Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 28, 2014 in General Interest
The Canada Day long weekend means that many more families and friends will look to spending their time boating. Unfortunately, this is also means popular boating areas will be much busier and there will be an increase in the number of boaters who have been drinking. The number of boating fatalities reported this year are... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 27, 2014 in Auto Accident News
According to the Ontario Provincial Police, speed-related deaths have more than doubled in the past year. As of June 15, approximately 113 car accident fatalities have been reported; 33 deaths were related to speed while distracted driving and impaired driving were the cause of 24 and 9, respectively. According to the OPP, speed was a... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 25, 2014 in Auto Accident News
On Friday, June 20, Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt announced that new regulations to better identify dangerous goods being transported on Canadian roads and railways will be set in place in July of this year. The new regulations will fall in line with rules currently used in the United States and by the United Nations... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 23, 2014 in Auto Accident News
On June 22 at approximately 8:20 a.m., an officer of the Ontario Provincial Police was flagged down after an accident took place on Ojibway Parkway in the City of Windsor. Upon responding to the crash, authorities determined one of the drivers, 54-year-old LaSalle resident Mitchell Clements, was impaired with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 20, 2014 in General Interest
In early June, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced a recall that affected certain Organic Traditions and Back 2 the Garden brand products. Consumers were warned that the sprouted chia products may be contaminated with salmonella. The recall affects Organic Traditions Chia Seed Powder, Sprouted Chi & Flax Seed Powder and Back 2 the... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 17, 2014 in Auto Accident News
The family of a hit-and-run accident victim is asking the public to help police find the driver who slammed into their loved one on Saturday. Police say the victim is in the intensive care unit at a local hospital and has suffered multiple injuries including a broken left ankle, broken fingers and a dislocated knee... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 16, 2014 in Auto Accident News
On Sunday evening, a 32-year-old dirt bike rider was killed when he collided with a Jeep on Riverside Drive East and Eastlawn Avenue in Ontario. According to The Windsor Star, police believe the bike rider was headed east on Riverside Drive and the Jeep was headed west. The bike was not equipped with lights and... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 13, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Ninety-three-year-old Ontario Mayor Hazel McCallion was involved in her second car accident in just over a month, and many are skeptical about whether she should still be behind the wheel. The crash took place in Streetsville, not far from McCallion’s home, on June 7, after she walked in the towns beloved Bread and Honey Parade.... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 12, 2014 in Truck Accidents
A Mississauga trucker has been charged with careless driving after his tractor trailer flipped in the westbound lanes of Highway 401. According to the Chatham-Kent OPP, the accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday night and caused the highway to be closed for several hours. The driver, Amjad Mohammed was taken to the hospital with... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 10, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released details on a fatal, two-car accident that took place in Huron County on Monday afternoon. According to the report, the vehicle being driven by 83 year old London resident Ms. Cornelia Noordink crossed the centre line on London Road and crashed into an oncoming pickup truck. Both Mr &... Read More
