For people that live or work along a certain street in Wytheville, Virginia (VA) the sight of twelve different trains passing through daily is no reason to be concerned. However when a train derailed and scattered 14 cars along the street that was a surprise and a reminder that railroad injuries happen more often than…
A three-vehicle wreck in Virginia Beach, VA, left one person dead and a driver facing a reckless driving charge. The deadly crash happened at the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Gravehurst Drive on the morning of August 17, 2017. Police received the first call about the collision at 6:54 am. An investigation by…
A 17-year-old who was reportedly walking home from a North Carolina store on the night of August 18, 2017, died after a pickup truck driver ran off the road and struck him. The fatal pedestrian accident happened at around 9 pm on Queens Creek Road in the Onslow County town of Swansboro. Information…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the government agency that is in charge of testing and approving new drugs before they can become available for doctors to prescribe to patients. In 1992, a new law was passed, Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which allowed the FDA to accept a fee from drug companies when…
A section of interstate near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront known for deadly collisions saw a new fatal crash on the morning of August 16, 2017. At 7:43 am, a Ford Taurus crossed the median of I-264 on the Birdneck Road overpass and struck two other vehicles head-on. Only one of the three drivers involved in…