Category: Car Accident

Driver of Fatal Huntsville Accident Denies Claims

Huntsville car accident - Martinson & Beason, P.C.In May, our community was shaken by the death of a ten-year-old in a tragic car accident. A man, later identified as Gunner Joseph Scarano, was driving a black truck and travelling north on Bailey Cove Road when he hit three vehicles and a motorcycle. No injuries were reported from this accident. Scarano then continued to drive until he caused another accident at the Weatherly Road intersection. This accident involved four vehicles, injuring eight and killing ten-year-old Jaden Coppens.

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Distracted driving a bigger problem in U.S. than abroad

Distracted driving - Martinson & Beason, P.C.A recent study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that distracted driving and the resulting accidents are a larger problem in the United States than in Europe. The CDC analyzed information several surveys done in 2011, which examined the driving behavior of thousands of residents of Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.

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Settlement Reached in Athens Drunk Driving Car Accident

Huntsville car accident lawyer Morris Lilienthal represented our clients who were involved in a March 2010 car wreck. Our clients, a mother and her two young children, were proceeding through the intersection of US 72 and Interstate 65 in Athens, Alabama, at approximately 3:40 pm, when a drunk driver ran a red light and struck our client's vehicle. A detailed investigation of the automobile accident revealed that a witness to the wreck stopped the intoxicated driver from fleeing the scene before he was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

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Tragic Car Wreck on I-85 in Opelika Claims 3 Lives and Injures Others

A multi-car accident on Interstate 85 in Opelika (Lee County) has claimed 3 lives and seriously injured several others. According to a report by Stefanie Tiso, Irene Katherine Miller of Whaleyville, Maryland was pulling a U-haul trailer when she lost control of her vehicle and trailer causing her to cross the median and strike two vehicles that were headed southbound. Sadly, Steve Williams and Melinda Williams of West Point, Georgia were killed in the crash.

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Drunk Driving Car Accident Claims Life of Lauderdale County Resident

The car wreck happened on Highway 72 near Rogersville, Alabama. According to areport, James Thomas Campbell was tragically killed when his Chevrolet pickup truck was struck by a car being driven by Richard Ray Russell of Tuscumbia. Larree Campbell a passenger in James Campbell's truck was also injured in the wreck and taken to Huntsville Hospital. Richard Ray was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

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2 Huntsville area Motorcycle Accidents Claim One Life and Injure Another

The first motorcycle wreck occurred at the intersection of U.S. 72 and Epworth Drive in Huntsville. James Travens of Huntsville was fatally injured in the crash. A Huntsville Times report indicates this was a single bike accident. The second motorcycle accident occurred at Macedonia and Hemphill roads in Toney. The driver, Robert Wendt, of Ardmore, Tennessee was seriously injured when he laid his bike down on the roadway to prevent colliding with another bike.

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