After four days of deliberation, a jury in Charlotte, NC awarded the families of those who died in a terrible April 2009 accident $6 million from a development firm. The unanimous judgment held Crescent Resources partially liable for the deadly accident that claimed three people’s lives, including a young Winthrop University professor and her two-year…
West Virginia is in full swing of its annual “Click it or Ticket” campaign that takes place every May. Law enforcement agencies will be will be participating in the program by conducting overtime enforcement activities. The West Virginia State Code 17C-15-49 was passed in September 1993, making seat belt use in a motor vehicle mandatory….
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Toro Co. of Bloomington, Minn. announced the recall of the company’s Zero Turn riding mowers due to a fire hazard. According to the press announcement released by the CPSC, the mower’s idler pulley can rub against the mower’s fuel tank which can cause a fire. Toro has received…
According to a news report on wsls.com, a single-car crash on the Route 11 Bypass in Lexington, Virginia left two children dead and four other passengers sent to the hospital. According to state police investigating the accident, the car struck part of an overpass bridge after crossing the center line of the highway. After all passengers…
A truck driver who was texting and driving shortly before a fatal I-81 big-rig accident in Virginia has been sentenced to four months in prison for reckless driving.