It’s easy to grow complacent about the dangers of electricity. The very fact that you’re reading this means you used electric current—to say nothing of the current that keeps on the lights—without giving it a second thought and while suffering no harm. Each year, however, more than 30,000 Americans suffer electric shock injuries. Electrocutions from…
How well would you work if you had a camera pointed at you all day long? Probably not very well. Now many hardworking railroad engineers may be forced to do just that. In what feels like an invasion of privacy the federal government is now considering installing inward-facing video cameras in locomotives due to the…
Darius Tyre Dixon (named in WAVY.com article) was a passenger in a vehicle that swerved off the road and wound up slamming into a tree along Route 122 in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA). Tragically, Mr. Dixon lost his life in the wreck. He was only 18 years old. Mr. Dixon had a bright future ahead of him. He was a 2013 graduate…
Fatal Virginia Beach High Speed Collision A tragic accident occurred on North Landing Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). A vehicle was reportedly traveling westbound and drifted into the eastbound lanes. As a result, the vehicle slammed into two other vehicles. The collision caused serious injuries and loss of life. Dequita Dowtin, a resident of Chesapeake (named in the…
Reckless Driving Charges for Jacqueline Mars in Fatal Car Wreck Jacqueline Badger Mars, the owner of Mars Inc. (a company based in McLean, Virginia) is facing reckless driving misdemeanor charges after being involved in a fatal car wreck. Mrs. Mars was reportedly driving a Porsche SUV in Aldie, Virginia (VA) when her vehicle crossed the center line and slammed into a minivan, according…