According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are almost 3 million emergency room visits each year for traumatic brain injury incidents. Almost 50,000 people die each year from head injuries. Even in cases where a mild injury has been sustained, it is important to make the diagnosis right away because mild…
The statistics are overwhelming about the risks of distracted driving. In one year alone, approximately 3,500 people are killed and almost 400,000 people injured in car crashes caused by distracted drivers. Although the majority of people agree that texting and driving is dangerous and can cause serious car accidents, a new study reveals that, despite…
There has been great attention focused on the dangers of drunk driving and its effect on vehicle accidents. As a result, not only have the laws become stricter, but many people have heeded the message that drunk driving kills people and no longer get behind the wheel of a vehicle when they have been drinking….
Three pedestrians went to the hospital with injuries after a vehicle struck them near Downtown Norfolk, Virginia (VA). The crash happened at Church Street and E. Olney Road just before 5 pm on February 18, 2018. The cause of the collision is unknown, and the victims have only been publicly identified as a…
A man, woman and young child fled on foot after their car slammed into a pickup truck in Richmond, Virginia (VA). The three people left the elderly pickup driver with fatal injuries. Richmond Police responded to the hit-and-run collision at the intersection of Maury Street and Perdue Avenue just before 7 pm on…