The mother of Haines Holloway-Lilliston is suing the city of Baltimore and Police Officer Timothy Everett Beall for Maryland wrongful death. Holloway-Lilliston died last year in a Baltimore motorcycle accident that occurred during a high-speed police chase. Now, Connie Holloway-Johnson is seeking $40 million. Holloway-Johnson believes that her son’s death…
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Johns Hopkins University Student Who Sustained Maryland Brain Injury in Baltimore Bicycle Accident is Not Expected to Recover
According to an email from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Engineering Dean Nicholas Jane, 20-year-old student Nathan Krasnopoler is not expected to recover from his brain injury that he sustained when he was injured in a Baltimore bicycle accident on University Parkway last month. Krasnopoler has been in a coma…
Preventing Maryland Car Crashes: State Senate Approves Ban on Reading Text Messages While Driving
Two years after Maryland lawmakers banned drivers from writing text messages while operating a motor vehicle, the state Senate gave its final approval to a bill banning the reading of texts while driving. Considering that, according to the National Safety Council, 28% of traffic crashes now involve drivers that were…
The Fight Against Distracted Driving: Baltimore County Lawmaker Pushes for Tougher Cell Phone Driving Law
According to Maryland lawmaker James Malone, the state’s law regarding handheld cell phones while driving is not tough enough. Delegate Malone, a Democrat from Baltimore County, is supporting a bill that would make using a handheld cell phone while operating a motor vehicle a primary offense. Hopefully, such a bill…
$3.1M Prince George’s County, Maryland Car Accident Verdict Awarded to a Woman Injured in a Collision with an Undercover Cop
A Maryland jury has awarded $3.1 million to Carlisa Kent, who was injured in a 2008 Calvert County car accident involving an off-duty Prince George’s County undercover narcotics cop. Kent, 45, claimed she was injured when the county-leased car driven by Robert Edward Lee crossed the centerline, after accidentally rear-ending…
Looking for Ways to Decrease the Number of Maryland Car Crashes Caused by Drunk Drivers
Our Baltimore personal injury lawyers represent many people that have been hurt in Maryland car crashes because a driver was drunk. It is unfortunate that despite laws that make it illegal for people to drive while intoxicated, and all the efforts to educate people about the dangers of drunk driving,…
Owing Mills, Maryland Car Accidents Can Cause Hard to Detect Soft Tissue Injuries
Involvement in a Maryland car crash can lead to all sorts of painful injuries, including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, broken bones, and organ damage. Another common injury that occurs, but can be hard to detect at first, is soft tissue injuries. The soft tissue is generally the area…
Man and His 6-Year-Old Son Killed in Maryland Car Accident
Kent Island residents Joseph Michael “Mike” Hein and his 6-year-old son Mikey have died from injuries they sustained during a Bowie, Maryland car accident on Route 5. Hein, 52, and his son were reportedly riding their 2002 Hyundai Accent on Friday evening when they crashed into a 2004 Cadillac SRX…
Carroll County Car Accident Death Caused by Tire that Came Off Truck
A woman was killed in a Carroll County auto accident on Tuesday evening when her vehicle was struck by a tire that came off a Chevrolet Silverado truck. Elisabeth Catherine Osorio died at the Westminster, Maryland traffic crash site on Route 30. Maryland State Police say that the rear tire…
72-Year-Old Hagerstown Woman Dies from Maryland Car Accident on Interstate 70
Olga Liselotte Melton, a 72-year-old Hagerstown woman, was killed in a Maryland traffic crash on Saturday night on Interstate 70. Melton was riding in the front seat of a car driven by Helmut John Frick when their vehicle struck an unattended auto at around 11:19 pm. Also on Saturday, 25-year-old…