End of Daylight Saving Time Could Mean Additional Maryland Accidents

  November 13, 2019  |   

Maryland residents experienced the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) over the weekend. While gaining an extra hour by turning back the clocks can be welcome, it can also result in more accidents. According to a recent article in The Southern Maryland Chronicle, darker drives home could lead to more collisions. Indeed, the Mid–Atlantic AAA… Read More

Drunk Driving Accidents During Brunch Hours in Maryland

  October 18, 2019  |   

Drunk driving accidents often result in debilitating and life-threatening internal injuries. While you might not expect it, intoxicated driving crashes happen at brunch more frequently than you may think. According to a recent analysis conducted by QuoteWizard, more than 10 percent of nationwide drunk driving crashes happen around brunch. To be sure, fatal drunk driving… Read More

Baltimore County Considers Rail Crossing Safety After Car Crash

  October 1, 2019  |   

Car accidents that cause life-threatening internal injuries happen too frequently at rail crossings in Baltimore County. Indeed, according to a report from NBC News, a car and train recently collided at a dangerous rail crossing. Reporting just after the collision indicated that the victim sustained life-threatening injuries. Although the car accident victim is expected to… Read More

Fatal Alcohol-Fueled Head-On Crash in Hughesville

  September 17, 2019  |   

Investigators believe that a likely alcohol-fueled head-on crash was caused by a man who was traveling the wrong way in Southern Maryland was probably impaired when he slammed into another vehicle, killing the driver. The accident occurred on Route 5 near the Huckleberry Drive exit. According to police and witnesses, 47-year-old Timothy Markin, of Silver… Read More

Poll Finds Support for Abolishing Contributory Negligence in Maryland

  August 22, 2019  |   

Maryland is just one of four states that still follow the common-law rule of contributory negligence. This means an accident victim cannot receive any compensation if a court finds they are even 1-percent at-fault for their injuries. So even if the defendant is 99 percent responsible, they walk away and have to pay nothing. In… Read More

Fourth Circuit Says DWI Accident Victim May Seek Criminal Restitution

  August 12, 2019  |   

Most people know they can file a personal injury lawsuit if they are injured in an accident. But in some cases, victims may also seek compensation through the criminal justice system. Federal judges can award “full and timely restitution” to a victim as part of a criminal sentence. In a July 26 decision, the U.S.… Read More

Fatal Alcohol-Fueled Head-On Crash in Hughesville

  June 27, 2019  |   

Investigators believe that a man who was traveling the wrong way in Southern Maryland was probably impaired when he slammed into another vehicle, killing the driver; in a head-on crash. The accident occurred on Route 5 near the Huckleberry Drive exit. According to police and witnesses, 47–year–old Timothy Markin, of Silver Spring, was on the… Read More

National Guard Soldier Killed in Rear-End Collision in Baltimore County

  April 8, 2019  |   

Baltimore County Police informed reporters that a Dinora Aracely Flores, a 33-year-old Staff Sergeant of the Maryland National Guard, was the victim of the deadly crash that occurred on the morning of Tuesday, April 2nd in Reisterstown, Maryland, just outside of Camp Fretterd. Preliminary information indicates that Sgt. Flores stopped and waited to make a… Read More