The driver who hit and killed a road crew worker on I-95 south of Petersburg, Virginia (VA), admitted to looking down and taking her eyes off the road in the seconds before the fatal collision. This latest deadly distracted driving crash happened at around 11:15 am on February 3, 2018. The deceased victim…
A moped rider suffered injuries that required hospital treatment when a car’s driver hit him and then fled the scene in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), on the evening of February 1, 2018. The hit-and-run collision happened in the 5600 block of Hillsborough Street. Raleigh police received the call about the crash just after…
A tractor-trailer driver who ignored two lane closure warnings is being blamed for a wreck in Southampton county, Virginia (VA), that sent three VDOT workers to hospitals with serious injuries. The three-vehicle collision happened near the intersection of U.S. 58/Southampton Parkway and State Rout 718/Arringdale Road on the morning of January 31, 2018. …
One of the most important parts of any vehicle is the brakes. If the brakes are defective, the risk of being in a vehicle accident spikes considerably. Many drivers are not aware that there is an issue with the brakes until it is too late. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), brake…
Municipal and state agencies set speed limits for all the roads we drive on. The purpose of speed limits is to make sure that the roads are safe for everyone who uses them – commuters, pedestrians, and cyclists. There are a number of factors that go into determining what the speed limit of an area…