Author: stapplaw

The summer season is the time of year when Pennsylvania residents enjoy the warm weather and soaking up the sun. Kids are generally out of school, college students are home on break, it’s prime weather for construction crews to chip away at their to-do list, and residents and tourists alike travel up and down the […]

Crumple zones are an important safety design that limit car accident injuries and reduce the number of vehicular fatalities. While a crushed crumple zone might make the aftermath of an accident look especially severe, it is more likely an indication that a vehicle performed as designed. Drivers and passengers alike are more likely to survive […]

Medical emergencies can happen to anyone at any time, especially while driving. Research shows that medical events account for 1.3% of all crashes. While this is a small percentage, collisions these motorists cause tend to be quite catastrophic. If you are involved in an accident with a driver who suffered a medical emergency, you may […]

Many of us have grown accustomed to sharing almost every aspect of our lives on social media. It therefore shouldn’t come as a surprise that you or someone else would want to tell others if you were involved in a Williamsport car crash. Although many people do it, some things just aren’t necessary or appropriate […]

You rely on your vehicle on a daily basis. Whether you’re commuting to work, dropping kids off at school, or bringing home groceries, you need a reliable vehicle to get through your day. A car accident changes all of that. Suddenly, you can no longer rely on your vehicle and instead must wait for it […]

On May 11th, 2022, representatives from more than 70 political activism groups met in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital, to sign a declaration calling for state legislation to return to in-person voting, with the exceptions noted in the election code before the implementation of Act 77. Act 77, enacted in 2019, allowed mail-in voting in the […]

Pennsylvania state law is clear—you cannot leave the scene of a motor vehicle accident without first completing certain actions as required by law. However, it can be difficult to think clearly and rationally after being involved in an accident. In the confusion immediately following a collision, some people might act in ways that they would […]

Most people who end up being struck in a car accident find themselves so much in shock about what occurred that they don’t know what to think or do after it happens. While many motorists think to check with the other driver, pedestrian, or cyclist to see if they’re hurt or call the police to […]

Commercial truck accidents involving giant transportation vehicles like big rigs, semis, and tractor- trailers are complicated. It may not be immediately obvious who is at fault after a truck accident. If you’ve been injured in a serious collision involving an 18-wheeler, you need to know that the negligent party will be held accountable for the […]

The thought of venturing outside the home evokes a sense of fear in many people. Why is that the case? While individuals are familiar with and can maintain a certain degree of quality control over their surroundings in their home or around their property, they lack it when out and about on others’ premises, or […]