Police officers from 15 different law enforcement agencies across Connecticut were tasked with motorcycle accident reconstruction training. According to The Record-Journal, the training was timed just at the start of motorcycle accident season. Federal accident statistics reveal 1 in 10 traffic fatalities involves a motorcycle, and motorcycle riders are 16 times more likely to be...
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Boston Bicycle Accident Spurs Truck Side Guard Bills
A "ghost bike" was for months positioned on Commonwealth Avenue, near the St. Paul Street intersection. That's where 23-year-old photojournalism graduate student Christopher Weigl lost his life in a 2012 Boston bicycle accident after he was struck by a truck. The spray-painted white bicycle, locked to a street sign near the site of the fatal...
Read MoreCar Accident Concerns Fuel Mass. Officials' Marijuana Reticence
A marijuana legalization group has launched an effort to legalize the drug for recreational purposes in Massachusetts. But the governor, attorney general and other officials have refused to back the proposed ballot question, in part because of concerns the Commonwealth could see an uptick in car accidents. A recent Report of the Special Senate Committee...
Read MoreMassachusetts Car Accidents Too Often Caused By Distracted Drivers
Every day in the U.S., 8 people are killed and another 1,160 are injured in car accidents caused by distracted drivers. In 2013, that amounted to 3,170 deaths and 431,000 injuries, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Law enforcement officials across Massachusetts sought to tackle this issue last month - April was...
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Massachusetts Auto Insurance Coverage
Make sure you're covered in the event of an accident Many motorists wrongly assume that if they're involved in a car accident, insurance will pick up the bill. That's why you have insurance, after all. Unfortunately, the reality is quite a bit more complex. Different aspects of your insurance policy cover different types of losses...
Read MoreRish v. Simao – Injuries in Low-Impact Car Accidents
Auto insurance companies routinely exploit the myth that "low-impact car accidents" - those that occur at less than 10 mph - cannot result in injuries. Adjusters will point to the speed of vehicles involved. They will highlight the minimal damage to the cars. They will note the lack of skid marks or the fact that...
Read MoreBagley v. Bagley – Woman Sues Herself in Husband’s Auto Accident Death
It is not unusual in many car accident lawsuits for the defendant to be someone with whom the plaintiff is close. In some cases, the defendant is even a household member - a spouse, a parent or grandparent. The point in these injury cases is not necessarily to collect damages directly from that individual (though...
Read MoreDefective Vehicle Can Turn Survivable Accident Deadly
There were more than 100 million vehicle recalls in the U.S. between January 2014 and May 2015 - including two of the largest vehicle recalls in history, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At the Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone & Morelli, our Hartford car accident attorneys know that a defective...
Read MoreSocial Media Posts Used in Personal Injury Trials
A smiley-face emoticon. A picture of you grinning with grandma. A sizable friend list. These are all common and seemingly innocuous elements we might find everyday on anyone's social media account. However, as the Hartford personal injury lawyers at The Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone & Morelli know, social media is increasingly being tapped...
Read MoreGores v. Miller - Use Caution Inking Car Accident Settlements
The majority of Hartford car accident injury claims end in settlement - most of those well before trial. What's more, a substantial number of injury claims are resolved in settlements before an injured person even has to file a lawsuit. That said, claimants must be cautious when entering a crash settlement agreement. Particularly if the...
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