Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp Lecture to Members of Local Bar Association
Our team of Virginia Beach & Norfolk Personal Injury Lawyers lectured to members of the Virginia Beach Bar Association.
Swerving Driver Hits State Trooper on I-264 in Virginia Beach
A Virginia State Police motorcycle officer sustained serious injuries when a driver ran onto the shoulder of I-264 in Virginia Beach and hit him from behind. The accident occurred near the Independence Boulevard exit toward Town Center on the afternoon of August 31, 2014. Reports indicate that the trooper had pulled over to…
Young Children Die After Boating While Intoxicated Accident in South Carolina
A woman is facing felony charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol after South Carolina law enforcement officials determined she was drunk while operating a small boat that capsized on Lake Hartwell in Anderson County, leading to the deaths of two young children who had been onboard. A 9-year-old succumbed to cardiac arrest after…
Chesapeake, Virginia School Bus Accident Injures 3 Students
School buses transport our most cherished passengers: children. A school-transportation-related crash is a crash that involves, either directly or indirectly, a school bus body vehicle, or a non-school bus functioning as a school bus, transporting children to or from school or school-related activities. One such crash happened recently in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA). The double school…
Distracted Driving Still Remains More Dangerous than DUI/DWI’s
Most responsible drivers would not think twice about having two glasses of wine when out for dinner. However Members of the National Transportation Safety Board are lobbying Virginia and other states to reduce the threshold for drunk driving to 0.05 from the current national standard of 0.08. This would put the average woman who had…