In a post to our personal injury firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, lawyer Kevin Duffan reports on a head-on collision between a Sussex County sheriff deputy’s cruiser and another vehicle that sent both the deputy and the other driver to the hospital with serious injuries. Kevin notes that the officer had been responding to a…
A young St. Stephens, South Carolina (SC), child required hospital treatment for injuries suffered in a traffic accident that occurred on December 8, 2011, and literally across the street from J.K. Gourdin Elementary School on State Highway 45. Fortunately, none of the other 18 students on the bus got hurt. View a larger map of…
In September 2011, television’s Dr. Mehmet Oz claimed that apple juice frequently contains dangerous levels of arsenic. Later, Consumer Reports conducted a study that proved the claim true. Researchers found that 10 percent of sampled juice contained arsenic and lead levels that exceeded federal standards. Juice was purchased from grocery stores in New York, New Jersey, and…
John C. Frazier of Charleston, West Virginia (WV), was trying to get onto U.S. 60 when he became the victim of an accident that brought his life came to an abrupt end. His 2001 Toyota Avalon was hit by a 2003 Chevy Malibu. View a larger map of where the fatal West Virginia car accident…
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data show that approximately 4,000 people get killed in accidents involving iterstate commercial trucks every year. Another 100,000 oter suffer injuries. Now, lawmakers, safety groups and families of truck crash victims are coming together to combat a major cause of those fatal and inury-causing crashes — truck driver fatigue. Currently,…