What happened: A worker was killed in an accident at N.C. State’s Centennial Campus near the intersection of Main Campus and Achievement Drive. Luis Javier Martinez, 39, was part of a work crew from J.F. Wilkerson Contracting in Morrisville that was digging trenches for installation of a 16-inch, 18,000-foot line of pipe. The dirt around…
What happened: The captain of a parasailing boat has pled guilty to violating the Seaman’s Manslaughter Act in connection for the deaths of two women, who were killed off Ocean Isle Beach in August, 2009. The defendant was operating the boat, Tied High, which was owned by Ocean Isle Beach Watersports and NC Watersports. The…
When a pickup truck and car collided head-on on Whaleyville Road in Suffolk, Virginia (VA), shortly before noon on Nov. 20, 2012, one woman lost her life and another woman suffered severe injuries. Police identified the woman who was killed as the car’s driver, Yvonne Carol Jones Dailey. Eyewitnesses told the Suffolk News-Herald that both…
What Happened: A car slammed into a school bus in Roanoke, Virginia (VA) after the driver reportedly lost control of the car and crashed into the front of the bus. Unfortunately, a passenger in the car was killed. The victim was a 42-year-old Wirtz native named Christopher Garrett. The bus driver and three special education…
What Happened: On Saturday, November 17, 2012, there was a car crash on West Sugar Creek Rd. in Charlotte, North Carolina. It appears that one vehicle crossed over the center of the road and crashed into a few cars heading in the opposite direction. Three people were taken to the local hospital with injuries. View…