My colleague Kevin Duffan recently posted on our firm’s Hampton, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog site regarding the high economic impact car accidents have on every Hampton Roads citizen. The annual total cost of car accidents in the Hampton Roads area is a staggering $2.5 million. OEA
A major crash caused an 80,000-pound concrete slab to crush a pickup truck in early November 2011. The accident prompted I-85 in North Carolina (NC). According to wbtv.com, the accident involved several vehicles, including three tractor trailers and a pickup truck and resulted from two drivers failing to reduce speed when road conditions changed. The…
Virginia State Police troopers on motorcycles will again take to the roads of cities such as Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton and Portsmouth, VA, to check for speeding, reckless driving and other life-threatening behaviors behind the wheel. The effort is part of Project M.E.A.R. (Motorcycle Enforcement Accident Reduction) and is intended to enhance interstate enforcement efforts…
Eight days after getting struck by a car while walking on campus, a Davidson College professor passed away. According to WBTV, the professor is survived by his wife, five children and four grandchildren. This Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), car wreck illustrates the damage that can occur when a pedestrian is at the wrong place at the…
When vehicles collide head-on, the damage is usually severe and the injuries can be extensive. Unfortunately, a recent car crash in Hampton, Virginia (VA), illustrates this fact. A Dodge Caravan was traveling east on West Pembroke Avenue and a Chevy S10 was traveling in the opposite direction when the two vehicles slammed into each…