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Tractor-Trailer Debris: Danger on the Road

August 6, 2017

Blog, Truck Accidents in VA

Three cars in Havelock, North Carolina had quite a scare when two rear tires and a hub flew off of a tractor trailer on U.S. 70 causing a car accident. One of the victims, Debbie Wait of New Bern said, “I was driving down the road and saw a tire coming. There was nothing I could…

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Hit-and-Run Semi Kills Man on I-81 Shoulder Near Raphine, VA

August 6, 2017

Accident Involving a Commercial Big Rig, Blog

A hit-and-run collision involving a tractor-trailer left a man dead in Rockbridge County, Virginia (VA), in the early morning hours of August 4, 2017. The fatal pedestrian crash happened near mile marker 205 on northbound I-81, which is close to the exit for State Route 606 and the town of Raphine.     A Virginia…

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Car, Tractor Trailer and Light Rail Train Involved in Chain Reaction Accident

August 5, 2017

Blog, Virginia Personal Injury

A tractor trailer filled with plastic bottles was traveling on Gilroy Road in Cockeysville, Maryland (MD) when it attempted to make a right turn into a Hunt Valley Plant. What the truck didn’t expect was a light rail train heading straight towards them. Unfortunately, neither the truck driver nor light rail operator was able to…

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Failure to Warn About Asbestos Component Risks Could Cost Valve Maker Millions

August 5, 2017

Blog, Wrongful Death in VA

Companies that make inherently harmful products have a duty to inform users of the risks those products pose. This bedrock principle of corporate responsibility received one of its most-recent affirmations when the top appeals court in Erie County, New York (NY), determined that Fisher Controls bore 100 percent of the liability for causing the mesothelioma…

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Pedestrian Accident Leads to Fatality in Durham, North Carolina

August 5, 2017

Blog, Car Accident Injuries in NC

One man is dead after a pedestrian car accident in Durham, North Carolina (NC) early this morning.  Eric Franklin Simpson was crossing U.S. 15-501 from Mount Moriah Road in Durham, North Carolina (NC) on foot when he was struck by Chris Worley’s Toyota Camry. Tragically, Eric Franklin Simpson died at the scene of the car…

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