Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on October 18, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Two people were rushed to the hospital with minor injuries after an accident on Highway 3 in Leamington on Monday afternoon. According to police, the accident involved a collision between a passenger vehicle and a dump truck and it occurred at 2:30 p.m. between County roads 34 and 31. Both drivers of the two vehicles... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on October 10, 2016 in Auto Accident News
According to a recent report from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), most traffic fatalities between 2011 and 2015 were preventable. There were a total of 1,507 recorded traffic fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads during the five-year period. The data indicates that the majority of accidents resulting in deaths in recent years were directly linked to poor driving... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 29, 2016 in Auto Accident News
According to a new report conducted by the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), aggressive drivers have a greater risk of being in an auto accident than drivers who have their emotions under control while behind the wheel. According to survey results, nearly one third of Ontario drivers reported acts of minor aggression... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 19, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Two people remain in serious condition after two separate accidents over the weekend. A Leamington woman is in serious condition following a serious motorcycle accident in Amherstburg on Friday night. According to local police, the 27-year-old woman was a passenger on a motorcycle when it was forced from the road by an unidentified vehicle around... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 9, 2016 in Auto Accident News
With the start of school this week, police are urging motorists to drive with extra caution when traveling in school zones and near school buses. Officers are currently out in force with zero tolerance for those who violate safety laws around school children. Police can be spotted in patrol cars, on foot and on bicycles... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 7, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is calling this past Labour Day long weekend the deadliest in 20 years. Preliminary data shows that there were 14 deaths over the three-day weekend, including one water-related and one off-road vehicle death. One crash in Northwest Ontario killed all four people traveling in the vehicle. Two others were killed in... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on September 2, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a head-on collision on Highway 3 on Thursday, Sept. 1 that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 3:40 p.m., a white Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on Highway 3 just west of County Road 31 crossed the center line of the highway and... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 15, 2016 in Auto Accident News
A driver has been charged with careless driving after causing a head-on collision on Saturday, Aug. 13 that injured several people. According to police, the accident happened around 5:45 p.m. on Division Road near Marentette Avenue. Police stated that a Dodge Charger was traveling south on Division Road when it attempted to turn left onto... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 8, 2016 in Auto Accident News
OPP is currently investigating a number of accidents throughout southwestern Ontario over the weekend that left six people dead and another nine seriously injured. Two accidents occurred in Essex County. One person was transported to a Chatham hospital then airlifted to a hospital in London with life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a truck during... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on August 4, 2016 in Auto Accident News
Impaired driving has increased drastically in Essex County. According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), there has been a 37 percent increase in impaired driving since the beginning of the year versus 2015 statistics covering the same timeframe. An OPP representative says this high rate is unacceptable. In the past two weeks, there have been at... Read More
