Charged with driving while impaired, Christopher Philip May, 21, caused a two car accident that resulted in the death of his passenger, Matthew Lyle Achterman, 23. May and another passenger were treated for non-life threatening injuries and released. No one in the other car was injured. When driving his Honda Civic east on Ligon…
Recently a study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute revealed that drivers who text on the road are 23 times more likely to get into an accident. To put that into perspective, a slightly intoxicated driver is significantly less likely to get in an accident than a driver who texts. Recently 4 senators came forward…
Jonathan Wade-Ortiz was a 2-year-old boy. He had his whole life ahead of him, but no more. His life was tragically taken, along with his grandmother Rebecca Sacras, in a terrible car accident in Manassas, Virginia (VA). A drunk driver behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer hit the Saturn Ion containing Rebecca and Jonathan. My…
Driver distraction plays a role in 8 out of every 10 car accidents in North America, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. That equates to four million accidents. That means over four million people have their lives detrimentally affected by distractions while on the road; far too many in this lawyer’s opinion. New studies…
When politicians and pundits talk about tort reform, the onus is placed on trial and personal injury lawyers. We get castigated as bad people, swindlers, and ambulance chasers. I can take the criticism because I didn’t become a lawyer to be popular; I’m a lawyer because I want to help people. Let’s not forget about the…