A sport utility vehicle struck a drainage ditch cover in Chesapeake, flipped, and killed the driver, the Virginian-Pilot is reporting. The victim is Chris Marcel Sessoms, who was the brother of Norfolk City Councilwoman Daun S. Hester. My thoughts and prayers go out to Sessoms’ family. The cause of the accident is not known. If…
With a tragic error in judgment a Greensboro electrician was electrocuted Monday while working at the University of North Carolina’s Greensboro branch. As more details come to light in regard to this terrible accident, it appears that his standard safety protocol may have been not followed. According to campus police they were changing some light…
A New Bern man is in the hospital tonight in critical condition after police report he was the victim of a hit and run. The incident occurred late in the evening around midnight without notice. The victim, Arrild Force, and his brother were walking down South Glenburnie Road when a black Mitsubishi Eclipse struck and…
Onslow County was witness to a deadly wreck involving 6 vehicles including a logging truck that happened just before noon on highway 258. The exact location was just past Pony Farm Road and emergency responders indicated that the weather may have contributed to the tragic accident. This multi-car crash involved a log truck and five…
Narrowly passing in a vote Tuesday, a federal advisory panel is recommending a ban on Percocet and Vicodin. These are probably the two most popular prescription painkillers in the world. Their decision was largely based on what damage it can cause to the liver. Specifically, these two drugs combine a narcotic with acetaminophen, the ingredient…