Category Archives: Personal Injury
Intersection Crashes
Another family had to be notified that they’d lost a loved one in an intersection crash in Lusby, Maryland. This time the victim was 60-year-old Denise Chaconas-Brown, who’d been attempting a left turn when a collision with a southbound driver who suffered serious injuries of her own. It was one more avoidable tragedy occurring… Read More »
Car/Building Collisions
A Baltimore building literally crumbled, killing an innocent pedestrian, after the driver of a stolen vehicle smashed into it. In an unrelated incident, a bus that was avoiding a collision with another vehicle smashed into a building, leading to injuries for no less than sixteen people in Baltimore. How Common is This Sort of… Read More »
Misdiagnosis: The Human Cost
People go to the doctor with an ailment, hoping to find relief from symptoms that are troubling, even frightening. But all too often symptoms are misdiagnosed or diagnosed too late to save a patient’s life. Tragically, disability and death are the all-too-common result of an improper diagnosis. The Startling Facts It happens more than… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents
Over 6,600 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents across the country in 2020. 131 of those were right here in Maryland. Sadly, the trend is moving up year to year, with an increase of over 50 percent in the decade from 2010-2020. Alcohol Related Accidents While many factors play into any kind of accident,… Read More »
Civil Suits And Gun Violence
Dancing, pony rides, snow cones, food and drinks: it was to be a neighborhood party to remember. And remember it they will: two people were killed and 28 others hospitalized after a shooter took aim at people celebrating “Brooklyn Day” in the city of Baltimore. Roughly half of those injured were children. Who is… Read More »
17 Injured As Vehicle Runs Red Light
17 people were taken to an area hospital after an MTA bus was crashed into by a Lexus, ultimately landing in an apartment building in Baltimore. A dozen of the patients were not seriously injured, and another five required the Shock Trauma unit, though none had life-threatening issues. What caused the crash? Witnesses described… Read More »
Peloton Recalls Two Million
Peloton is back in the news, and that’s not a good thing. Previously the company was forced to recall exercise bikes because of a problem involving children and pets being pulled into the rotating mechanism resulting in injuries and deaths. Now new problems have forced a larger recall. What’s the Issue? Model PL01 has… Read More »
Changing Lanes Leads To Tragedy
When the driver of an Acura attempted a lane change in Woodlawn, Maryland, it brushed the corner of another vehicle in the adjacent lane. It could have ended up as just a fender-bender; it could have wound up with the drivers of both vehicles pulling to the side of the road and exchanging information… Read More »
Drunk Driving In Maryland
A drunk driver sped down I-97 in the wrong direction, leading to a five-car pile-up with multiple injuries and one fatality. Months earlier, a drunk driver made an improper left turn and killed the driver of an oncoming vehicle. Still another death occurred when a drunk driver crashed into a utility pole, killing the… Read More »
Another Dangerous TikTok Challenge
The news coming from the latest TikTok challenge is bad: another young life lost after experiencing seizures and spending almost a week on a ventilator. Unfortunately, doctors were unable to save the 13-year old, who’d participated in a TikTok challenge to consume large amounts of Benadryl in order to experience a high. Deepest Sympathies … Read More »
