Greg Prosmushkin's Injury and Accident Blogs
The FDA has said that a salmonella outbreak related to a tahini spread seems to be over, but there are six brands they say should still be avoided just to be safe. The agency issued a public health alert earlier this month related to Soom Foods Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread after their testing indicated […]
We know you hear about what happens if you get hurt on another person’s property. If you have been injured due to the negligence of a property owner or someone who works for them, always seek legal assistance from a qualified attorney when deciding what to do. We understand these cases at the Law Offices […]
Construction workers have important jobs, but they do come with risks. We know that safety is the most important thing in this line of work, and plenty of state and federal laws are in place to ensure safe practices. However, Injuries still happen due to largely preventable accidents. Today, we are going to highlight a […]
In November of 2017, Emily Fredericks was riding her bicycle in a designated bike lane on Spruce Street when she was struck by a sanitation truck owned by Gold Medal Environmental as it turned onto 11th Street. The 24-year-old died from her injuries. Now, more than a year later, the 28-year-old driver of the truck […]
Last year, Barbara Jones-Davis was wandering alone outside of Enhanced Living at Stapeley, a Pennsylvania retirement home facility. The family of the 78-year-old woman has seen the surveillance footage of her wandering around outside for 23 minutes. What they do not see, and what happened off camera, was Jones-Davis fall from the property to a […]
The family of Greg Longenecker has filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police alleging that his civil rights were violated when police ran him over and killed him with a bulldozer last July. “They killed a beautiful human being, a caring, loving man,” said Longenecker’s uncle. At the Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., […]
Many people in and around the city rely on school buses to get their children safely to and from school and other activities. We expect both the buses they get on and the driver of the bus to be safe. However, we know that school bus crashes do occur. At The Law Offices of Greg […]
Police are saying that women and her two young children were in a parked car when they were struck by a driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The crash happened in West Philadelphia on South 52nd Street. The woman in her twenties and her two children, one a five-year-old and the other a toddler, […]
As state lawmakers introduce bills to legalize electric scooters in the state of Pennsylvania, locally, the Philadelphia City Council is already paving the way for the possibility of dockless electric scooter rentals in Philadelphia. The city council held a hearing to explore how electric scooters would be utilized in the city and to look at […]
An accident between a school bus and a tractor-trailer that took place in South Harrison earlier this month left 14 students injured. The bus driver was trying to make a left turn but the driver did not see the truck coming. The impact left the truck overturned and leaking diesel fuel. A total of 22 […]
Last week on I-95, a 34-year-old man was driving his Acura southbound in the early morning hours. He has three women and one man inside the vehicle with him. For reasons yet to be determined by police, the driver stopped the car in the right lane of the highway. That was when they were struck […]
In a breaking and developing story, we are learning that former Philadelphia homicide detective Philip Nordo, 52, is being accused of serious sexual misconduct. According to prosecutors, Nordo has had a pattern of misconduct spanning nearly a decade. It has been revealed in a grand jury presentment that he allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted male […]
We know that we bring you plenty of statistics about vehicle accidents in and around Philadelphia on a regular basis. We may seem like a broken record, but it is important that you understand the dangers around the city so you can better protect yourself and your family. Now, we have even more data that […]
We have learned of an accident involving a SEPTA trolley, a paratransit bus, and another vehicle that has left 27 people injured. The crash happened near the intersection of 41st Street and Chester Avenue. A spokesperson for SEPTA says that their trolley was struck after a CCT Connect bus and another car collided. We know […]
On January 5, Matthew Oropeza took his two dogs to the Gold Star Park in South Philadelphia. Like he usually did, he let them run unleashed. This did not sit well with Drew Justice who, along with his fiancée, were walking their dog on the outside of the park. According to statements made to law […]