A car’s driver who reportedly ran a red light at the intersection of Virginia Beach Blvd. and Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach, VA, struck an HRT bus, badly injuring eight aboard. The at-fault driver also sustained injuries in the April 30, 2014, collision and was charged by police with failing to obey a stop signal….
The grass landing strip of the Taylorsville Airport northeast of Hickory, North Carolina (NC), saw one of the stranger plane crashes I’ve learned about since earning my own small plane pilot’s license in the mid-1990s. On the afternoon of April 26, 2014, a single-engine Citabria 7ECA ran out of control after landing, flipped over and…
For a parent the loss of a child brings about pain and devastation, the loss can feel overwhelming. Some of the immediate emotions parents experience in grief are shock, numbness, denial, confusion and disbelief. Five parents of children who died in the Louisiana Children’s Hospital experienced all those emotions and years later they are just…
Several railroads are starting a new public relations campaign to highlight the grave dangers of walking near railroad tracks. There was a spike in rail deaths in 2013, particularly in central Virginia. The accidents there have underscored the catastrophic power of trains that cross paths with both pedestrians and drivers. In mid 2013, railroads declared 2012 the…
There is a full scale hazmat emergency drill taking place this week in Rockbridge County, Virginia – in the southwest corner of the state. More than 85 first respondersand safety workers from across the region are working together to train for responding to various truck hazards, including dangerous chemical spills on highways. No community in Virginia…