We are sure that you heard about the Ride the Ducks accident on the Delaware River in July.  Accidents on the water, as with accidents on the road are NOT acts of God, they are caused by someone else’s carelessness or recklessness.  The attorneys for the families of the two Hungarian students killed in this [...]

  “Buckle up – It’s the Law”.  “Maintain Safe Speed”. “Arrive Alive”.  We have all read the neon road signs and heard the public service announcements but should not become numb to the message.  As we approach this heavily traveled Memorial Day Weekend, remember to practice safe and defensive driving in order to avoid the [...]

New Jersey is keen on reducing car accidents and car accident fatalities among teens, the group representing the largest number of drivers involved in New Jersey car accidents each year.  On May 1, 2010 Kyleigh’s Law went into effect in New Jersey.  The law, named for Kyleigh D’Alessio, a teen who was killed in a [...]

May has been declared Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).  This information is not only applicable to motorcyclists, but also motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.  We all are entitled to use Pennsylvania’s roadways and we should all know how to do so safely. For those of you who are avid riders [...]

Beginning May 3, 2010 those involved in a minor Philadelphia car accident (fender-bender) will no longer have to wait for police to arrive on the scene before filing a police accident report.  If damage to the vehicles is minimal and no one is injured, drivers themselves can collect the pertinent information and file the car [...]

  Attention Pennsylvania drivers:  It’s Work Zone Awareness Week (April 19 – April 23).  Though the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) encourages motorists to use caution and care when driving through work zones at all times, this week they hope to highlight the importance of safety toward workers and motorists alike.  In 2009, 4 highway [...]

Signs at New Jersey crosswalks will no longer read “Yield to Pedestrians within Crosswalk”.  Those signs now read “Stop for Pedestrians within Crosswalk”.  That is because on April 1, 2010 a new law went into effect in New Jersey requiring all motorists to come to a full stop at pedestrian crosswalks and remain stopped until [...]

Northampton Township resident Michael Hartman appears to have caused a fatal Bucks County, Pennsylvania car accident on September 20, 2009, which took the lives of both 7 year-old Seth Rawicz and Elizabeth Rawicz (Seth’s mother) of Bridgewater, New Jersey. In April 2010, he surrendered himself to Upper Makefield Township police. Mr. Hartman is currently free [...]

Heads up and eyes on the road!  We provide you with this warning as New Jersey moves a Bill through its legislature that would require police to report whether driver distraction was the cause or contributing factor to a NJ car accident.  The New Jersey State Assembly approved a bill on March 22, 2010 requiring [...]

If you or a loved one has been seriously bitten by a dangerous dog or other domestic animal, you may be hesitant to bring a claim against the animal’s owner.   Perhaps you are a dog owner?  Below is some information that you may find helpful. Pennsylvania does not impose absolute liability on a dog owner [...]

According to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, NJ sees an inordinate number of pedestrian-car accidents resulting in both death and serious personal injuries, as compared to other states. Many pedestrian safety programs are in place across the state, largely funded by the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety. In the first [...]

As drivers, how many of us really know what Pennsylvania traffic law requires of us when we come upon a pedestrian – either entering a crosswalk, at a traffic light, in a mall parking lot, or simply walking along the road? We at Saile & Saile LLP have noticed an increased number of pedestrian-car accidents [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has compiled the 2009 data that determines the number of car accident deaths on Pennsylvania‘s highways. We are happy to share with you the record breaking results. In 2009 the number of fatalities as a result of Pennsylvania car accidents was 1,256. This is remarkable because it is the [...]

Back in October 2009 we wrote about the death of Central Bucks High School junior, Alexandra Smolin. She was a victim of a Pennsylvania car accident. The car was driven by then Central Bucks student Jessica Atkins. Atkins was driving at excessive speed on Street Road in Warrington, PA, lost control of the car, and [...]

In October 2009 Toyota issued a recall for nearly 4 million of its Toyota and Lexus vehicles, model years 2004-2010, due to unintended acceleration caused by the gas pedal getting stuck under the floor mat. It was originally thought that the floor mats were faulty in that when the gas pedal was depressed it would [...]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an organization which has helped thousands of Pennsylvanians and their families recover from the often tragic loss caused by drunk driving accidents. MADD is here because “after the crash… there’s the impact.” It is because of this service that the Pennsylvania Association for Justice has awarded MADD with this [...]

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Last month, 67-year old Ellen Liedtka of Hamilton Township, NJ was reported missing by her family. The following day Mrs. Liedtka was discovered in her car on the New Jersey Turnpike. Unfortunately, she had been involved in a very serious accident with a truck on the NJ Turnpike. Mrs. Liedtka, driving in the left lane [...]

We invite you to take a look at the new additions and informative content on our personal injury website, www.pa-nj-injurylawyer.com . There are numerous dangerous roads and highways throughout Bucks County, Pennsylvania and neighboring Trenton, New Jersey, many of which we highlight, by town, in an effort to arm you with tools for defensive driving [...]

As we are all aware, the day before Thanksgiving through the end of the long weekend that follows is one of the busiest and most precarious times of the year on our nation’s roadways. More than 33 million of us across the country traveled 50 miles or more to visit friends and family for Thanksgiving [...]