Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 8, 2014 in Auto Accident News
In a story posted yesterday that detailed the death of a Windsor woman involved in a highway crash in Kentucky, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department has revealed that the car lost control after hitting a patch of black ice, which caused it to spin and then collide into a tractor trailer. The victim, Ms Svetlana... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 7, 2014 in Auto Accident News
The Laurel County Sheriff Department has just released information about a Windsor woman that was killed after her vehicle drove hit a patch of ice and slid into the path of a southbound tractor trailer on I-75 in Kentucky on Monday morning. After hitting the ice, Police believe that the vehicle spun out of control,... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 6, 2014 in General Interest
With a forecast low of -20 Deg C and a wind chill dropping the apparent temperature even further, the current cold weather blast being felt throughout Ontario and the Northern US states is expected to break the current January low temperature of -20.6 Deg C, which was recorded in 1942, according to Environment Canada meteorologist... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on in Aircraft Accidents
Federal officials revealed that an aircraft originating from Toronto has been reported as skidding off a JFK International Airport runway on Sunday, January 5th, 2014. With an estimated landing time of 8:00 a.m, the Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ jet slid in the slippery conditions while trying to execute a turn from the runway onto a... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 3, 2014 in Personal Injury
It is estimated that more than 5,000 dog bites are reported each year in Ontario and that in Canada, 42 dog bites occur every hour. Additionally, data collected in a study between 1990 and 2007 published in The Canadian Veterinary Journal identified 28 fatalities from dog bite injuries. On average about 1-2 deaths can be... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on January 2, 2014 in General Interest
As of noon today, Windsor will have spent about a half-million dollars on snow removal since the white stuff began falling on New Years Eve. So much snow has fallen and continues to fall on Windsor, that the city has brought in extra contracted crews for an early start on plowing residential roads. Have patience,... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on December 30, 2013 in Auto Accident News
Zombie pedestrians and distracted drivers are plaguing the nation according to the Canadian Safety Council and Police departments across Canada. Despite legislation against the use of cell phones and texting while driving in all provinces except Nanavut, distracted driving accidents continue to be a problem. Additionally, the number of pedestrian fatalities in Toronto has hit... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on in Auto Accident News
A Windsor woman was killed and two other Windsor residents suffered non-life threatening injuries in a head-on collision late Friday in northwestern New Jersey. Deepa Panchal, 53, sustained fatal head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, while Subhash Panchal, 53 and Vrushabh Panchal, 17, also of Windsor, were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on December 27, 2013 in Auto Accident News
The drivers of two vehicles have been charged after a fatal accident that killed an innocent bystander in mid-December. Andrew Jackson, 43, passed away after two vehicles collided with such force at an intersection that one of the vehicles was thrown into him as he stood nearby. The crash occurred in the middle of the... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on December 26, 2013 in General Interest
Richard Lafreniere is retiring from court reporting by the end of the year after 49 years in a career that meant recording testimony from speeders, drug dealers, and murderers. Lafreniere was Windsors first male court reporter when he started in 1964 and over his career he has sat with 118 judges. Although this is Lafrenieres... Read More
