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Ottawa personal Injury lawyer David Hollingsworth discusses recent Ontario motorcycle accident accident
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…As you may know I often am asked to appear on CTV to discuss issues that relate to Ottawa personal injury, Ontario personal injury, liability in Ontario, brain injury, spinal cord injury, Ottawa law firms, catastrophic injury claims, trauma injury, slip and fall insurance claims and liability issues. I recently uploaded some of the segments. Here is a video which discusses a recent case regarding a recent Ontario dirt bike accident and addresses a caller’s questions.They can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=d9TqWG0CdNU&context=C3071b40ADOEgsToPDskKdJ6MEdSUcGeAMhyKOKEss
If you have any questions that relate to Ottawa Personal Injury or Ontario Personal Injury and think you may need an Ontario lawyer in Ottawa, feel free to call me for a free consultation. Visitwww.ottawainjury.ca
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa injury lawyer representing Ottawa accident victims and the families of accident victims who have lost a loved one in an Ontario accident. 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 (613) 978-9549
Ottawa personal injury lawyer supporting Ontario pedestrian accident study.
As an Ottawa accident lawyer and Ontario personal injury lawyer, I am very pleased with the recent announcement that a new study into pedestrian deaths will be done by the Ontario Coroner’s Office. The Ontario pedestrian study is calling for Ontario residents to offer personal insight into pedestrian deaths. This brings relief to not only myself, but many families and friends who have lost a loved one in an Ontario pedestrain accident or whose loved ones have suffered serious injury such as a brain injury, spinal cord injury or broken bones. The study will hopefully reveal what many already know…we need to make our pathways safer. Some are calling for more protected, better marked pedestrian walkways on busy roadways. The Ottawa Police are also anticipating the study will help identify trends and predictors to the fatal Ottawa collisions.
Sadly, to date in 2011, 7 Ottawa pedestrians were killed in Ottawa accidents, the same number as in all of 2010. This is tragic! Not to mention that many other pedestrian accidents result in serious personal injury. The Ottawa pedestrain accident statistics are very disturbing. In 2010 there were 390 pedestrians who suffered serious personal injury in Ottawa accidents. The goal of the coroner’s probe is to identify common factors in the wrongful deaths and to make recommendations to avoid future pedestrian accidents in Ontario. The study aims to look at accident trends across Ontario, education needs, enforcement needs , engineering through cities and municipalities. The Ontario coroner’s office review will focus on deaths from 2010, with the report scheduled for release in spring 2012. In my opinion, as an Ottawa accident lawyer, this report can’t come soon enough !
The following are some statistics that relate to Ottawa pedestrain accidents:
2006 – 389, 2007 – 372, 2008 – 380, 2009 – 385, 2010 – 390
I know it goes without saying. Some accidents are out of our control. Please be extra cautious when walking on busy streets. Keep your head up, eyes open, but your phone away and focus on your surroundings. It may very well save a life.
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa injury lawyer representing Ottawa accident victims and the families of accident victims who have lost a loved one in an Ontario accident. 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 (613) 978-9549
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Ontario pedestrian accident study, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
What do I do at the scene of a motor vehicle accident ? What should I do after the motor vehicle accident ?
What do I do at the scene of a motor vehicle accident ?
DO:
- Remain at the scene of the accident.
- Call the police and advise of the nature of injuries suffered.
- Provide the following information: your name and address, your vehicle permit number, and the name and address of the owner of the car (if it is not your car).
- Get the names, address, phone number, vehicle permit number and insurance information from the other driver(s) involved.
- Get the names, address, and phone numbers of any witnesses.
- Write down anything anybody says about how the accident happened.
- Tell the police officer if you think another driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
DO NOT:
- Move the vehicles, or any debris, unless they are a potential hazard to other motorists; or
- Sign documents or discuss the accident with anyone but the police.
What should I do after the motor vehicle accident ?
DO
- When you get to the hospital or to your home, you should call your insurance agent immediately. If you do not have your own insurance you may be entitled under someone else’s policy or through the Ontario’s Superintendent of Insurance through the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund.
- Make an appointment with your family doctor or attend a walk-in clinic.
- Take photographs of any damage to your car, truck, bicycle or motorcycle.
- Contact a personal injury lawyer.
- If you have any visible injuries, take photographs of these injuries. Also take photographs of any damaged clothing or belongings.
- Contact your employer or school and advise them that you were in an accident.
- Consider your needs for specialized equipment and home modifications.
- Keep a detailed record of all medications taken, assistance received from family, friends or professionals, all rehabilitation or doctors’ appointments, progress or development in physical, psychological or mental injuries, and all out of pocket expenses including parking, wheel chair rental, ambulance bills etc..
- Comply with all requirements of the Accident Benefits.
- Let your personal injury lawyer assist in completing the Accident Benefits forms.
DO NOT
- Provide any statements to your insurance company until you have consulted with a personal injury lawyer.
About Ottawa Ontario Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth———————————————————————————— David Hollingsworth has been an Ottawa Ontario injury lawyer specializing in personal injury representing Ontario 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 compensation they need at an incredibly difficult time in their lives. David offers free consultations, takes cases on contingency and travels to homes or hospitals. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to email david@ottawainjury.ca
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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
Ottawa Car Accident Lawyers-
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.
Ottawa attorneys..seat belts, helmets, car seats and air bags = safety
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, safety on January 11th, 2010
Ottawa attorneys..David Hollingsworth reports on the importance of wearing seatbelts! The importance of wearing a seatbelt. It is so simple to buckle up..please do it !! It could save your life and the life an additional 5,000 lives annually!
Ottawa personal injury attorney David Hollingsworth is reminding Ottawa and Ontario motorists to wear their seat belts as it is one of the single most important safety devices to protect yourself and your loved ones and is among the most effective way to protect your loved ones. Seat belts, helmets, child car seats and air bags prevent thousands of traffic deaths each year.
The following suggestions are just some (and there are many , many more) steps that can protect you and your family and save your life….
Wearing a seat belt or a motorcycle helmet, bicycle helmet is a decision that can change your life.
“It only takes a split second to buckle up and it also only takes a few seconds to suddenly be in a car accident” said Hollingsworth, a well-respected personal injury lawyer of 12 years whose law firm handles Ontario car, pedestrian, ATV, snowmobile, motorcycle, truck accidents as well as Ottawa slip and fall accidents and accidents throughout eastern Ontario. “Wearing your seat belt or a helmet should not be a decision, it should be automatic and will change your life in the event a car accident or any accident.”
Seat Belt Statistics..Statistic show that seat belts saved approximately 15,147 lives between the ages of 5 and older in 2007 and child car seats saved 382 lives of children aged 4 and younger. Motorcycle helmets saved 1,784 lives, and air bags saved approximately 2,788 people. Sadly it is also estimated that 5,024 more lives could have been saved if all drivers and passengers had worn a seat belt. And another 800 lives could have been saved if all motorcyclists wore helmets. Traffic accidents and death are on the decline since the 1990s, even though the use of seat belts has steadily improved. In 2009, about 84 % of motorists wore seat belts. Did you know that a passenger who is wearing a seat belt in the front seat is 37 percent more likely to survive a potentially fatal crash than one who is not? Did you also know that drivers are 48 5 more likely to survive when buckled up?
Knowing that, it’s crazy not to buckle up and out your helmet on. Please buckle up and drive safety in 2010,” said Hollingsworth.
David Hollingsworth is an Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Attorney who has been obtaining fair compensation for Ottawa and eastern Ontario accident victims since 1997. David’s high success rate and excellent knowledge of personal injury law has made him one of the best Ottawa lawyers specializing in personal injury law and cases involving, car, truck, ATV, pedestrian, motorcycle, and slip and fall accidents. For a confidential free consultation contact David Hollingsworth, Ottawa attorneys by phone at (613) 978-9549 or visit our Ottawa law firm’s website at http://www.ottawainjury.ca
Tailgating- major cause of Ottawa car accidents, Ottawa lawyer reports..
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Resources, safety on January 8th, 2010
Ottawa Car Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth reports..
The Ottawa Police have a new year’s resolution to target tailgating and those who failto obey stop signs. For the month of Janueary, the city of Ottawa and Ottawa police, will focus on drivers who follow the vehicle ahead too closely and those who don’t stop properly at stop signs. Tailgating caused 4,716 rear-end collisions in 2007 — the most frequent type of crash accounting for one-third of Ottawa’s car accidents. These collisions resulted in 4 Ottawa wrongful deaths and 1,470 Ottawa personal injuries — 17 of them life-threatening. Meanwhile, drivers who failed to stop at stop signs caused close to 1,700 Ottawa car accidnts in 2007, resulting in 8 wrongful deaths and 588 personal injuries — 27 of them life-threatening.
It seems pretty simple to me. Keep your distance- it’s a very easy way to save lives and avoid personal injury.
-David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyer in Ottawa, Ottawa Law Firms Goldberg Stroud LLP
