A wet road appeared to be the cause of a July 25, 2011, car-pickup truck accident in Shelby, North Carolina (NC), that injured five people. According to WSOCTV.com, the driver of Mitsubishi Eclipse lost control of his car when it hydroplaned on South Dekalb Street and collided head on with a Chevy Trailblazer. Authorities said they…
A Salisbury, North Carolina (NC), is facing a misdemeanor charge of death by vehicle after hitting two women woh were standing in the median of Interstate 85. One of the victims died in the July 17, 2011 wreck, and the other sustained minor injuries, according to WWAY News Channel 3. Reports indicate the man maintained…
Car accidents, even minor ones, are frightening occurences for those involved. In a high speed head-on collision however, you are lucky if you are alive to remember what it felt like to be scared. Fortunately, it appears all of the people involved in a recent high speed head-on collision on Knotts Island are going to…
My colleague John C. has posted a new blog to the firm’s Norfolk injuries site about the annual U.S. News & World Reports hospital rankings in which Sentara Norfolk General made the national list of top 50 health care facilities. Other local hospitals did not score so well. Read more about Sentara Norfolk General compares…
In a new post to the Virginia Beach Injuryboard, my colleague Emily Mapp Brannon reports on statistics that show road deaths linked to alcohol or drug use are falling in Virginia, in contrast to trands in surrounding states. Police enforcement and education campaigns may be paying off in Virginia. DM