What happened: Speeders on a recent Saturday morning got quite the surprise as they zoomed down Interstate 40/85 – a “saturation patrol” with four different law enforcement agencies working together to crack down on those drivers with the problematic lead-foot. Sheriff’s deputies from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office worked with troopers from the North Carolina…
What happened: This past week, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony for their Celebration of Life Tree. Every year, the department lights a Christmas tree to honor those killed in traffic accidents. The tree is located outside the main office at 400 West Washington Street, in Greensboro. Victims’ family, friends and law enforcements…
What happened: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of the Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinet because it may present a suffocation hazard to infants. Dorel Juvenile Group, the manufacturer of the product, is cooperating with the CPSC in the voluntary recall. The model numbers affected are 10632, 10639, 10832, 10839,…
What Happened: Virginia’s State Crime Commission is considering a new proposition that would create more severe penalties for texting while driving on the state’s roadways. The new measures are designed to bring the state into alignment with others cross the country, a move many say is taking place far later than it should have. One…
After a commercial truck cab that was not hauling a trailer crashed in Newport News along Interstate 64, we decided it was time to write about the often-ignored dangers of bobtail trucks—big-rig cabs that are driving without an attached trailer. Why are bobtail trucks dangerous even though they are smaller, lighter, and shorter than tractor-trailers?…