Any accident can be a terrifying experience. When two vehicles collide while traveling at a fast speed, the impact is no doubt hard felt. Bus accidents are particularly dangerous events as they involve large vehicles that can do more damage. Tragically, a recent bus...
Bus accident takes another life
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Feb 14, 2013 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
Much too often recently residents of Connecticut have had to read about tragic bus accidents. The state of Connecticut alone experienced a number of bus collisions in 2012. As many Connecticut residents are aware, another tragic bus accident occurred very recently....
Remembering a tragic bus accident on its 40th anniversary
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Jan 2, 2013 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
As previous posts have indicated, there is often no type of accident more horrible than a bus crash, which has the potential to involve so many people. While in Connecticut, bus accidents do not occur that often, they do happen more than anyone would like. In the past...
Driver in deadly bus accident to face consequences
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Nov 13, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
Connecticut readers of this blog would probably agree there are few things more terrifying than being involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. In addition, the serious injury, medical expenses, and pain and suffering that often result from a crash can be life...
Bus accident in Connecticut involves four special needs students
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Oct 26, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
The thought of a crash involving a bus is an alarming one. An accident involving a bus can mean a large number of individuals are seriously injured. A bus accident involving children of special needs is even more concerning as these children are often particularly...
Car-school bus accident highlights need for special care
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Sep 21, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
School recently began across Connecticut. Hopefully we are all aware of that. In the morning, Connecticut drivers may find themselves behind slow moving school buses and driving past groups of young children lined up on the sidewalk ready to go to school. It's time to...
Casino bus crash comes after federal safety crackdown
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Jul 13, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
Last month, a post on this blog touched upon an unfortunate tour bus crash involving Connecticut casino visitors that occurred back in March 2011. As a result of that incident, which injured fifteen passengers, authorities cracked down on bus operations in the area to...
Investigators say driver fatigue caused fatal bus accident
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Jun 14, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
Car accidents which cause severe injuries and fatalities are tragic events. Bus accidents, where the vehicle has the propensity to carry many times more people than a car, can be catastrophic and heartbreaking. This is one way to describe a bus accident that occurred...
Automated system warns pedestrians when shuttle buses turn
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Apr 3, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
In March of last year, a shuttle bus driver struck and killed a young University of Connecticut student while the young man was walking in a crosswalk. Police say that while the bus driver was driving under the speed limit, he waved to another shuttle bus driver...
3 children critically injured, one killed, in school bus accident
On behalf of Jacobs & Dow, LLC | Feb 22, 2012 | Bus Accidents, Firm News
Parents like to think that their children will take the bus and arrive at school safe and sound. However, some parents had one of their worst nightmares come true last week when the school bus their children were riding on got into an accident with a dump truck. From...
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