Category: Blog Post

As summer progresses the injury and death toll from boating accidents continues to rise. There have now been 11 boating deaths this year with many more injured. In 2015 Maryland had a record 21 deaths, up from the typical 13 per year.  What are the factors that increase the number of fatalities...

As the weather warms and the tourist season blossoms, pedestrians are being seen once again on Ocean Highway, and on Main Streets in our towns and cities. Today in Ocean City a 67 year old Pennsylvania man was struck and killed while crossing 94th Street, apparently against a pedestrian signal.  He was...

Spring has finally sprung at the shore. The boardwalk has walkers and strollers once again as the weather warms up.  Both Ocean City and Salisbury open with their respective Restaurant Week beginning April 17 and April 11, and Springfest is right around the corner. In addition to Ocean City, Berlin St. Michaels and...

NHTSA (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration) just reported that traffic fatalities increased sharply in  2015 for the first time in years.  Fatalities have been slowly declining, more than 22 percent from 2000 to 2014 as reported to NHTSA. Is cheaper gas the reason for the increase?  Apparently, there has been a...

Distracted driving occurs when a driver diverts his or her attention from the act of driving to focus on other types of activities.  The diversion can be texting, using hand held and hands free systems, and can also be merely talking to a passenger, changing the radio, eating and adjusting the temperature...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through its Administrator Mark Rosekind today announced that it would support but not require three point seat belts in school buses. The hope is that school bus makers will now install seat belts in their new buses. This is a new position for NHTSA. It...

A close friend of mine was in an accident this past weekend and it brings to mind many common issues that arise because of any accident.  This collision happened in Delaware which has different motor vehicle insurance laws than Maryland but the concepts are the same.  My friend came to a stop...

I have opened the Ocean Pines office near the south entrance to Ocean Pines, and will work there most Fridays and by appointment. There are several lawyers with offices nearby who specialize in the areas of real estate law, elder law and criminal defense.  Since I limit my practice to personal injury...

NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL The NSC, a nonprofit organization created by Congress to promote safety, announced that traffic deaths are up 14% for the first half of 2015. Nearly 19,000 people have died in motor vehicle related accidents and the increase began in 2014. If this continues then traffic deaths...

There are typically a rash of motorcycle accidents beginning in the Spring and lasting through the Fall as motorcycle owners clean, polish and ride their motorcycles.  Accidents can be single vehicle incidents where the driver of the motorcycle fails to negotiate a turn or multiple vehicle accidents where a car or truck...