The number of drivers in this country who will be 70 years or older is expected to triple over the next two decades. According to research conducted by National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the risk of a person being involved in a fatal car accident spikes when they reach 75 years old. There are…
Orange County, Virginia (VA), sadly played host to one of eight deadly traffic crashes on commonwealth roads and highways over the weekend of September 22-24, 2017. Several were single-vehicle wrecks, but the one on U.S. 522/Zachary Taylor Highway involved a pickup truck crossing into the path of an oncoming SUV. A passenger in the SUV…
“You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.” -Ezra Taft Benson. It’s nearly midnight and a group of friends are getting ready to leave the pub after enjoying a few games of pool and a couple drinks. “Do I look ok to drive,” asks one young…
A Union Pacific railroad worker died after getting struck by a freight train in Arlington, Texas (TX). The fatal on-the-job accident happened around 11: 20 am on September 22, 2017, in the 800 block of Stadium Drive. The site of the deadly train crash is just south of Globe Life Park, where the Texas Rangers…
A concrete mixer overturned onto a minivan and sent all four people in the smaller vehicle to hospitals with injuries ranging from serious to life-threatening. The wreck happened in Concord, North Carolina (NC), at around 8:30 am on September 20, 2017. State Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene in Cabarrus County and…