from a stop sign.... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 8, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Two fatal pedestrian accidents were reported on Thursday near North York along Highway 400 and near Yonge Street. Early Thursday morning, an 82-year-old woman from Vaughn was pronounced dead on the scene after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 400. Her family had reported her missing around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Initially,... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 6, 2014 in Truck Accidents
Four days after a dump truck accident damaged the Burlington Skyways structure and forced motorists to re-think their travel plans, the Skyway has finally reopened. On Thursday, July 31, Sukhvinder Singh Rai, was driving a dump truck and attempted to travel over the bridge with the trucks bed raised. The bed slammed into the bridges... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 5, 2014 in Auto Accident News
A news release from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has noted that the number of drivers cited for failing to follow the Move Over law has hit an all time high. For more than 10 years, the OPP has attempted to educate the public about moving over for emergency vehicles, unfortunately, during this time more... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 4, 2014 in General Interest
A new report suggests that seven years ago Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc. contacted General Motors about investigating a fatal rollover crash in California wherein the airbag in a Chevrolet Cobalt did not deploy. The information was reported on July 31 by Bloomberg who reports that Vanguard was not the only car rental company that... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 31, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Do parking lots need to be better designed? Can companies do something to better protect the public? The recent death of Addison Hall at a local Costco parking lot has brought to the forefront the issue of parking lot safety. Although some mall parking lots have added speed bumps and other measures to slow people... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 30, 2014 in Auto Accident News
On July 29, Toronto Police kicked off their six-week distracted driving blitz in the Toronto and York region. For the next coming weeks, police will be watching for drivers answering their phones, texting and using their handheld devices while behind the wheel. If youre caught holding a handheld device while driving, you could face a... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 29, 2014 in Auto Accident News
24-year-old Mohammed Alharbi has been charged with careless driving after being caught watching a video while driving on Highway 401 in the Chatham-Kent area. According to the Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police, a speeding Dodge Challenger was stopped while travelling eastbound on Thursday evening. When the officer approached the vehicle, he realized the driver was looking... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 26, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Local authorities have just released details on a London, ON car accident that took place at a busy Costco store in London on Friday afternoon. According to reports, a four-door, red sedan careened through the front doors of the store, injuring five bystanders and also the driver of the vehicle. Various eye witnesses have advised... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on July 25, 2014 in General Interest
Did you know that new legislation introduced on July 15 aims to help lower the insurance premiums for many Ontario motorists? The Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act is a combination of two formerly introduced pieces of legislation, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act and the Roadside Assistance Protection Act.... Read More
