A small plane returning to Norfolk from Orlando, Florida (FL), on the afternoon of Monday, March 15, experienced catastrophic mechanical failures and killed a man on a Hilton Head, South Carolina (SC), beach when the plane’s pilot attempted an emergency landing.The Island Packet, which reports on news concerning Hilton Head, noted that the propeller of…
Betty Jean Artis decided to cross Constance Road in Suffolk, Virginia (VA). It was a road many pedestrians crossed due to its proximity to the Plaza West Shopping Center which featured many shops and restaurants. Unfortunately, Mrs. Artis, who was wheelchair-bound, never made it across the road. She was hit and killed by an SUV….
Just the other day, a wrong way driver slammed into a Camp Lejuene based marine and killed him on Interstate 20 just outside of Austell, Georgia. The marine, Lance Corporal Gregory M Suedmeyer, 21, died shortly after the wreck at the hospital. Corporal Suedmeyer’s wife, Katelyn, was a passenger in their Mitsubishi and she is…
In his latest post to the Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague John C. relates the news of a light-rail crossing accident in which a car’s driver and passenger died and two other people riding in the car suffered critical injuries. The accident occurred in Salt lake City, Utah (UT), and crossing gates were reportedly…
Rain and darkness may have contributed to a fatal pedestrian accident in Suffolk in which an SUV struck a woman using a wheelchair to cross a busy street. My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon notes in her latest post to the Norfolk Injuryboard, however, that other factors may have played roles in the accident. Drivers are…