The unease and fear in Dan Dorsch’s voice is palpable. His last words were “I’m in, in a descent,” then nothing. Mr. Dorsch was the pilot of the Pilatus PC-12 which crashed in Raphine, Virginia (VA). Four people died, including Mr. Dorsch. The Federal Aviation Authority investigation revealed a portion of the plane panel broke…
Julie Lehman never returned home from a July 21 trip to her local Wal-Mart in Chadron, Nebraska (NE). Visiting the store with her 17-year-old son Steffan, Lehman slipped on a wet patch of floor near the restrooms, suffered a serious brain injury when hitting her head after falling and died a short time later from…
Could things get any worse for American auto makers? It appears so. Ford Motor Company announced a huge recall 4.5 million vehicles stemming from a defective cruise control switch which could start a fire. The recall includes over one million Ford Windstar minivans, along with over three million Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles, according to…
Accomack and Northampton counties are not densely populated areas in Virginia (VA) but their accident statistics are staggeringly high. Both counties feature a fatality rate per 100,000 individuals that is higher than the national average, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Why? Primarily because of Route 13. The lack of adequate medians and increased…
Great Pee Dee River Bridge on U.S. Highway 76 was closed off for hours after a major traffic accident killed two people and many others were seriously injured, according to SCnow.com. The accident included an 18-wheeler, a dump truck, and two cars collided on the bridge. The victims were Curtis L. Johnson of Hartwell, Georgia…