Category: Car Accident

Man Arrested In Pedestrian Crash Fatality Case

May 25th, 2019 by SSF Lawyer Firm
You know that there are risks when you are in and around the roadway. Whether you are behind the wheel of your vehicle or walking through a parking lot, you could potentially be harmed by negligent drivers. Today, we want...

Startling Statistics For Distracted Driving

April 13th, 2019 by SSF Lawyer Firm
Having your own car makes a big social statement. It tells people that you can afford a car and insurance, which means you have a job that pays you enough to have a car. People can tell a lot about...

Trial in Car Accident That Killed a Family of Three

March 9th, 2019 by SSF Lawyer Firm
Family members of David Bianco, Kaylie Meininger, and their daughter Annika may finally get some closure after last week's trial against defendant Demetrius Coleman for the car accident that he caused in 2016 while being chased by a police officer....

Possibly Impaired Driver Causes A Fatality

February 16th, 2019 by SSF Lawyer Firm
We have learned that an accident that happened on February 7 on Franktown Road was caused by a possibly impaired driver. Allegheny County Police say that a 48-year-old man was traveling eastbound in his pickup truck when he crossed the...

Woman Arrested In Hit-And-Run Injury Incident

December 28th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
A woman from Penn Township was arrested last week after a hit-and-run incident that sent a man to the hospital. The man who was struck by Maria Ann Martini, 32, said that he was walking towards a restaurant when a...

Man Charged With Homicide In Vehicle Crash

December 14th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
We know that the last thing anyone at the Washington Health Clinic Outpatient Center expected was that a vehicle would come crashing through on a calm day last June. Unfortunately, that is what happened when Chad Spence, 43, was behind...

One Dead In Wrong-Way Crash

December 7th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
Last week a woman was killed in nearby Baldwin when her vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic. Police were called to the intersection of Streets Run Road and Whitehill Prospect Road on December 9 at around 8 p.m. When they arrived,...

Thanksgiving DUI Checkpoints Highlight Dangers

November 30th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
Each year for the holidays, state police set up checkpoints throughout the state, including right here in the Pittsburgh area. From Nov. 21-25, officers work to crack down on those who make the choice to drink and drive. This year...

Are Pittsburgh Drivers The Worst In The Nation?

November 16th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
We know that driving around this city can be tough, but that is what it is like in all major cities, right? Are Pittsburgh drivers worse than drivers anywhere else? Well, according to the Allstate 2018 Americans Best Drivers Report,...

Pittsburgh Councilwoman And Her Husband Recovering From Accident

November 9th, 2018 by SSF Lawyer Firm
It does not matter who you are, you run the risk of encountering reckless drivers when you hit the road. Pittsburgh Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith and her husband learned that last week when they were in an accident at Wabash Street...