One person went to the hospital and another sustained minor injuries when a car ran off Deep Creek Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), and hit an apartment building. Police do not know why the at-fault driver lost control of her vehicle just after noon on June 1, 2012, but they informed WAVY-TV 10 that the…
A 17-year-old high school senior died in a head-on collision on Highway 55 near Cove City, North Carolina (NC), early in the afternoon of May 30, 2012. The crash occurred when the driver of the car in which the teen was a passenger ran off the road, overcorrected and swerved into the path of an…
A family is grieving the loss of a loved one after a tragic bicycle crash in Spotsylvania, Virginia. A 49-year-old bicyclist was riding along Courthouse House Road in the eastbound lane around 2:30 a.m. when she was struck by a Volkswagen Passat. Sadly, her family members say she was known for her late night bike…
Tractor trailers are some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road, due to their size compared to other cars and trucks on the road. These tractor trailers become even more deadly when they carry hazardous materials. When drivers fail to properly protect their cargo, they put other drivers and residents of the area at…
As Carolina personal injury and wrongful death attorneys, we often report on serious and fatal accidents caused by tractor-trailer drivers. Simply because commercial trucks are so much larger and heavier than cars, pickups, SUVs and motorcycles, the smallest mistake or briefest moment of distraction by a big rig operator can lead to tragedy. Truckers are…