A recent article in Reuters highlights a major challenge associated with the new texting while driving laws that have gone in effect in 19 states and the District of Columbia – teens simply ignore the law and continue to text and drive. “Nobody is going to listen,” said Karen Cordova, a 17-year-old driver in Phoenix, Arizona (AZ)…
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer is to blame for the two deaths that occurred on I-85 in Guliford County outside of Greensboro, North Carolina (NC). A woman traveling with her daughter pulled her car in to the right travel lane of I-85 near Rock Creek Dairy Road; likely having car trouble….
Recently, I wrote an article about a car accident involving two teenagers in Knightdale, North Carolina (NC). The teenagers, from East Wake High School, were traveling on Puryear Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The teenager went off the road, hit an embankment, and flipped over several times. At the time…
A fatal crash in Beaufort County involving a dump truck and a car has left two people dead and people in the Aurora, North Carolina (N.C.) community wondering what exactly happened. The victims of this tragic wreck included the driver, 77-year-old Daniel Williams and 61 year old passenger, Jeannie Moore. According to NC State Troopers,…
A jury in Anoka County, Minnesota (MN) awarded $21.6 million to the families of four young people who were killed in 2003 by a car-train crash. The jury found Burlington Northern responsible for the train wreck and the judge awarded an additional $4 million to the families since the judge found Burlington Northern engaged in…