A police trainee who was hurt on the job during a training drill exercise has filed a lawsuit against the City of Baltimore and Baltimore County. He was shot and suffered serious injuries. His condition was described as critical. The lawsuit seeks several million in damages. The plaintiff is a trainee who was hired by
Learn MoreA motor vehicle accident on the Jones Falls Expressway resulted in both a police officer and a tow truck driver who were attempting to assist being injured in a second subsequent accident. At approximately 6:15 p.m., the officer was engaged in an investigation of a single vehicle accident involving an SUV. That crash took place
Learn MoreA retired Baltimore fireman who was driving a waste collection truck suffered serious injuries when his vehicle was hit by a freight train. The train then swerved off the railroad tracks. The accident took place in the Baltimore suburb of Rosedale. After the motor vehicle accident, black smoke that was visible from a distance arose
Learn MoreA construction worker died after getting hurt on the job. His death occurred as a result of injuries suffered following the collapse of a section of a Westfield Montgomery shopping mall parking facility. The collapse sent a concrete block estimated at over 50,000 pounds hurtling down. A second construction worker was trapped under portions of
Learn MoreA 43-year-old male motorist alleged to have been drug intoxicated at the time of the incident has been charged with vehicular homicide, and other charges, from a car crash outside Baltimore’s City Hall that killed a pedestrian. Such car accidents involving drunk or drug impaired drivers frequently cause serious injuries and deaths of innocent persons.
Learn MoreThey survived combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. But all too many returning military veterans are meeting untimely deaths in fatal car accidents here at home. Statistics show that those coming back to the U.S. after serving in such theatres of war experience fatal car accidents at a rate that is a full 75 percent more
Learn MoreA family and neighborhood in Middle River, Maryland, are in mourning after a beloved 9-year-old girl was struck down and killed by a car while crossing the street. Car accidents that take the lives of pedestrians often include children or the elderly. In this incident, the parents assert that the child had carefully looked both
Learn MoreFor those drivers that think they have found a safe way to approach driving while texting, they might want to think again. Instead of manually text messaging on a phone, drivers might use a feature that allows them to speak the words, which will translate to text in the message. While this might seem like
Learn MoreWhen Baltimore residents are behind the wheel of a vehicle, they already have plenty to worry about. After all, negligent drivers can swoop in at any second and cause a motor vehicle accident. However, one woman was injured last year when she was stuck in traffic, but fellow motorists had nothing to do with it.
Learn MoreTwo years ago, a botched routine oral surgery grabbed headlines when it led to the wrongful death of a 17-year-old girl from Woodstock. Like many other teens in Maryland and around the nation, the girl had undergone a procedure to have her wisdom teeth removed. During the procedure, the girl was deprived of oxygen and
Learn MoreMistakes during childbirth can present life-altering consequences. Birth injuries, sometimes as a product of medical malpractice, can impair individuals for the rest of their lives. This has been seen with a 13-year-old girl from outside of Maryland state lines. The girl suffers from cerebral palsy, seizures and mental retardation. She was burdened with these conditions
Learn MoreDrivers must constantly be on the lookout for pedestrians. This vulnerable demographic can be seriously injured or even killed when snagged in a car accident. Part of keeping a watchful eye for pedestrians involves being conscious of them in areas where they are likely prevalent, such as near a school. A recent accident in Blair
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