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 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 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
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Recently released research from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine has indicated that tougher driving laws that were introduced in Ontario in 2007, have had a significant and positive impact on auto accident fatality statistics. With fines reaching $10,000 for drivers that have been caught driving 50 km/h or more above the speed limit along... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 6, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Local authorities from the Ontario Provincial Police and the Tecumseh Fire Service have reported on a serious accident that took place at the County Road 8 and Walker Road intersection in Tecumseh on Thursday afternoon. According to the report, a silver Mazda sedan suffered a serious side impact smash, which resulted in the vehicle careening... Read More
Posted on behalf of Greg Monforton & Partners Injury Lawyers on June 4, 2014 in Auto Accident News
Authorities from Ontario Provincial Police have recently released details on a fatal car vs. pedestrian accident that took place on County Road 50 and involved a 16 year old Essex resident. According to reports, Mr. Andrew Gyorgy was pushing his dirt bike on the side of the road just near Gloucester Drive when he was... Read More
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Friday night, a tragic accident on County Road 50 led to the death of a 16-year-old pedestrian, now residents in the area and friends and families of the victim are calling for improved safety along the road. The roads shoulder is less than two feet wide and slips off into a field and then a... Read More
