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Renfrew Accident: Car Hits Transport Truck Carrying House, Personal Injuries for 4 people
Ontario Injury Lawyer, Ontario Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Paramedics had to airlift Carole Lemieux to an Ottawa hospital after a Renfrew accident yesterday Monday morning that left 4 people with serious personal injuries. Ontario Provincial Police reported that the Renfrew accident happened at the Phil Shrive Bridge, west of Highway 60 . A car slammed into a transport truck carrying a house. The vehicle struck the corner of the house, then was struck by a second car following it.The cause of the collision was under investigation. I hope to soon be able to report some better news about the 4 injured victims…
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa Pedestrian Accidents, Ottawa Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents on January 18th, 2011
Ottawa Pedestrian Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth…I wish everyone involved in these Ottawa accidents a full and speedy recovery from their personal injuries. A fourth pedestrian was rushed to an Ottawa hospital yesterday after being struck by a vehicle in central Ottawa.
The latest occurred at about 2:20 p.m. when a 77-year-old man was struck by a SUV at the intersection of Albert and Lyon Streets. He was treated for shoulder and ankle injuries and was transported to an Ottawa hospital.
About half an hour earlier, paramedics treated a female pedestrian for leg injuries after she was struck by a car at the intersection of Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue. The female patient was conscious when paramedics arrived and was sent to an Ottawa hospital in stable condition.
Two other pedestrians were rushed to an Ottawa hospital with serious personal injuries yesterday morning after two accidents occurred within minutes of each other on Bronson Avenue. A 27-year-old woman was struck by a minivan and treated for head and hip injuries at Bronson Avenue and Somerset Street at 9:23 a.m.
Paramedics say another call came in about three minutes later regarding a male pedestrian who was hit at Bronson Avenue and Brewer Way, near Carleton University. In that case, an accident between two vehicles apparently sent one car out of control. Sadly, a 24-year-old Carleton University student was struck and thrown about three metres.
Firefighters say the force of the initial Ottawa accident sent one of the vehicles off the road and into the pedestrian who was standing nearby. As soon as firefighters got to the scene, they started to treat and stabilize the patient who was slipping in and out of consciousness until paramedics arrived and took over. The man was treated for head, facial and leg injuries. He was transported to Ottawa where he was listed in serious but thankfully,stable condition.
A 49-year-old female driver of one of the vehicles was also treated for neck and back injuries. Ottawa police are investigating all four incidents.
Source: Ottawa Citizen
About Ottawa Pedestrian Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer has been dedicated to helping Ottawa and Ontario accident victims 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 pedestrian accident victims and their families because he knows how to make a difference in their lives at a particularly difficult and stressful time by obtaining maximum compensation for his personal injury clients and their families and releaving them of any stress he can by offering such things as free consultations and travelling to homes or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
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Osgoode Car Accident results in death and serious personal injuries: head injury and back injury, Ottawa lawyer
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, wrongful death on December 3rd, 2010
Ottawa Law Firms, Ottawa Car Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth..Sadly, one person is dead and several others suffered serious personal injury after a serious 3 car crash collision on Stagecoach Road in Osgoode, Ontario. The 31-year-old woman had no vital signs when emergency workers arrived and sadly was pronounced dead at the scene of the Ottawa car accident. Ottawa Paramedics treated four other adults and transported them to an Ottawa hospital to be treated 2 of the victims for serious personal inuries. The car accident occurred at about 8 a.m. this morning. Ottawa Police are continuing to gather evidence at the Ottawa accident scene. Stagecoach Road remains closed between Cabin and Snake Island Roads. My thoughts go out to all of the accident victims involved in this tragic accident. My condolences to the family and friends of Jennifer Sayer-Gaal and I wish her husband Aarom a full and sppedy recovery.
OTTAWA – When Diane Morin heard the sound of buckling metal from her home on Stagecoach Road on Friday morning, she knew there’d been a terrible crash.
She raced to the window and then outside, where she saw a woman sitting down on the lawn next to her Honda Civic, calling for help and for someone to please call her husband.
Morin raced back inside, getting a phone and blankets. A neighbour had already dialed 911.
After wrapping up the woman on the lawn to keep her warm she headed to a totalled white Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Inside the truck, she saw a man desperately trying to hold up the head of an unconscious woman in the passenger seat. The truck had been T-boned on the passenger side.
“He was with her and he kept saying, ‘Honey, talk to me. Talk to me.’ He was holding her.”
There was nothing he or Morin could do.
“I wrapped her in a blanket, too.”
The 31-year-old, Jennifer Sayer-Gaal, died at the scene, where firefighters and paramedics were unable to revive her.
As emergency responders tried to bring her back to life, her husband, who was badly injured, didn’t want to sit down.
“He just kept saying, ‘Take care of my wife, take care of my wife,’ and a paramedic said, ‘Well, you have to sit down.’”
He did, and asked Morin to hold his head until paramedics brought a neck brace.
The crash, which involved three vehicles, occurred at 8 a.m. on Stagecoach Road between Cabin Road and Snake Island Road in the city’s south end.
At the scene hours later, collisions investigator Const. Alain Boucher said the pickup truck had been heading south along Stagecoach when – for reasons unknown – it drifted into the northbound lane. The truck sideswiped a northbound Honda Civic, sending it and the woman inside into the ditch.
But the impact sent the truck into a spin, and it was T-boned by a northbound Toyota Sienna minivan.
The 32-year-old driver of the pickup truck – Sayer-Gaal’s husband, Aaron Gaal – was taken to hospital with serious head and back injuries. He was listed in serious but stable condition.
In the minivan, a 53-year-old woman in the passenger seat was treated for serious chest and back injuries, including fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung, said paramedic spokesman J.P. Trottier. She was also taken to hospital and listed in serious but stable condition. The 50-year-old man driving the minivan was treated for injuries to his back and one of his arms. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.
The lone 34-year-old woman travelling in the Civic was treated at the scene for minor injuries and didn’t need to be taken to hospital.
Stagecoach Road – about 30 kilometres south of downtown Ottawa, between Osgoode and Metcalfe – was closed for about five hours between Cabin and Snake Island roads and then reopened.
Check your car tires..Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth Ottawa Accident Lawyer..Wishing everyone out there a great and safe long weekend. Pleased rive, swim, bike, ride and boat safely !!!
According to Department of Transport Road Accident Statistics, the number of car accidents caused by weather and snow covered roads increase in winter by 267 percent. Obviously we can’t control the weather conditions but we can reduce car accident statistics considerably by replacing the tires according to the weather conditions. Many Ontario residents and those who live in colder areas, change their car tires prior to start of winter season and again in spring or summer. This is done for the sake of safety as the experienced car drivers know that the ambient temperature is directly related with their tires performance. The research also indicates that ambient temperatures below 7 degrees celcius potentially trigger hazardous driving conditions. Insurance companies statistics also support this view stating that the increase in car accident damage insurance claims increases drastically with the onset of colder weather. This is why it is extremely important to ensure you have tires that are in good condition. Test rides have proved that whenever temperatures go below 7ºC, tire rubber become hard and that results in less road grip. Fitting cold weather tires to our vehicles before winter season is the best solution to drive safely, even during the winter, rainy or snowing season, when temperatures are likely to go down below 7C. Cold weather tires provide better mileage while normal tires reduce the mileage up to 20 %. Cold weather tires contain more rubber that minimizes the hardening effect and gives extra grip in wet, cold or icy conditions. As a result, we get shorter breaking distances. Although it may be a hassle, spending a few minutes for tires replacement at the change of weather twice a year for the sake of safety is not only justified, it is essential. Even after adapting this practice, don’t forget to continually check the tires condition and pressure regularly.
Since 1999, David Hollingsworth has been an Ottawa personal injury lawyer working with Goldberg Stroud LLP, an Ottawa law firm of 50 years, helping accident victims and their families who have suffered a personal injury or loved ones of those who have suffered a wrongful death due to motor vehicle accidents and other accidents. David fights to get the maximum amount of compensation for his clients. He understands that you will likely never go through such a difficult time in your life again and you need help now. David Hollingsworth and his personal injury team are here to help. Free consultations and cases are taken on a contingency fee , which means you do not pay David until you get your money.
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Ottawa ATV Accident results in head and brain injury, lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Motorcycle Accidents, Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents on July 27th, 2010
Ottawa Accident Lawyer, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers, ATV accident ,Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…David Hollingsworth…My condolences go out to the Draper family…I am so sorry for the loss of your son, Jeffrey.
Ottawa police said the driver of an ATV is in hospital with serious head injury after his ATV crashed with a riding lawnmower early Sunday morning in West Carleton. The crashed happened at about 3:30 a.m. in the area of Mohrs Road and Kinburn Side Road. Police said the ATV rear-ended the lawnmower. The driver of the ATV, who police said was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the vehicle. The driver of the lawnmower was not injured.
Update: I am sad to report that Jeffrey Draper died the next day.
There are many summertime ATV accidents in Ontario. As an Ontario ATV driver, you may be entitled to accident benefits you are not recieving from your insurance company, even if you are at fault. Please make sure you not only drive safely, protect yourself with equipment and make sure you are properly licensed in the event of an accident. As an Ottawa and Ontario ATV and motorcycle accident lawyer, I caution all drivers to be safe out there. I have over 12 years of experience in Ontario motorcycle and ATV accidents and Ottawa ATV and motorcycle accidents. I understand your needs and can help with your personal injury claim and other ATV accident related issues. Call for a free consultation 613 978-9549 or visit www.ottawainjury.ca
What you don’t know about a brain injury, Ottawa Ontario Brain Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Ontario Brain Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyer Ottawa ..Serious Accidents often result in a brain or head injury. I have so many clients that suffer from a brain injury and feel that it is important that we all educte ourselves on this “invisible” personal injury. I found this article on the Brain Injury Association website and have shared parts of it with you. There are other related articles that can also be found there. ….Brain injuries are the number one killer and disabler of people under the age of 44 in Canada. It is estimated that approximately 1.3 million Canadians are living with an acquired brain injury (ABI), according to the Brain Injury Association of Canada. Speech-language pathologists (S-LPs), audiologists and supportive personnel, who are represented by the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA), have an important role to play in this area. Research indicates that 80 to 100 % of individuals with a brain injury will have some form of communication disorder. Treatment by these professionals is essential, as they “work to maximize communication and swallowing and, in turn, participation in daily life and activities. Speech-language pathologists are an integral part of the interdisciplinary team who treat the individual with an acquired brain injury. The cognitive communication deficits subsequent to an ABI can have a devastating impact on an individual’s ability to participate in daily activities and subsequently affect their quality of life. There may be implications on the individual’s ability to participate in daily communication and performing vocational activities,” adds Barnes.
Approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of brain injuries are diverse, as each individual with a brain injury will experience different challenges in speaking, swallowing, reading, listening or hearing. “Considerations must be given to the severity and type of brain injury, the individual’s pre-injury status and family and community supports that is available,” adds Barnes. “Approaches to treatment focus on the communication impairment secondary to the cognitive deficits as well as evaluating and treating any swallowing difficulties post injury.”
Simple recommendations to prevent a brain injury include wearing a helmet during sporting activities, preventing falls, avoiding alcohol and substance abuse, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and wearing your seatbelt.
Ontario Brain Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth has been helping Ontario brain injury victims get the help they need after a serious Ontario car accidnt. Due to his vast experience with brain injury and head injury victims, David understands the added pressure and stress associated with this “invisible” personal injury. David aggressively fights to get the maximum amount of compensation needed to ensure you are taken care of and that you are able to rebuild you life , as it was before the accident. David takes his cases on contingency , which means , you don’t pay him anything, until he gets you your money. Call for a free consultation 613-978-9549. For more information, visit www.ottawainjury.ca
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Watch out for Ontario Changes to Car Insurance.. Ottawa Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Accident Benefits Insurance Claims, Ottawa Resources on July 16th, 2010
Ottawa Ontario Insurance Claims Lawyer David Hollingsworth Ottawa Accident Lawyer, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth- ..I know I keep harping about the upcoming changes to Ontario car insurance, but I am concerned and want to make sure you have a clear picture of what is going on for Ontario drivers. It is important that you make an informed decision, when it comes to renewing your Ontario car insurance…
A serious personal injury claim is much more expensive than the cost of most vehicles. The most serious of personal injuries are not common, but could cost more than several vehicles. Personal injury is reported in 54 % of private passenger car (this includes motor vehicles) accidents covered by car insurance. Nearly 1/2 of those personal injuries are more than minor.
Insurance claims companies reported 71,803 personal injury claims for Ontario accident benefits among the 138,568 property damage and collision claims involving Ontario’s more than 6 million insured, private-passenger vehicles in 2009. What does this mean? Based on the figures Dominion reports, there would have been nearly 39,000 minor personal injuries, more than 30,000 more serious personal injuries and more than 5,500 of the most serious personal injuries. It’s important that drivers become more familiar with the Ontario personal injury coverage they now get with the mandatory portion of their car insurance, and what amounts they will soon have the option to buy.
Ontario Drivers renewing their car insurance after Sept. 1, 2010 may choose to buy $50,000 of medical and rehabilitation coverage, or pay extra to continue to have $100,000 over coverage for personal injuries that are neither minor nor catastrophic personal injury.
Ontario is the only province with privately delivered insurance that allows the purchase of additional coverage. It will still be possible to buy $1 million of medical coverage instead of either the $50,000 or $100,000 limit. No matter what amount of coverage you have now, or choose to buy later, there will be a $3,500 limit on coverage for treatment of most minor personal injuries starting Sept. 1.
Other coverages, such as for housekeeping and child care while you are injured, will become optional and at an additional cost. In my opinion, as an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer, if you can afford this, it is well worth it, when you need it most. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is expected to release its next quarterly report on the averages of approved rate changes sometime this month. Some time after that, Ontario insurance claim agents and brokers will be able to tell Ontario insurance policy holders about the sort of rate changes they are facing.
Many Ontario insurance caompnies have already begun publicizing these new changes and how they may “save” you money, when renewing your Ontario insurance; however keep in mind that the reduction you might face in payments, is minimal to the reduction you may face if ever you are involved in an Ontario car accident and have serious personal injuries. Remember, the personal injury coverage is far more important than the coverage on your vehicle.
Please pass this on to anyone in Ontario who walks, drives, bikes, or rides !It affects us all..
If you have any questions, or need more information, visit www.ottawainjury.ca I would be happy to answer any other questions you may have,
David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, serving Alexandria, Arnprior, Belleville, Brockville, Clarence Creek, Cornwall, Embrun, Gananogue, Hawkesbury, Kemptville, Kingston L’Orignal, Morrisburg, Napanee, North Gower, Pembroke, Perth, Peterborough, Picton, Prescott, Renfrew, Richmond, Russell, Smith Falls, and Tweed and all cities, communities, districts, municipalities, regions, towns, townships and villages in between.
Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth has successfully handled hundreds of Ontario accident cases and has extensive experience and knowledge of relevant issues involved. He has recovered millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of his personal injury clients. David has the experience and skill to present a successful accident case in order to obtain maximum compensation for his personal injury clients. David offers free consultations and will visit you in your home or hospital. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
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Ottawa River Parkway Accident results in serious personal injury: Ottawa Lawyer
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents on July 7th, 2010
Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth- Personal Injury Lawyers in Ottawa- I wish this young man and accident victim a full and speedy recovery. My thoughts are with him, his family and friends at these difficult and stressful times.
A 26 year old Ottawa man is in serious condition in hospital after a single-vehicle car accident on the Ottawa River Parkway near Woodroffe Ave early this morning. Ottawa Fire spokesman Marc Messier said the car was travelling westbound on the parkway just after 1 a.m. when the driver lost control east of Woodroffe Avenue. “The vehicle came to rest on the north embankment in a near-vertical position, with the roof against trees … The male driver was severely trapped,” Messier said. Paramedics treated the man at the scene. The man was in critical condition with severe head injury and chest injury. when transported to an Ottawa hospital. 4 emergency vehicles and 15 firefighters arrived at the scene. It took about 50 minutes for firefighters to get the man out of the car.
Source: The Ottawa Citizen
Since 1999, David Hollingsworth has been an Ottawa, Ontario personal injury lawyer, helping Ottawa accident victims and Ontario accident victims get the help they need following an accident. If you or a loved one has been involved in an Ottawa accident or an Ontario accident and have suffered serious personal injury or death you are likely entitled to compensation you are not receiving. Let David Hollingsworth, one of Ottawa’s best personal injury lawyers who is an experienced and highly qualified Ontario personal injury lawyer in Ottawa help for you. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for free consultations.
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Ottawa Accident June 26: Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyer for Eastern Ontario…I hope all 3 people involved in yesterday’s Ottawa accident will be ok. A head injury can be a life altering experience and wish the accident victims a full and hopefully quick recovery…
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Ottawa traffic at Montreal Road and Bathgate Drive was disrupted after an Ottawa car accident at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Ottawa Paramedics say the car crash caused one of the cars to flip on its roof trapping a 40-year-old woman inside. It took the Ottawa fire department more than 15 minutes to get her out. A 45-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man were in the other car and suffered serious head injury and are in an Ottawa hospital.
Throughout the last decade, David Hollingsworth has helped many accident victims with serious brain injury or head injury get their lives back on track after an accident.As one of the best Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer, David Hollingsworth has been helping Ottawa accident victims and Ontario accident victims get the help they need and are entitled to after an accident. If you or a loved one has been involved in an Ottawa accident or an Ontario accident and have suffered serious personal injury or even a wrongful death, you are likely entitled to compensation you are not receiving. Let an experienced and highly qualified Ontario personal injury lawyer in Ottawa fight for you. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for free consultations.
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