Last year marked a 10-year low for accidents involving motor boats, Jet Skis, canoes and kayaks on the Chesapeake Bay and other Virginia waterways. That did not start a trend toward safer boating in Hampton Roads or elsewhere in the state, unfortunately. My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon noted that most boating accidents are avoidable or…
The NHTSA, the federal agency that oversees auto safety standards, has stated that it is not necessary to require that power windows operate in reverse to prevent the injury or deaths of children who could be accidentally caught in them. In a newly proposed ruling, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote that safety…
Claudel Belizaire was going about his day working for the Liddell Brothers contracting company. He was operating a small Caterpillar front-end loader when, all of a sudden, the loader tipped over killing Claudel. He was just 29 years old. My heartfelt condolences go out to Claudel’s friends and family. “He was a hardworking, good natured,…
According to Fox News, Leesburg police have arrested 25-year-old Justin Robert Schuback stemming from a deadly hit and run crash. Mr. Schuback has been charged with felony hit and run and DUI that happened in the 1300 block of East Market Street. A 26-year-old man was killed in the crash. It is all too often that…
According to The Associated Press, 67-year-old Floyd Kenneth Wilt was killed when his scooter was struck by a freight train. The accident happened on September 8, 2009. Wilt’s scooter was stuck between the rails and the asphalt. The engineer tried to stop when he saw Wilt stuck on the tracks but was unable to halt…