The rate of fatal car wrecks involving drivers age 85 and older is nine times as high as the rate for drivers age 25 to 69. In fact, drivers older than 65 have one of the highest car accident rates per miles driven, according to smartmotorist.com. Those numbers are bad, but what is even more…
A Petersburg, Virginia (VA) man was killed Tuesday afternoon after his motorcycle hit a Petersburg Public school bus, according to NBC 12 in Richmond. Ron Brown, 38, died from injuries he received in the collision at the intersection of Dupuy Road and Pleasants Lane at approximately 2:33 p.m. Tuesday, the report said. None of the…
According to the American Sports Education Program, 400,000 athletes across the country suffered a head injury between 2005 and 2008 and millions of people suffer a concussion each year while participating in a sport or activity. In many of these cases, coaches, players, and parents are often unsure with how to treat these concussions and…
Looking for information on first aid for head injuries, Virginia TBI statistics and detection of TBI? This article is for you.
Jim Lewis is an alumni of the George Wythe School of Law at William and Mary. He has been practicing law for nearly 30 years.