In a new post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a deadly crash between two freight trains near Goodwell, OK. The cause of the crash is not known, but Rick notes that investigators and all railroads — not just UP — should suspect breakdowns in communications. To read…
A pickup truck ran out of control during a heavy downpour and severe thunderstorm on the night on June 2, 2012, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia (VA). This would not bear mentioning, except for the fact that the pickup next collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction of U.S. 258, killing the…
A Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), man lost his life on I-77 in Pax, West Virginia (WV), when a tractor-trailer hit his car from behind and pushed it into the back of another tractor-trailer. The force of the impact killed the man instantly. The at-fault tractor-trailer driver failed to stop for unknown reasons. What is known is that…
Virginia Beach Police say that while speed wasn’t a factor, alcohol could have been involved in a deadly one-vehicle accident in Virginia last week.
Two women lost their lives when their SUV collided with a motorcycle at the intersection of Sunburst Raoad and Leesville Road in Campbell County, Virginia (VA). The victims were identified as Cheryl Staples, who died at the scene, and Virginia Layne, who succumbed to her injuries after being taken to a hospital. The motorcycle operator also…