Fire Expert Witness Testimony Helps Convict Arsonist

Julia Calipo has been found guilty on all eight charges for setting her east Erie home on fire in 2015 to collect insurance money. The judge also revoked Calipo’s bond and issued a warrant for her arrest.
September 22, 2016 Fraud Property Pennsylvania

Uber Launches Self-Driving Pilot Program In Pittsburgh

When Pittsburgh wakes up on Wednesday morning, some residents will have the choice of going about their day in an Uber that drives itself. The launch of Uber’s self-driving pilot program marks the public unveiling of the company’s secretive work in autonomous vehicles and the first time self-driving cars have been so freely available to the U.S. public.
September 14, 2016 Auto Technology Pennsylvania

Body Shop Owner Jailed For $85K Worth Of Inflated Claims

The former owner of a Darby Borough auto body shop was sentenced to 23 months of intermediate punishment Thursday after pleading guilty to insurance fraud and receiving stolen property.
September 6, 2016 Auto Fraud Pennsylvania

Welder Sparked Intense Fire That Closed Liberty Bridge

Thousands of Pittsburghers will be going back to work Tuesday morning following the long Labor Day weekend, but they’ll be coming into city without the benefit of the Liberty Bridge. The span has been closed since a fire last Friday.
September 6, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania

Mom’s Attempt To Avoid Deer Has Devastating Result

A 6-year-old boy died in a crash after his mom says she swerved to miss a deer but hit a tree instead. The accident happened in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, around 8 a.m. Thursday.
September 6, 2016 Auto Liability Pennsylvania

State Of Emergency Declared In Flooded Pennsylvania Town

A state of emergency has been declared and a nightly curfew instituted in Connellsville, where severe flooding from Sunday night’s storms has caused widespread damage to homes, vehicles and streets.
August 30, 2016 Auto Property Pennsylvania

Flames Consume Historic Philadelphia Church

Philadelphia firefighters battled flames shooting through the front door and roof at a four-alarm Philadelphia church fire Monday morning.
August 30, 2016 Property Pennsylvania

Found On Road Dead? Ford Recalls 88K Cars For Stalling Issue

There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.
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Uber To Offer Free Rides In Autonomous Cars In Pittsburgh Trial

Uber passengers in Pittsburgh will be able to summon rides in self-driving cars with the touch of a smartphone button in the next several weeks. The high-tech ride-hailing company said Thursday that an unspecified number of autonomous Ford Fusions with human backup drivers will pick up passengers just like normal Uber vehicles.
August 18, 2016 Auto Technology Pennsylvania

Wild Transit Bus Ride Ends With 17 Hospitalized

It was like the scene out of a movie, an out of control bus slams into cars, houses, a church and a dumpster before coming to rest on a porch, with it all unfolding in real life in Lebanon late Wednesday night.
August 18, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Councilman Submits Resignation, Admits To Auto Insurance Fraud

Lebanon City Councilman Tony Matula said he plans to resign from office after being charged on Monday with falsifying an accident report by the Office of the Lebanon County District Attorney.
August 16, 2016 Auto Fraud Pennsylvania

Credit Card Payment Systems Hacked At HEI Hotels In 10 States

HEI Hotels & Resorts provided a list of hotels—20 hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbia—that suffered a “security incident,” in which payment card data of customers may have been affected. “HEI was recently alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor,” HEI said in a statement released Friday.
August 16, 2016 Liability Technology California Colorado District Of Columbia Florida Illinois

D.A.’s Office Uncovers Sophisticated Car Theft And Insurance Fraud Ring

Bogus insurance. Fraudulent registrations. Stolen cars disguised and resold to unsuspecting customers. Those were some of the tactics prosecutors say were used by dozens of people and three corporations in what they described as an auto-theft and insurance-fraud ring that operated in Philadelphia for years.
August 12, 2016 Auto Fraud Salvage Pennsylvania

Dozens Injured In Chain-Reaction Collision Involving Metro Bus

Over two dozen people were hurt during a crash involving a jeep, SEPTA bus and tractor trailer in Delaware County Sunday afternoon.
July 26, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Pennsylvania

GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue

Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
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