An impaired driver caused a fatal head-on collision in Harnett County, North Carolina (NC), on New Year’s Day 2018. The deadly two-vehicle crash happened near the intersection of Highway 27 and Hodges Chapel Road, and both the at-fault driver and the man behind the wheel of the other vehicle suffered serious injuries. State…
At least six people died and more than 30 were injured when an Italian freight railroad train derailed and two cars filled with a dangerous gas exploded outside Rome, Italy in a Tuscan town called Viareggio. According to the AP, the derailed Italian freight train smashed one building and caused fire to break out over a large…
Approximately 400 people die every year in car or truck crashes that were due to tire failures, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These tire failures can be due to a manufacturing and/or design defect, and when a person is killed due to such circumstances it is called a wrongful death suit. The…
A crash in Loudoun County, Virginia (VA), on the morning of New Year’s Eve 2017 left a 66-year-old pedestrian from the town of Aldie dead and the driver involved facing multiple felony charges. The fatal collision happened near the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and Dulles West Boulevard. County police received the call about the…
A Norfolk, Virginia (VA), pedestrian wound up hospitalized on Christmas Eve 2017 after getting struck by a police cruiser. The crash happened at the intersection of N. Military Highway and Longdale Drive at around 11 am on December 24. A police department press release confirmed that the officer collided with the pedestrian while…