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Roger Gene Bartug, a 22-year-old man, died in a Columbia, MD auto accident November 9, 2008 after he was thrown from the passenger seat of a Ford pickup truck, according to an article in the Baltimore Sun. Bartug was fatally injured in the single-vehicle collision.

Alenxander Randolph Camorali, the driver of the pickup reportedly fled the scene after crashing the truck into a tree. Bartug was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Camorali, 23, was arrested several hours after the accident and will most likely face hit-and-run charges. The fatal car crash occurred at the intersection of Harper’s Farm Road and Twin Rivers Road.

Auto accidents cause tremendous hardships to all involved. If you are an injured victim, you may be facing medical expenses, paying for costly medication and suffering loss of pay in addition. If you have lost a loved one in an auto accident, in addition to the pain and grief, you will be facing funeral expenses, hospital bills if applicable and loss of personal and financial support. A number of auto accidents may also involve hit-and-run drivers or drunk drivers.

Auto accident law in Maryland is complex. If you or someone you love has been critically injured in a Maryland auto accident, we urge you to seek the counsel of a Maryland personal injury lawyer who will investigate the case thoroughly and get you fair compensation for your injuries and loss. For more information on Maryland auto accident law, please refer to our website.

A mother and her 8-year-old son were killed in a Bel Air Bypass auto accident. Katherine S. Brady, 31 and 8-year-old Wilson Brady died while Stephen Brady, 32 who was driving their minivan and another child, 2-year-old Ian Brady were listed in serious condition. According to this news report in the Baltimore Sun, the head-on collision occurred when a Jeep Cherokee driven by 37-year-old Christopher Lentz swerved into oncoming traffic striking the Bradys’ Saturn Relay minivan head on. The minivan spun out of control and struck another Ford van behind it.

Bryan Kearchner, the 36-year-old driver of the Ford van is said to have suffered non life threatening injuries. Authorities have charged Lentz with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, according to this report. Police say Lentz was traveling at 75 mph at the time of the accident. They also say drugs used to treat narcotics addiction were found in Lentz’s vehicle.

If Lentz is found to be responsible for this accident, he may be held financially responsible for the grief and the loss he has caused the family of the deceased. With two individuals in the hospital with serious injuries, the family will be facing substantial medical expenses as well, which they could also potentially be compensated for.

Anyone involved in an auto accident, regardless of the circumstances behind the crash, would be well-advised to retain the services of an experienced Maryland auto accident attorney. For more information on auto accidents in Maryland, please refer to our website.

Baltimore County police have identified a man killed in a pedestrian accident on November 8, 2008 as 39-year-old John Walter Hartwick Jr. the Baltimore Sun reports. Officials say Hartwick was walking south in the 200 block of Eastern Boulevard near Volz Avenue when he was struck by an eastbound Jeep Liberty driven by a 60-year-old Chase woman. Hartwick was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The woman was reportedly uninjured.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 4,641 pedestrians were killed in 2004 as a result of traffic accidents and nearly 68,000 people were injured in pedestrian accidents in the United States. That means one pedestrian is killed every two hours in our country. The NHTSA statistics also reveal that alcohol was involved in nearly half of all fatal pedestrian accidents.

Maryland is no exception when it comes to negligent motorists or dangerous streets and intersections that increase the probability of pedestrian accidents occurring. Pedestrian accidents may occur for a variety of reasons. In some cases the pedestrian may be at fault. But in many instances, it is due to the carelessness or negligence of the driver. Maryland law requires motorists to stop at crosswalks and intersections and yield right-of-way to pedestrians. But that does not always happen.

If you or someone you know has been seriously injured in a Maryland pedestrian accident, please contact an experienced personal injury attorney in Maryland. Most firms offer a free consultation (as ours does). The right pedestrian accident attorney will help preserve your legal rights. For more information on pedestrian accidents, please refer to our website.

Kaitlyn Wilson, 17, was killed in a car versus dump truck collision in Jefferson, Maryland, on November 5, 2008, according to this Gazette news article. Kaitlyn was a passenger in a Honda Civic driven by another 17-year-old, who suffered serious injuries, but survived. Police say the girls were traveling north of Holter Road and the dump truck was heading east on Route 180 when they collided. People who saw the horrific accident say the teenagers were trapped inside, but firefighters quickly extricated them from the vehicle.

According to the article, criminal charges are pending against the 17-year-old driver who police say did not stop at a red light at Jefferson Pike (Route 180). The car then ended up colliding with a State Highway Administration dump truck that was traveling east on Route 180. The dump truck was on top of the front passenger side of the Civic and had crushed Kaitlyn. Both the occupants of the dump truck suffered only minor or non life threatening injuries. Officials also said speed and alcohol were not factors in this Maryland automobile crash.

When you are involved in an auto accident of any kind, it is essential that you take prompt measures to preserve evidence, investigate the accident in question, and have physicians or other witnesses thoroughly evaluate any injuries. If you have been a victim of a recent Washington DC automobile accident, do not hesitate to call upon personal injury attorneys who are skilled and experienced in motor vehicle accident cases to assess your situation and determine the best methods for you to obtain any compensation available for the damages you suffered.

If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a Maryland auto accident because of someone else’s negligence, please contact an experienced and knowledgeable personal injury attorney in Maryland as soon as possible. For more information on auto accidents, please consult our website.

Seven people were injured in a Howard County bus versus tractor trailer crash on southbound U. S. Route 1, according to this Associated Press news report. The crash occurred at Dorsey Road in Elkridge, officials said. The driver of the tractor trailer apparently attempted to make a wide turn into a gas station from the left lane and hit the Howard County transit bus in the process.

It is indeed fortunate that this serious truck crash did not result in catastrophic injuries or fatalities. Based solely on the facts presented in the AP Report, it appears that the driver of the tractor trailer may not have been paying attention to the bus as he made that turn into the gas station. If this turns out to be the case, the truck driver as well as the trucking company may be held responsible for the accident and injuries caused to the bus driver and passengers.

Police said the bus driver and six passengers including one child, were taken to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries. The driver of the big rig was reportedly uninjured. The truck driver has not been charged pending a police investigation.

Tractor trailer accidents can be devastating especially when they involve passenger vehicles. Tractor trailers can carry freight of up to 80,000 pounds, which makes these vehicles extremely large and heavy. These truck accidents in Maryland result in catastrophic injuries if not death, mostly to the occupants of the other vehicle. The occupants of the big rig are usually uninjured.

For more information on types of commercial truck accidents, please refer to our website.

The publishers of Law & Politics and Baltimore Magazine have named Maryland attorney Andrew D. Alpert among Maryland’s Super Lawyers® for 2009, an honor recognizing only five percent of lawyers in a given state or region.

A partner in the law firm of Meng & Alpert, LLC located in the Washington DC suburb of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Alpert concentrates his practice in the areas of DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. He was selected as a Maryland Super Lawyer® through a rigorous, multi-phased selection process that included a statewide search, peer recognition and nomination, credentials review and professional achievement. Final selection was based on a points system and peer evaluation by practice area.

“I am truly honored to be recognized by my peers and awarded the ‘Super Lawyer®’ designation in Maryland. Through creativity, artful legal argument, training and knowledge of science, police conduct and procedure, I have achieved superior results for clients. I work hard for my clients, and it shows!” says Alpert.

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