Since the crash between a biker and an SUV on the Berkley Bridge pedestrian pathway two days ago, stronger safety measures have been Instituted, The Virginian-Pilot reports. After an investigation by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the department pushed forward to incorporate additional safety policies. VDOT has instructed bridge tenders to not use their…
Just before sunrise June 19, 2014, an unidentified driver hit and badly injured a West Virginia state trooper who had gotten out of his cruiser to clear debris from the center of I-77 north of Princeton, WV. The trooper had switched on his rooftop light bar and flashers in order to alert other early morning…
A tractor-trailer operator sustained serious injuries when the driver of a Volkswagen Passat cut off his semi at the Bells Road exit from I-95 in Chesterfield County, Virginia (VA), on the morning of June 20, 2014. The accident sent both vehicles into a retaining wall, then across several lanes of traffic and off the side…
A former volunteer at the Pittsburgh Veteran’s Affairs (VA) hospital tried to sue the government because he contracted Legionnaire’s disease, a severe form of pneumonia, during an unreported outbreak. According to the federal government, however, he can’t sue. As a volunteer, he is technically considered an “employee,” despite the fact that he may not be…
Driving under the influence of alcohol appears to be the ultimate cause of a fatal accident involving a Nissan Altima and a tractor-trailer near Emporia, Virginia (VA). The fatal wreck occurred shortly after 1 am on June 21, 2014, at the intersection of Virginia State Routes 301 and 629 in the small town of Skippers….