Swatara Township, PA (July 15, 2024) – Authorities reported that at least one person was injured after a four-vehicle crash on Route 283 in Dauphin County on Monday morning, July 15, according to dispatch.
The crash happened in the westbound lanes near mile marker 0.8 in Lower Swatara Township around 8:45 a.m. It took place just before the I-283 exit to Interstates 81 and 83. Dispatch says an ambulance was called to the scene, though the extent of the person’s injuries is not yet clear. Crews cleared the crash, allowing all lanes on Route 283 westbound to reopen to traffic, but an investigation is still ongoing.
Our thoughts go out to the injured victims and their families. We hope for their full recovery at this time.
Car Accidents in Pennsylvania
According to the most current data from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, traffic analysts say that several hundred reportable traffic collisions occur in Pennsylvania on average every day. There are more than 150 injuries from those reportable collisions daily, or eight injuries every hour on average from car accidents.
A vehicle collision injury can have a catastrophic effect on your life. The financial hardship that follows a vehicle accident is often even worse, where victims deal with the constant stress or pain and hospitalization or the possibility of losing even more income while they heal.
This is part of why the goal of compensatory damages after a crash is to adequately reimburse the injured party for the losses they have suffered due to the wrongdoing or carelessness of another party that resulted in the vehicle accident. Damages seek to “make the injured party whole” by paying for a range of monetary and non-monetary damages that victims of auto accidents may sustain. In vehicle accidents, compensatory damages might consist of costs for medical bills, physical therapy, and more.
Here at the Slocum Firm, our team is all too familiar with the suffering that victims endure and recognizes how drastically an auto accident can upend a person’s life. Our skilled, experienced team has committed itself to seeking justice for injured people across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2009. Give our local auto accident attorneys a call at (570) 209-7376 for more information about your legal rights after a crash.
