A West Virginia (WV) deputy’s family is grieving the loss of a loved one after he lost his life to a drunk driver near Morgantown on February 18, 2012. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the at-fault driver was fleeing police after being pulled ver for suspicion of causing an earlier hit-and-run when he slammed into…
All too often, we hear that someone decided to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and caused an accident. And all too often, that accident either caused severe injuries or took the lives of innocent victims. This happened again on February 24, 2012, in northwest Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). A crash occurred when…
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has debuted a new child-sized crash test dummy deigned to demonstrate how a 10-year-old would be affected by a wreck. To learn more, visit “New NHTSA Crash Test Dummy Assesses ‘Tween’ Risks and Safety.”CD
A three-vehicle accident on Route 9 in Charles Town, West Virginia (WV), on February 23, 2012, left three people injured, two of whom had to be airlifted to a hospital in Virginia (VA). It is unclear how the accident happened, but police believe that a GMC Sierra made contact with a Kia Sephia while traveling eastbound near…
Each year, U.S. News & World Report publishes a survey of the nation’s best nursing homes. A rating of one to five stars is given to more than 15,500 long-term care facilities, and for 2011, Sentara Windermere in Virginia Beach, VA, and Nursing Center Portsmouth both received the highest score. My nursing home attorney colleagues and…