A 55-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by an SUV while crossing U.S. Highway 1/N. hills Boulevard in Aberdeen, North Carolina (NC), on the evening of December 12, 2016. The deadly crash happened at the intersection with Magnolia Drive just a little before 6:30 pm. All four corners of the intersection where the…
After steadily decreasing the past 40 years, the number of victims killed in highway car crashes has spiked dramatically. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 35,000 people were killed in car crashes last year – almost 10 percent increase from the year before. The data is collected through the agency’s…
When most people think of car accidents, they usually envision the incidents occurring on streets and highways and would likely be surprised to hear that one out of every five car accidents takes place in a parking lot and just under 15 percent of all crashes that result in damage also happen in parking lots….
A single-vehicle crash Tuesday night killed both the driver and his passenger and police think speed was a factor in the fatal car accident. The crash occurred on State Route 626 (Jordan Store Road) in Louisa County at approximately 6:00 p.m. Investigators say the 28-year-old driver, who lived in Fluvanna County was traveling down Route…
A Norfolk, Virginia (VA), pedestrian went to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car around sunrise on December 4, 2016. The crash happened at the intersection of Tidewater Drive and St. Julian Avenue. The intersection is controlled by stoplights in all directions, and each corner is marked with crosswalks….