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Top Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents in Philadelphia

Jul 30, 2026

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Thomas Sacchetta

Philadelphia’s worst crashes aren’t spread evenly across the city. They cluster on a small share of streets, especially along what the city calls its High Injury Network. Speed, aggressive driving, and dangerous turning movements combine there to produce the most severe outcomes. The city’s Vision Zero initiative reports that this network covers just 12% of…

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Top Causes of Motor Vehicle Accidents in Philadelphia

Jul 30, 2026

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Thomas Sacchetta

Philadelphia’s worst crashes aren’t spread evenly across the city. They cluster on a small share of streets, especially along what the city calls its High Injury Network. Speed, aggressive driving, and dangerous turning movements combine there to produce the most severe outcomes. The city’s Vision Zero initiative reports that this network covers just 12% of…

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Duty of Care Breach During a Pandemic

Apr 5, 2021

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Thomas Sacchetta

When most of us need to go to a hospital, we are not thinking that the doctors and nurses working there could exacerbate our injury or illness. However, this happens…

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What Are Punitive Damages?

Dec 3, 2020

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Gerald Baldino

Sometimes people like you are injured in an accident where the behavior of the responsible party was so egregious and so utterly lacking in concern for the safety of others…

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Highway Construction Work Zone Accidents

Nov 19, 2020

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Thomas Sacchetta

Working in highway construction zones in Pennsylvania is no joke. According to data compiled by The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pennsylvania ranked as the third-deadliest state…

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Waiving Your Rights in a Personal Injury Case

Nov 2, 2020

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Gerald Baldino

Everyone has been in this situation before: You are asked to sign some forms, including a waiver of liability, before you are able to take part in some sort of…

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Birth Injury Risks Related to COVID-19

Oct 19, 2020

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Thomas Sacchetta

As we learn more about the COVID-19 disease and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes it, more ways in which it can attack the human body are being discovered. It now…

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Types and Causes of Large Truck Accidents

Jul 15, 2020

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Gerald Baldino

In 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported that there were 7,336 large trucks involved in traffic accidents, and 118 people were killed in Pennsylvania that year alone. Because large…

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Staying Safe on Someone Else’s Property

Jul 6, 2020

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Thomas Sacchetta

Imagine you are visiting a friend’s house and step off the deck — not realizing that there are a few feet between the deck and the ground below — and…

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Common Cycling Accidents

Jun 25, 2020

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Gerald Baldino

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 738 cyclists killed in the US in 2017. Lacking the protection of a vehicle, cyclists tend to sustain worse…

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Nursing Home Neglect During a Pandemic

Jun 17, 2020

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Thomas Sacchetta

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, nursing homes and other assisted living facilities have found themselves on the front lines. While the over 153,000 cases…

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