A pedestrian was critically injured after being hit by a car in Stamford on Sept. 17. The accident took place around 11:20 p.m. on the city's West Side. According to police, the 30-year-old victim was walking with a friend along Stillwater Avenue when the pedestrian...
Motorcycle crash in Connecticut kills 1
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 22, 2014 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
At around 10:10 a.m. on Sept. 14, a Connecticut motorcycle driver was killed in an accident. The other car involved in the crash was a 2013 Honda Civic driven by an 88-year-old woman. The accident occurred at the intersection of Church Hill Road and Quality Street in...
The perils of distracted driving
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 17, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
According to a guide from the Federal Communications Commission, cellphones can present great risks to the public when people use them while driving. According to various studies and statistics, there is an unequivocal relationship between distracted driving and...
Connecticut crossing guard hit by car
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 14, 2014 | Auto-Pedestrian Accidents, Firm News
An accident involving a driver in Hartford around 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 resulted in a school crossing guard being sent to a local hospital for treatment, according to a Hartford Police representative. Her condition was not disclosed in a news report updated on the...
Accident on Connecticut highway injures state trooper
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 12, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
A vehicle struck an on-duty trooper's cruiser in Middletown on September 5, and two people were injured in the collision. The Connecticut State Police trooper did not suffer serious injuries. The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and faced potential...
Woman killed in pedestrian accident
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 10, 2014 | Auto-Pedestrian Accidents, Firm News
A woman in Connecticut was killed in a pedestrian accident that took place on July 21. The fatal accident happened in Stamford while the victim was attempting to cross the road at a crosswalk near Hoyt Street and Summer Street. As a result of the accident, the female...
Many fatal auto accidents attributable to driver negligence
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 8, 2014 | Car Accidents, Firm News
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 320 fatalities resulted from auto accidents in Connecticut in 2010. 220 residents of the state died in car crashes the following year. The NHTSA's data reveals that many of those crashes could have been...
I-95 crash in construction zone leaves 1 dead
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 3, 2014 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
An Aug. 27 motor vehicle accident that took place in a construction zone on Interstate 95 has resulted in the death of one person and serious injuries for another. The accident occurred around 5:15 a.m. in New Haven near the Long Wharf Drive exit. A portion of I-95...
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