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Will a focus on dangerous driving reduce Ottawa accidents ? Lawyer David Hollingsworth hopes..
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Personal Injury Claims on January 28th, 2011
Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth – The Ottawa Police Services has released that drivers who are distracted with electronic hand-held devices such as a blackberry or making dangerous lane changes are coming under close scrutiny of the Ottawa’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) next month .
I was surprised to learn that between 2007 and 2009, driver distraction was either fully or partially the cause of 5,800 car accidents in Ottawa, Ontario. Regrettably, these car accidents resulted in 7 deaths and 1,952 personal injuries. Hhhhmmm…
Dangerous lane changes are also reported as a serious issue. In 2009 1,162 accidents that were reported in Ottawa were the direct result of dangerous lane changes. These accidents resulted in 142 personal injuries and one fatality. Again, these are disturbing statistics.
As an Otttawa car accident lawyer I meet daily with accident victims with very serious personal injuries resulting from car accidents. I fully support these initiatives and hope that we see fewer Ottawa car accidents as a result. Some situations are completely out of our control and others are. Be safe and drive carefully.
Source: The Ottawa Police Website
About Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth——————————————————
David Hollingsworth has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer specializing in personal injury representing motor vehicle accident victims since 1999. David practices with an established Ottawa law firm of more than 50 years of experience in representing accident victims, and helping personal injury accident victims get the maximum compensation they need at an incredibly difficult time. David offers free consultations, takes cases on contingency and travels to homes or hospital. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
mobile (613) 978-9549 (613) 237-4922 ext.203
Icy Ottawa Roads results in 35 Ottawa Car Accidents in the last 2 days: Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Spinal Cord Injury, Personal Injury Claims on December 29th, 2010
OTTAWA Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth— Numerous Ottawa accidents were reported across Ottawa yesterday on a night when roads throughout the region became icy. Consequently a man was sent to an Ottawa hospital with a serious head injury and leg injuries after a tow truck rollover on Hwy. 417, just west of Anderson Road, around 9:30 p.m. Ottawa Paramedics said the driver was thrown out and pinned beneath the tow truck after it rolled over several times. Fire crews extricated the man, who is in his 20s. Sixteen firefighters responded to the Ottawa accident. A head injury can be a life altering injury…I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
Another serious Ottawa car accident involved a single-vehicle rollover close to 10 p.m. on Hwy. 417 near Rockdale Road, resulted in two teenaged boys, both 17, being extricated from an SUV. Rescuers had to remove all four doors and the roof to remove the two from the vehicle. It took firefighters and paramedics a full hour to pull the two boys from the wreck, and as they were working, three more vehicles crashed as they made their way past the scene. This time, no one was hurt. The two boys both have head, neck and back injuries and went to an Ottawa hospital with serious but non-life-threatening personal injuries. I hope both boys are ok and their injuries are not life altering..
Meanwhile, earlier Tuesday, a 28-year-old woman was involved in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 416 near Hunt Club Road that left her with a serious spinal injury. Paramedics said the woman, who was travelling alone, could be paralysed.
OPP said that, in all, they responded to 23 Ottawa car accidents on Tuesday and another 12 Ottawa car accidents on Wednesday, all due to poor road conditions caused by the weather.
Police said that thankfully as of 8 a.m. this morning all major roads had been salted.
Source: the Ottawa Citizen
About Ottawa Injury Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer has been dedicated to helping Ottawa and Ontario accident victims since 1999. Due to his extensive experience and knowledge of relevant accident and personal injury issues, he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of his Ontario personal injury and accident victims. David is dedicated to obtaining maximum compensation for his personal injury clients. David offers free consultations and makes home visits or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
mobile (613) 978-9549 (613) 237-4922 ext.203
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Ottawa Pedestrian in Critical Condition, head injury and fractures
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents on December 3rd, 2010
Ottawa Lawyers, Law Firms in Ottawa Ontario— Sadly, for the second time in as many days, an Ottawa pedestrian has been struck while jaywalking across a busy Ottawa road. A man in his 30s was rushed to an Ottawa hospital in critical condition last after he was struck by a pickup truck while trying to cross Ottawa’s Vanier Parkway at Donald Street. The man was thrown 10 to 12 metres after being hit by the truck “at a high rate of speed”, according to Ottawa paramedics. He was unconscious when Ottawa paramedics arrived and was suffering from critical, life-threatening head injuries and multiple fractures to his legs. My thoughts are with this man. I hope he is ok and has a full and speedy recovery.
Ottawa police Sgt. Claude Mallet, said a man in his 50s was driving the pickup truck with his spouse in the passenger seat. They remained at the scene after the Ottawa collision. Mallet said no criminal charges were expected to be laid, but that an investigation was ongoing. An off-duty paramedic was the first to treat the victim until an on-duty crew arrived, paramedics said. Advanced care paramedics inserted a breathing tube that also protected his airway, then stabilized his fractures and transported him to The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus trauma centre “on the highest priority.”
The accident bears striking similarities to one that occurred the night before on Alta Vista Drive. In that incident, an 81-year-old man using a walker was struck by a van while crossing Alta Vista near Dale Street. Coincidentally, off-duty paramedics were also the first on scene, but the man died of his injuries soon after. The crash is still under investigation.
Ottawa-Please be careful out there.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————–About Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer, David Hollingsworth.
Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth is dedicated to helping Ottawa and Ontario car accident victims and their families since 1999. David has extensive experience and knowledge of Ontario accidents, pedestrian accidents and Ontario personal injury. David is dedicated to obtaining maximum compensation for Ontario personal injury clients by offering free consultations and making home visits or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca mobile (613) 978-9549 (613) 237-4922 ext.203
Ottawa personal injury lawyer supports Ottawa Police reducing Ottawa accidents
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Resources on November 2nd, 2010
As an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer, I meet daily with people who are suffering or whose loved ones are suffering due to an accident. I fully support this initiative if it can help reduce accidents and consequensly Ottawans suffering from personal injury. (Ottawa) – The City’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) is keeping a close eye in November on motorists who disregard reserved transit lanes, stop lights and travel the wrong way on roadways. In 2009, motorists’ improper use of reserved transit lanes caused 34 collisions – resulting in 11 injuries and one death. The fine for this infraction is $150. Driving the wrong way on a roadway is also a serious issue on Ottawa roads. Between 2007 and 2009, 76 collisions were caused by motorists driving the wrong way on roadways – resulting in 39 injuries, three of which were serious. Running red lights also made a large impact on 2009 traffic with 773 collisions reported. These collisions resulted in one death and 376 injuries – 18 of them life-threatening. Each month since 2004, STEP has been profiling and enforcing specific traffic safety priorities. These initiatives support larger Integrated Road Safety Program (IRSP) public awareness and enforcement campaigns. In 2003, two City departments – Public Works and Ottawa Public Health – and the Ottawa Police Service developed the IRSP to provide a comprehensive approach in promoting road safety. Ottawa residents have identified traffic safety as a top priority. The IRSP is committed to using available resources to make Ottawa roads safer for residents.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer is dedicated to helping Ottawa and Ontario accident victims and has been since 1999. Because his practice focuses on personal injury, he is able to keep abreast of all related Ontario personal injury cases, laws and regulations. David dedicates himself to helping accident victims and their families because he knows how to make a difference in their lives at a particularly difficult and stressful time. David is dedicated to obtaining maximum compensation for his personal injury clients and their families and releaving them of any stress he can. David offers free consultations and makes home or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
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Ottawa’s west end car accident- woman and baby taken to Ottawa hospital
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents on October 13th, 2010
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers, Ottawa Law Firms, Lawyers in Ottawa..David Hollingsworth… Thankfully the baby in this Ottawa accident is ok, and the mother of the baby and the driver of the other car were taken to an Ottawa hospital. The baby was also taken to an Ottawa hospital as a precaution.
The intersection of Meadowlands Drive and Merivale Road was closed yesterday morning after a 9:30 a.m. multi-vehicle collision. Ottawa paramedics said two vehicles involved were heavily damaged. A 74-year-old woman was found without vital signs but regained a pulse en route to hospital after aggressive resuscitation measures by paramedics and firefighters. Fire department spokesman Marc Messier said firefighters were performing CPR on the woman while paramedics were busy assisting other injured patients when they first arrived at the scene. One of the firefighters rode in the ambulance with paramedics once they took over her care. She was stabilized prior to arrival at an Ottawa hospital. Terri Huard was heading west on Meadowlands and was stopped at a red light at Merivale when she saw a white car begin to swerve. Huard thought the car was trying to do a U-turn until she noticed the elderly woman driving had her head down. The car hit a Purolator truck before hitting a van carrying a mother and her nine-month-old child. The front of the white car was demolished.
“Thank God we had a red light because we would have been killed,” she said. “She would have hit us head on.” A 34-year-old woman was treated for neck and arm pain, and that woman’s nine-month-old child was taken to an hospital thankfully, as a precaution. The driver of the Purolator vehicle involved in the accident rescued the child from the woman’s vehicle.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer is dedicated to helping Ottawa and Ontario accident victims and has been since 1999. Due to his extensive experience and knowledge of relevant accident and personal injury issues, he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of his personal injury clients. David is dedicated to obtaining maximum compensation for his personal injury clients. David offers free consultations and makes home visits or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
mobile (613) 978-9549 (613) 237-4922 ext.203
Common Injuries from Motorcycle accidents – Ottawa Accident Lawyers
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Motorcycle Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents on April 1st, 2010
Ottawa Accident Lawyer, Ottawa Motorcycle Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth-
The weather in Ottawa is expected to hit somewhere in the high 20s this long weekend. With the warm weather, many motorcycle enthusiasts will likely be hauling their motorcycle out of storage and hitting Ottawa roads. Motorcyclists are not as protected as those who drive cars and most accidents result in quite severe personal injury. As an Ontario personal injury lawyer in Ottawa, David Hollingsworth has helped many Ontario motorcycle accident victims get maximum compensation for the most common personal injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Common Personal Injuries from Motorcycle Accidents
Top Ottawa Personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth has dealt with a range of common injuries secondary to motorcycle accidents, which can include a personal injury-fracture, spinal cord injury, brain damage and concussion, nerve damage, emotional trauma, and pain and suffering. Basically, these accidents all have a common theme: you have been hurt and are entitled to maximum compensation for your personal injury.
Fractures are a common personal injury secondary to motorcycle accidents, which often throw victims from the motorcycle and can produce fractures and lacerations if bones break through the surface of the skin. This can also result in damage to tendons, joints and nerves.
Spinal cord injury are another very serious and common injury secondary to motorcycle accidents. They can occur if the vertebrae (or protected spinal cord that transmits nerve impulses from the brain to the rest of the body) suffers any injury. Severity depends on how much and what region of the spinal cord is damaged. Victims can become paralyzed from the neck down, or may lose some function in their legs, or any combination.
Brain damage and concussions can result from motorcycle accidents. Head trauma is common, causing a concussion or a traumatic brain injury that can dramatically reduce the victim’s overall quality of life and his or her ability to live independently. Often serious injuries can result in combinations of brain damage and concussion and spinal cord injury or some other serious issue – further aggravating your rehabilitation process and increasing the need to see a lawyer expert in your area of injury.
Nerve damage can occur when a motorcyclist lands on his or her arm, leg, or some other high nerve ending location of your body during an accident. The force of the impact can result in nerve damage and the loss of some or all function in the affected limb. Amputations may be required in any of the injuries depending on severity. There are methods of procuring compensation for such injuries.
Personal Injury-Disfigurement: Facial disfigurement can occur when drivers are not wearing protective face equipment. Trauma to the face can result in intense pain, and the driver with the disfigurement may go through painful and expensive plastic surgery or have scars fromhe motorcycle accident for life.
Emotional trauma such as pain and suffering is another devastating and common injury that can result from a motorcycle accident. Often, a physical injury has healed but the emotional scars still remain. These are what is known as emotional trauma or “pain and suffering” due to your accident. PTSD or “post traumatic stress disorder” is one among many forms of emotional trauma that can result from your injury.
As an Ontario motorcycle driver you do everything you can to prevent motorcycle accidents knowing that it can be dangerous. Even if you take every precaution, you may still end up with a personal injury from a motorcycle accident through no fault of your own. You may need compensation for medical needs, attendant care, housekeeping, and many other areas. David Hollingsworth is here to help.
If you are injured in an Ontario motorcycle accident you may need the help a highly skilled Ottawa, Ontario personal injury lawyer to help you maximize your insurance claim. Contact David Hollingsworth, Ottawa , Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer for a free consultation. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca or call 613 978-9549
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and accidents – Ottawa Personal Injury lawyer shares study..
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Brain Injury / Head Injury, Personal Injury Claims on February 17th, 2010
Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer – Ontario Brain Injury Lawyers -Ottawa Traumatic Brain Injury Study Shows Increase in Spirituality Following Brain Injury
Individuals who suffer a personal injury and brain injury are likely to have an increased feeling of spirituality due to damage or personal injury of the right parietal lobe, which is the cerebral area within the brain that determines an individual’s place in time and space, both emotionally and physically, according to the latest study from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The study focused on 26 individuals with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), but who were functioning within society as the ”walking wounded.” The study revealed that those who suffered personal injury from right parietal lobe damage felt more feelings of being lost or spaced out, which was the equivalent of measuring higher on the standard measure of spirituality test. The study also revealed that Contralateral Neglect Syndrome can cause those with a brain injury to retrieve “information from the contralateral side, but patients may not have a conscious awareness” of this and therefore feel dislocated from the world.
If you have been involved in an accident and suffer from a brain injury, you may need a personal injury law firm to help you get the help and support you need. As a highly experienced Ottawa brain injury lawyer, I have helped many Ottawa brain injury victims through some very difficult times and got them the finances and medical support they needed. As a brain injury victim you may have questions you want to ask an experienced Ottawa brain injury lawyer or Ontario brain injury lawyer and you are welcome to give me a call or email me directly. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information on a brain injury. Call for a free legal consultation with no obligation. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Chances are you need an Ottawa brain injury lawyer or Ontario brain injury lawyer and a brain injury lawsuit will likely result in the compensation and medical treatments you need. You owe it to yourself, you have been through enough.
-David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyers- Ontario Brain InjuryLawyer- Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer
Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer..Brain Injury (TBI) statistics
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Brain Injury / Head Injury, safety on January 23rd, 2010
Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer, David Hollingsworth shares statistics on Brain Injury in Canada
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The Startling Statistics:
An alarming annual rate of about 56,000 cases of Traumatic Brain Injury are recorded in Canada, with 36,000 of these cases leading to hospitalization, 9,000 to requiring long term rehabilitation, and in 2,500 cases, death. For those that survive, 6,000 will live with disability.
Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as TBI, has become the leading cause of death and disability in Canada for children and young adults (roughly 70% of survivors are between the ages of 18 and 28). It is tragic because children and young adults have the most to lose, with a lifetime ahead of them. Statistically, the greater half of all brain injuries are the result of motor-vehicle accidents, with the secondary causes within the realm of work related injuries, slip and falls, sports, illness, firearms and assaults. Males have double the risk of traumatic brain than females, and young men generally between 14 and 24 have the highest rate of injury. Children are also at risk when it comes to bicycle related brain injuries and death. Summer months are the more common seasons for such injuries, involving children 15 years old or younger.
While most victims of TBI will live a normal life span, survivors on average must go through a decade or so of rehabilitation services. Secondary to TBI, the risk for subsequent multiple personal injury increases, within the realm of two or three times greater than someone who has never experienced TBI. In the tragic circumstance of yet another or second personal injury, the potential for a third personal injury once again increases, this time to eight times the normal average. And so on.
Be Safe:
All this to say, please drive and be safe. A car accident or personal injury can happen in a split second and change your life forever. If you or a family member has suffered a seriously injury or a wrongful death, I, David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyer in Ottawa and my Ottawa personal injury team offer heartfelt support. We have the reputation, success rate and experience to obtain the highest compensation possible for you and your family. We can help answer your questions, help you obtain the highest quality medical care and relieve you of your stress as you’ve been through enough. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca or call 613 978-9549.
Snowmobile Accident? Ottawa Lawyer explains accident benefits…
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Accident Benefits Insurance Claims, Personal Injury Claims on January 17th, 2010
Ottawa personal injury attorneys: It seems as of late that there are in incredible number of snowmobile accidents in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario areas. These accidents are often resulting in death and serious injury. The area police and Ottawa personal injury accident attorneys are investigating the snowmobile crashes. “While snowmobiling is fun and exciting, it can also be dangerous and accidents can result in death or serious injury. Sadly, suffering a personal injury or losing a loved one to a snowmobile accident is not an uncommon winter accident in Ontario,” David Hollingsworth, an Ottawa Ontario personal injury attorney. Approximately 13,400 people end up in hospital emergency rooms for snowmobile related personal injury each year. Of those, sadly, about 110 people die from snowmobile accidents.
About David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Attorneys in Ottawa, Ontario:
For the past 12 years, the Ottawa Ontario personal injury attorneys, car accidents, slip and falls, brain injury, spinal cord injury, broken bones, attorneys at Goldberg Stroud LLP have represented all types of personal injury accident cases in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. David Hollingsworth has a very high success rate in fighting for justice and achieving lucrative settlements for his clients.
If you have suffer a personal injury or lost a loved one due to a snowmobile accident, you may be entitled to Accident Benefits from your automobile insurance. David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury attorney in Ottawa Ontario, helps Ontario accident victims who have been in a snowmobile accident get compensation they need to help them focus on their recovery. Call David Hollingsworth 613 978-9549 or visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. David offers free consultations and you do not pay until you get paid. He can help !
