Eastern PA Crash Kills 2, Critically Injures 2
On May 4, a head-on collision in Eastern Pennsylvania killed two elderly women and critically injured two other people.
According to this Tribune Democrat article on, the two women were in a car heading south on Route 873 in North Whitehall Township, PA when an oncoming car veered into their lane and hit the vehicle.
The article said that the 74-year-old woman and 83-year-old woman of Slatington died as a result of injuries from the PA accident. Another passenger and the driver of the other car were taken to a nearby hospital, where both were listed in critical condition the night of the accident.
Police are still investigating the vehicle accident in Pennsylvania.
Every day throughout the country families are devastated when innocent loved ones die as the result of traffic accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there were 33,963 auto accident related fatalities in the United States in 2009.
The Philadelphia car injury lawyers at Cherry, Fieger, and Marciano, LLP have the experience and knowledge that are necessary to represent clients involved in even the most complex car accident cases. When preparing your case, our skilled team of attorneys will review all relevant facts to assist in determining which party was at fault and who should assume responsibilities. Some factors that may be of importance during this process may include road conditions, weather conditions, the condition of the vehicles involved (i.e., faulty or defective auto parts), and whether or not alcohol or drugs were involved.
If your vehicle sustained any damaged in the incident, repairs can be assessed by a body shop. Of course, your physical and emotional injuries associated with the PA car crash are of the utmost importance, and may result in compensation for pain and suffering, loss of future income, and loss of current income due to inability to perform job duties.
