Pennsylvania State Police at Reading are reporting that a driver who was reading the newspaper while driving rear ended the car in front of him in Jefferson Township late last month.
According to police, Ronald Gorey of Bethel was reading the paper when he rear ended a car driven by Mark Shirk, also of Bethel, on January 25, 2012. The crash occurred on Route 183 at Solly Lane. Mr. Shirk and Mr. Gorey’s two passengers were reportedly injured in the crash and taken to the hospital where all three were treated and released.
We wish all of the injured a full and fast recovery from any Pennsylvania accident injuries.

On Wednesday May 4, a 7 week old baby girl was hit by an SUV and critically injured. The accident occurred at the intersection of Aramingo Avenue and Westmoreland Street in the Port Richmond Section of Philadelphia.
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation released information regarding 2009 Pennsylvania accidents. According to the data, some degree of driver error is present in the majority of accidents. Typically, the driver error occurs in one of the following eight ways*:


Car Accident Attorney Disclaimer
Changes Coming for Pennsylvania Motorists in March 2012
Monday, November 21st, 2011female driver on a mobile phone from Crestock Creative Images
On November 9, after years of legislative negotiation and failed attempts to pass a distracted driving law, Governor Corbett signed a law that prohibits Pennsylvania drivers from texting and driving while a vehicle is moving.
As of March 8, 2012 the new Pennsylvania texting and driving law will be enforceable and drivers found to be texting and driving may be pulled over and fined. For purposes of the law, texting and driving is defined as reading, writing or sending a text based message or browsing the web on a wireless device.
The law makes texting and driving a primary offense and drivers may be pulled over even if they do not commit another offense. The cost of the fine is currently set at $50. However, motorists are urged to remember that the cost may be much higher if they cause an accident and hurt or kill someone because of their distracted driving.
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