In the latest pedestrian fatality to occur in a Hampton Roads city, a 51-year-old man was hit and killed by pickup truck in Suffolk, VA. Nathaniel Thorne, 51, lost his life on the night of October 22, 2011, on Carolina Road near the intersection with Granby Street. Our thoughts are with his family. While few…
A 19-year-old appears to have been temporarily blinded by the sun before driving into the path of a freight train and losing her life at a railroad crossing just outside of Harrodsburg, Kentucky (KY). The fatal collision occurred October 16, 2011, along tracks owned by Norfolk Southern. Television station Lex18 reported that the crossing where…
My colleague Rick Shapiro has written a new post for our firm’s North Carolina Injuryboard blog site about an AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analysis of NC traffic accident data that shows teen drivers are about 50 percent more likely to crash in their first month of driving. DM
My colleague Emily Mapp has posted a blog to our firm’s Virginia Beach Injuryboard site in which she describes a campaign launced by Virginia (VA) high school students aimed at reducing minor’s access to alcohol purchased by adults. Considering that 4,500 teens die in drunk driving accidents each year, this is a good step in the right…
As the pedestrian fatality rate climbs ever higher in Hampton Roads, it’s tragic to learn of yet another death. To learn more, visit “Suffolk, VA Dies After Being Hit by Truck.” CD