In 2006, a patient went to the hospital for a chest x-ray. The reviewing radiologist saw a mass in the patient’s left lung, but the radiologist failed to call the emergency room physician and the physician missed the mass as well. Nearly two years went by before the patient’s lung cancer was actually discovered. The…
What happened: Speed was a contributing factor in a crash that occurred in Charlotte, NC. The crash happened on Interstate 485 after one car was hit from behind by another car that was traveling approximately 100 miles per hour. The collision pushed the front car into the median, causing it to overturn. The driver of…
A pedestrian who was hit by a van in the Ocean View section of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), at around 8 am on July 7, 2012, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The accident occurred on Cape View Avenue near the intersection with Bayview Boulevard. View Larger Map The…
Three people were injured when four vehicles collided on Benfields Landing Road in Morganton, North Carolina (NC). The accdet started when a Toyota Tacoma hit a Ford Escape while passing. That impact caused the driver of the Escape to lose control and run into a Honda Passport. The Tacoma then continued on and struck a Honda…
On July 3, 2012, a man took an SUV for a test drive in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), and came upon a set of light rail tracks with the gates down on Hebron Street near South Boulevard.. Rather than waiting for the train to come through, he went around the barrier and hit the train. The…