In a new blog post to our firm’s Virginia personal injury attorneys website, Rick Shapiro notes that even if someone creates a potential distraction for a person behind the wheel of a car or truck, only the driver has the ultimate responsibility for controlling the vehicle and avoiding an accident. To read more, click over…
After a school bus driver transporting 39 James River High School and Central Academy Middle School lost control of her vehicle on Zion Hill Road in Botetourt County, Virginia (VA), the bus rolled over. Thirteen of the children required hospital treatment for injuries described as potentially serious but not life-threatening. The scene of the accident…
The sheer size of tractor-trailers make them some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road. When they are involved in an accident with cars, drivers and passengers often suffer severe injuries. Showing this, once again, a May 25, 2012, wreck on I-40 in North Carolina left at least 20 people hurt. At around…
In March 2009, a Boone County, West Virginia (WV), man went to a hospital because he felt like he had the flu and had irregular stools. While there, he had an ultrasound done that showed abnormal results, but according to a lawsuit filed in 2012 by his widow, the results were not investigated any further….
A man walking along Potter Road in Union County, North Carolina (NC), was hit and killed by a teenaged driver on the night of April 7, 2012. The victim was not discovered until early the next morning, according to WCNC. Witnesses to the accident saw the driver of a Lexus SUV stop and inspect the vehicle…