Sometimes the harm done in accidents has nothing to do with a driver's abilities or behaviors. Poor road conditions can also contribute to Pennsylvania car accidents involving serious injuries and sometimes death. A road in the eastern part of the state was targeted...
Pa. siblings in unlicensed doctor medical malpractice probe
Luzerne County officials say a sister and brother are under investigation for fraud. The siblings may have posed as doctors to bilk an unnamed victim out of $20,000 for help with a medical malpractice determination. No charges were filed, although police confiscated...
Erie man will serve 3-10 years for DUI homicide
A plea deal by prosecutors, approved by an Erie County court, dismissed 11 charges against a defendant. Prosecuting attorneys wanted to make sure the admitted negligent driver was charged with the most severe crime and paid the highest penalty possible for causing a...
Discarded donor kidney highlights prevalence of medical errors
People in Pennsylvania and around the country were shocked to read that a donor's kidney -- removed from one sibling for transplant in another -- was carelessly tossed in the trash and rendered useless for surgery. Negligence may have caused the mix up, but who is to...
