Pages On: Car Accidents
Car accidents are all too common. They are listed among the top causes of fatalities worldwide. Driving a car isn’t in itself very dangerous, however, when other drivers fail in their duty of care to you, they are considered liable, and you become entitled to compensation. As regulations in the UK have changed in this respect, we can only really help people who have been seriously injured in a car accident.
Woman killed in wrong-side-of-the-road accident
Posted: 1 March 2016
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Cumbrian woman, Kathleen Bellas, 54, from Shap was killed outright on 12 January by a foreign driver driving on the wrong side of the road. Carlisle Crown Court heard how Ms Bellas’ Ford Focus collided with a lorry in an early morning road crash, and 52-year-old Adam Rybicki admits that he was in the wrong. The collision took place on the A6. Mr Rybicki, who was uninjured by the collision, will face sentencing in March and has been remanded on bail on the condition that he stays at a Luton…
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Brain damage victim wins damages after car accident
Posted: 14 October 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries
A 24-year-old man from East London has been awarded damages after a car accident left him with life-changing injuries. Jack Mitchell had been studying to become an electrician when he was injured in a crash six years ago. It was heard that Mr Mitchell had been a front seat passenger when the driver, his friend, swerved to avoid a fox in March 2009. His lawyer described the crash as a “horrific collision”. Severe behavioural and personality difficulties The accident left Mr Mitchell with a number of injuries, including multiple fractures…
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Grieving mother suing Italian waterpark
Posted: 15 August 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Car Accidents, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
A mother is suing an Italian water park after breaking her back on a waterslide while on holiday to grieve her dead son. 45-year-old Karen Mitchener went on holiday with her family to Italy after losing her son five years ago in a car accident, aged 18. During their time in east Italy, they visited the Acquaparco Verde Azzurro water park in Marche, but the day ended when Ms Mitchener broke her back on one of the slides. Almost five years since the accident happened, Ms Mitchener says that she…
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Woman in legal dispute with BT after car accident
Posted: 28 May 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries
A woman is currently battling BT for personal injury compensation after her car became tangled in cables and pulled down a telegraph pole. 56-year-old Yvonne Battie had been driving home from her sister’s house when the accident happened in December 2012. It was heard that cables from a telegraph pole had snapped and become caught on the underside of Ms Battie’s car, pulling her car off the road and causing the pole to come down on top of her. The pole smashed her windscreen, missing her face by inches. Following…
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4 years for dangerous driver who killed schoolgirl and injured several others
Posted: 2 May 2015
Posted in: Car Accidents, Leg Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, School Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Robert Blackwell, 19, from Hayway Lane, Bampton, Oxfordshire, has been given a 4-year jail sentence after admitting dangerous driving resulting in the death of schoolgirl, Liberty Baker, 14, on 30 June. Blackwell’s car mounted the pavement, killing Liberty and injuring 2 of her friends as they walked to school in Witney, Oxfordshire. Blackwell admitted causing death by dangerous driving and inflicting serious injury by dangerous driving, and admitted to having smoked cannabis on the day before taking to the road. The incident took place in Curbridge Road and also involved Paul Cracknell…
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Car Accident Claims in Bristol – Get Injury Compensation
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
We don’t believe that people in Bristol should be prohibited from having access to justice because they don’t have the available funds to pay for a car crash solicitor**. Car accidents can leave people very vulnerable, and often out of work. That’s why we work on a no win, no fee* agreement, with our road traffic accident solicitors**, who are amongst the most friendly and understanding in the local area. If you are looking to make a car accident claim, our team can help you. In line with FCA Regulations,…
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Woman injured after being hit by police car
Posted: 30 November 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A woman that was hit by a police car that was responding to a 999 call has been left with “possibly life-threatening injuries”. The 33-year-old woman, who remains unnamed, was hit crossing a junction just outside the centre of Bristol city centre last night (Saturday 29 November). Police were responding to urgent reports concerning a man making threats with a knife when the accident happened. The accident happened around 10pm at the junction of Gloucester Road and Ninetree Hill. The woman is currently being treated at the Southmead Hospital in Bristol. A spokesperson from…
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£10m payout to brain damaged young footballer
Posted: 10 April 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A footballer with a promising future has been awarded £10million in compensation following a road traffic accident. 17-year-old Jack Farrugia had been a front seat passenger of a car when the driver lost control and collided with a stationary van. He had been wearing a seatbelt when the accident happened in November 2008, but was left with serious brain injuries and was in a coma for a month. Mr Farrugia had been studying for a diploma in sports performance and excellence at the time of the accident. It was said by…
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Network Rail found guilty following fatal accident
Posted: 26 February 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Network Rail and one of its employees have been found guilty of breaching Health and Safety at Work regulations following the death of a woman at a level crossing in Herefordshire. Jane Harding died after her car was struck by a train at Moreton-on-Lugg level crossing in January 2010. The accident happened after signalman Maund raised the crossing barriers too early after mistakenly thinking the train had already passed. It had not and struck the Hardings’ vehicle as it passed over the crossing. The prosecution told Birmingham Crown Court that…
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Young drivers at risk
Posted: 10 February 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Much has been written about the dangers created by young drivers on the roads, both to themselves and to other road users. A new piece of research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has highlighted that young drivers can be more likely to succumb to distractions while driving, and do not recognise the risks associated with driving at night or on country roads. ABI research The research found that 55% of young drivers are distracted while driving if they are carrying passengers, 45% of them find themselves distracted by…
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At work drivers taking deadly risks on roads
Posted: 9 January 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Recently published research has found that many people who drive for work are risking their own lives, and those of others, by texting, speeding and grooming behind the wheel. The results from a survey carried out by Brake and Direct Line show that: Nearly a third (31%) text while driving, compared to 28% of non-work drivers.Nearly one in six (17%) admit grooming while driving, compared with 14% of non-work drivers.More than a third (37%) admit driving while talking on a hands-free phone, compared with 24% of non-work drivers.More than half…
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