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Toronto lawyers explain common causes and available compensation Some of the most serious and most common car accident injuries involve trauma to the face. One recent study found that 51 percent of people injured in a car crash sustain some type of facial injury. The study was conducted by surgeons at a medical college and...

A Toronto man is accused of driving under the influence when he allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in late August 2021 and then drove off with the victim still lying in the road, according to Global News Canada. The crash happened on a Thursday around 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of Toronto's York and...

Toronto lawyers explain why fatal crashes increased in the province Even though there were fewer vehicles on the road last year in Ontario, the number of car accident fatalities reached “historic highs” in 2020, according to crash statistics collected by provincial police and reported by the CBC. Overall, motor vehicle fatalities increased by 22% in...

Negligent drivers put all of us at risk on the road. There are many dangerous behaviours drivers engage in that can lead to car accidents that leave people with serious and sometimes fatal injuries. Police said that a June crash in Pickering that left one man dead may have involved two such behaviours. According to...

A fatal truck crash in Toronto involving a retired teacher on a bicycle and the driver of a cement truck has put into the spotlight once again the longstanding problems within the trucking industry. Retired Thorncliffe Park teacher John Offutt, 59, was killed while cycling on Royal York Road on Nov. 20. According to police,...

The 40-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Winnipeg who caused a horrific chain-reaction crash on Highway 400 in Toronto where four people died has been found guilty of criminal negligence causing death — putting into focus yet again how trucker negligence can have fatal consequences for others on the road. Justice Michael Code found Sarbjit Singh Matharu...

Experienced Toronto lawyers explain how the process works in Ontario Determining who was at fault in a car accident might seem straightforward, especially if one driver clearly did something wrong to cause the crash. Collision investigations turn out to be much more complicated than many people expect, however, because determining fault in a crash often...

  Being involved in a car accident can leave crash victims shaken up, frustrated and unsure where to turn. You're aware that significant damage was inflicted on your car and you need medical treatment. Yet, you're not entirely sure who will pay for it. That's because you were either at fault or partially at fault...

After a car accident, you likely have many questions about the settlement process. Negotiations can go on for a long time. There's a good reason for that: we have to take many factors into account, and some of those factors aren't immediately obvious after the crash. Here's what you need to know about how car...

  A car accident can happen in moments, but the effects can last a lifetime. You may be unable to work and lose income. You may need medical treatment for months or years after your crash. Who pays for those losses? How can you be made financially whole again? How you get compensated depends on...