Official accounts vary, but it is clear that a crash involving three tractor-trailers on I-95 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC), sent at least one person to the hospital with serious injuries. The NC Department of Transportation reported that three other vehicles were drawn into the May 9, 2012, accident near Sunset Avenue and the…
A Martinsville, Virginia (VA), criminal court jury found the owner of a small chain of nursing homes guilty of abuse and neglect in relation to the death of a 57-year-old resident of one of the group homes operated by the Claye Corp. Jurors determined that the disabled patient, Joseph Tuggle, died because he developed a lung…
A woman who chose to drink and drive was arrested on a charge of DUI and involuntary manslaughter after she crashed into two vehicles and two people died as a result of the accident. According to WSET, the accident occurred on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg, Virginia (VA). The drunk driver was speeding when she slammed…
A mother and her 15 month old daughter were heading home when they were struck by a vehicle on Thurmond Street. The driver who struck the victims was estimated to be going 55-60 miles per hour, according to WFMY News 2. Both the mother and daughter were taken toWakeForest Baptist Hospital with injuries. The particular…
Driving in highway work zones requires all people to slow down and exercise extra caution to avoid collisions with road crew members, Jersey walls, construction equipment and other vehicles. On May 8, 2012, a woman behind the wheel of an SUV on Route 35 near Pliny West Virginia (VA), failed to meet those essential duties…