Details remain scarce, but an 82-year-old man was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with injuries after being hit by a car while attempting to cross George Washington Highway in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA). The crash that injured the elderly man occurred at around 5:30 pm on Oct. 4, 2012, near the highway’s intersection with Greenwood…
The night of Oct. 5, 2012, proved particularly dangerous for police officers in the eastern half of Virginia. A Virginia Beach, VA, officer was injured when struck by debris from an accident caused by a drunk driver, and a state trooper directing traffic at the State Fair in Hanover County lost his life when struck…
This week we have been discussing truck accidents that take place on on-ramps and off-ramps, including recent off-ramp truck accidents in Virginia and the common causes of off-ramp truck accidents. In today’s blog post, we’ll discuss what you can do as a driver to help avoid being involved in a tractor-trailer on-ramp crash or off-ramp…
It is common knowledge that when a semi-truck and a car are involved in a crash, those in the car usually fare worse than the driver in the truck. Because of their size and weight, trucks can cause serious damage to cars and often severely injure or kill the passengers. But in the case of…
An NCDOT highway crew member called out in the predawn hours of Oct. 2, 2012, to clear a downed tree from Old U.S. 421 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, lost his life when he was hit by a car. The deadly accident occurred just east of Boone, near the intersection with Browns Farm Road. Police…