Prosecutors rested their case against Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, on October 24, 2011. Murray has pled not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter for administering a fatal overdose of propofol, but prosecutors have argued that Murray demonstrated negligence so extreme he should be in prison.. According to Reuters, the final prosecution witness told…
As the pedestrian fatality rate climbs ever higher in Hampton Roads, it’s tragic to learn of yet another death. To learn more, visit “Suffolk, VA Dies After Being Hit by Truck.” CD
Driving drunk on the roads of Virginia (VA) can make victims of both those who are hurt and killed in a DUI accident and the at-fault driver. This was powerfully illustrated by a case in Newport News, VA in which a man who hit a tow truck driver in the city, received a prison sentence of…
A 19-year-old appears to have been temporarily blinded by the sun before driving into the path of a freight train and losing her life at a railroad crossing just outside of Harrodsburg, Kentucky (KY). The fatal collision occurred October 16, 2011, along tracks owned by Norfolk Southern. Television station Lex18 reported that the crossing where…
My colleague Rick Shapiro has written a new post for our firm’s North Carolina Injuryboard blog site about an AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analysis of NC traffic accident data that shows teen drivers are about 50 percent more likely to crash in their first month of driving. DM