What Happened: A serious boat accident involving Pinecraft boat and a poweboat resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man named Luke Pohl. His wife filed a claim against the at-fault boat operator and their employer, Link Tec. Inc., according to Chippewa.com. A settlement of nearly $1.3 million was reached and a large portion of…
In a new post to our Virginia Brain/Head Injury Lawyers blog, attorney Randy Appleton reports on a health care facility fall that left an elderly patient with a broken hip that later caused a stroke-inducing blood clot. The woman was left with irreversible brain damage and now resides in a long-term care facility. To read…
What Happened: According to WSET, I-81 in Radford, VA was the scene of a horrific accident on January 2, 2013. It appears that a pedestrian was struck by more than one car and killed around 6:45 a.m. Two lanes of traffic and one entrance ramp were closed as emergency crews cleared the scene and tried…
What Happened: A Volvo was driving near Asheville, North Carolina on New Year’s Day, when the car hydroplaned. It smashed head on into a milk tanker truck going in the opposite direction. The truck dragged the car into the embankment. All three people in the car died instantly. The truck driver suffered serious injuries but…
What Happened: An ATV was driving north near Lumberton, North Carolina when a 1986 Ford slammed into it from the rear. The car driver was drunk, and the crash killed the ATV passenger, while its driver was injured. The ATV was traveling at 35 MPH on a 55 MPH road, and had no working tail…