The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has proposed new guidelines that would limit the amount of distractions for drivers with “smart” technology built into their vehicles. Those draft guidelines come on the heels of a dramatic increase in distracted driving and would, as summarized by PCmag, block all in-vehicle communications by a driver, such as texting,…
A three-vehicle accident o U.S. 221 in Fleetwood, North Carolina (NC), sent four people to the hospital with injuries. The crash began when a female driver crossed the center lane of the highway, then immediately hit another car headlight-to-headlight. The at-fault driver’s car then spun out and hit another car head-on. According to the Jefferson…
Two cars and a U.S. Postal Service tractor-trailer were involved in an accident on the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), on February 8, 2012. The accident occurred where Billy Graham Parkway and Scott Futrell Drive intersect. View Larger Map According to eyewitness reports given to WCNC, one car ran a red light, causing…
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that three people were killed and two more were injured in a Bramwell, West Virginia (WV), crash between a car and a truck on February 15, 2012. The fatal collision occurred on U.S. Route 52 near Hunk Hollow Road. View Larger Map None of the names of the victims had been…
According to WFMY News, a man was struck and killed by a pickup traveling on New Walkerton Road in Winston-Salem, NC just before 7 pm on February 17, 2012. The victim was attempting to cross the street. Initially transported to the hospital, he later died from his injuries. My deepest sympathies go out to the…