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7/3/2010
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Carnage Mounts From MTA Crashes in Baltimore

Four injured when a bus ran out of control in the early morning hours of June 30, 2010, and hit a row of parked cars.

Nineteen injured -- 4 people in a car and 15 in the bus -- when the car ran a red light and slammed into the side of the bus on June 22, 2010.


The incidents would initially seem unrelated, but both accidents occurred in Baltimore, Maryland (MD). Both involved Maryland Transit Authority buses. Both point to driver inattention.

The more egregious incident seems to be the bus running into the parked cars -- eight of them! . The driver at the wheel of the MTA bus was reportedly asleep when the crash occurred.

Distracted driving and driving when one is too tired, sick or otherwise impaired to pay attention causes thousands of accidents each year. Among the deadliest of these are crashes caused by fatigued truck and bus drivers. While, fortunately, no Baltimoreans died in the recent MTA crashes, commuting in Baltimore during proved a dangerous proposition.

EJL

Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

Labels: accident asleep at the wheel Attorney Baltimore bus bus drivers car commuters Crash distracted driving drowsy driving fatigue injury John C. motor coach passengers red light


About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Viriginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have experience handling cases for victims of mass transit accidents such as airplane, train and bus crashes. In fact, our law firm published a free consumer safety guide on what to do if you are hurt in a plane wreck.

We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, Virginia but we're ready to come to you anywhere in VA including Suffolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Norfolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008, and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive.

Shapiro and Lewis have also been selected for inclusion in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, ours was the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA mass transit injury law firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can respond directly to you.

 

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