Is a North Carolina law contributing to the recent spike in truck accidents? That’s what many in the state are beginning to ask when looking at the number of tractor trailer accidents which have taken place on the state’s roads in just the first five months of 2016. According to numbers from the North Carolina…
The preliminary data recently released by the annual Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Spotlight on Highway Safety Report reveals that the number of pedestrian fatalities in 2015 may have increased as much as 10 percent from the year before. The report was prepared using preliminary data supplied to the GHSA from each state’s highway safety…
For the second time in three months, a jury has awarded a victim an eight-figure verdict against Johnson & Johnson, agreeing with the plaintiff that the company knew that its talc-based powders causes ovarian cancer. The victim, who for over 40 years used the company’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products, was diagnosed with…
A rear-end collision left one woman dead in Richmond, Virginia (VA), early in the morning of April 22, 2016. The deadly crash happened at around 1:20 am on Brook Road, and the driver police identified as being at fault survived with serious injuries. According to police and eyewitness reports, the impact of the…
With prom and graduation season just around the corner, many Virginia high schools are trying to get the message to students about the dangers of drinking and driving. Recently, students at Virginia High School in Bristol got a first-hand look at what a drunk driving accident looks like, when the school staged a mock accident…