The Story: Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute have discovered that fatigued driving is the cause of twenty percent of all car accidents, a much higher number than the 2-3 percent previously estimated, according to claimsjournal.com. The team of scientists used “naturalist research,” wherein the subject is studied in a natural setting without interference, and…
What Happened A West Virginia (WV) jury levied a $90.5 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home. A judge recently upheld the vast majority of the jury verdict, according to mcknights.com. The case arose after the death of a nursing home patient in 2009. The patient’s son sued the nursing home claiming that the negligent treatment…
What Happened Four cars were involved in a car wreck that occurred on Langhorne Road in Lynchburg, Virginia (VA). One of the drivers had to be taken to the hospital as a result. Reports indicate that a Honda was turning right and hit another car that was traveling north on Langhorne Road. That car then…
What Happened: As reported by dailypress.com, a driver on I-64 in Hampton was driving on the exit ramp for the Magruder Boulevard exit and then attempted to switch lanes back onto the interstate. The driver then struck another car, sending it airborne and into a ditch on the side of the highway. The victim and the…
A workers’ safety advocacy group recently issued a statement condemning a North Carolina mill operator for what it says was an entirely preventable explosion that left one worker seriously injured. To learn more, read the full story here… “Explosion At Statesville, NC Flourmill Called “Entirely Preventable”“ CA