Tag: Fatal Accidents
Half of fatal accident drivers ingested alcohol or drugs
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, September 10, 2012. This news from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probably not that surprising but the extent of the problem is cause for concern. The NTSB says more than half of drivers involved in fatal motor…
Hobe Sound man’s family can sue fraternity for fatal wreck
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. A Hobe Sound family might finally receive justice thanks to a Connecticut court decision this month. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a Yale University fraternity can be sued for negligence in connection with a 2003…
Mother charged in connection with daughter’s fatal crash
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, October 1, 2012. A Navarre mother has to share some of the responsibility for her daughter's involvement in afatal automobile accident last May that killed a 77 year-old woman. Following a months-long investigation, the Florida Highway Patrol formally charged…
Record fine against Toyota a balance sheet rounding error
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has decided to play hardball with the Toyota Motor Corp. by slapping the company with a record fine for safety violations. The carmaker will pay $17.2 million for delaying a…
Outdated crash test dummies blamed for roadway deaths
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, December 24, 2012. We've all seen the videos: a minivan crashes against a black and yellow striped barrier, an airbag deploys, and a crash test dummy slides forward and buries its head in the safety device. A second later,…
