Auto Accident News Blog

Windsor man faces attempted murder charge after allegedly trying to run down wife

A 28-year-old Windsor man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he got into a fiery argument just after midnight Sunday with his common-law wife, assaulted her and tried to run her down, slamming his pickup truck into a Hickory Road home in the process. The man, whose name police did not release... Read More

Investigation Continues in Pedestrian Accident that Caused Internal Injury, Broken Legs, Shock

Windsor police investigate the scene of a single motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and Elliott Street Sunday morning. Two pedestrians were struck by the vehicle and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (DAX MELMER/ The Windsor Star) A mother and daughter remained in hospital with serious injuries Monday after... Read More

Bad Road Conditions, Congestion Factors in Windsor Streets on Ontario’s Worst Roads List

The Canadian Automobile Association released its annual worst roads in Ontario list Tuesday and local motorists selected the Ambassador Bridge as the road to avoid in Windsor. The bridge wasn’t singled out for road conditions after having all of its lanes replaced by a $25-million US re-decking project, but was instead fingered for congestion problems.... Read More

Arrest Made in Fatal Car Crash, One Victim Left with Serious Personal Injury, One Suffered Wrongful Death

A 38-year-old Bright, Ont. man is in custody after a car crash that claimed the life of one person and left another with critical injuries. Around 10 p.m. Saturday, Oxford OPP were called to Douro Street and Elizabeth Street in Plattsville after a pickup truck and a vehicle slammed into each other. A male driver... Read More

Mother Carrying Newborn Struck By Car in Devonshire Mall Parking Lot

On Thursday, May 30th a mother and her child were walking in the Sears parking lot of the Devonshire Mall in Windsor when they were struck by a car. Although these injuries were non-life threatening, they were transported in an ambulance to a nearby hospital. No details about the driver have been released. Of course,... Read More

Client Angie Williams Seeks Damages in Auto Deaths of Children

Angie Williams, a St. Joachim woman, lost her two youngest children in a horrific auto-train accident June 10, 2012. Her husband, Andrew Williams, was driving the family’s 2000 Dodge Caravan on Strong Road in Lakeshore, carrying the family’s 4 children, Jasmyn, who was 1 1/2 at the time, Brooklyn, 3, Dryden, 4 and Wynter, 6,... Read More

Amherstburg Man Charged With Drunk Driving Following Fiery Crash

An Amherstburg man is being charged for drunk driving after causing a fiery crash which resulted in his passenger going to the hospital with serious injuries. The man is being charged for operating his car while having a blood alcohol content of over 80 milligrams, and causing harm to another individual. Police indicated that the... Read More

Auto Insurance Rates to Drop 15 Percent

Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa has announced that Thursday’s budget will propose a 15 per cent cut in auto insurance premiums. It is also unclear when drivers will start seeing their rates drop, Sousa acknowledged Tuesday.  “My proposal would be to maintain some flexibility, so that we can achieve those targets as quickly as possible,”... Read More

Windsor Family Hires Greg Monforton and Partners to Investigate I-75 Pileup

Greg Monforton and Partners will be representing a Windsor area family whose children were killed in a 43 car pileup on Interstate 75 in Detroit in January. They are asking that any witnesses come forward to help determine if there were any negligent actions that took place to cause the car accident. “At this stage... Read More