One woman is dead and two other drivers are hospitalized with injuries following a predawn crash in Wise County, Virginia (VA), on February 8, 2018. The three-vehicle wreck happened near mile marker 48 on U.S. 23. Virginia State Police received the first report of the deadly crash at 5:36 am. Investigators determined that…
A Wilmington man has been charged with aggravated felony speeding to elude arrest, felony hit and run, felony serious injury by vehicle-DWI, DWI, and failure to maintain lane after hitting a pedestrian with his pickup truck Monday morning. The driver was speeding down Market Street at approximately 2:30 a.m. when he was spotted by police….
One of the places where drivers should be at their most vigilant and focused is in school zones. As any driver can attest, driving through school zones, especially during the morning drop-off and afternoon pickup, can be hectic. Between school buses, parent vehicles, and children who are walking, it is easy to see why it…
An Amtrak train traveling from New York City to Miami slammed into a freight train in the early morning hours of Feb. 4, killing at least two people and injured 116 others. Thousands of gallons of fuel also were spilled. Amtrak stated that the train was carrying eight crew and 139 passengers when it struck a CSX…
In October 2010, four Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets sophomores were riding in an SUV driven by an older cadet, on their way to a picnic when the driver began driving the vehicle “wildly” in an effort to scare the younger cadets, in what was later determined by the school as part of a hazing…