My colleague, recently posted an article on the Norfolk Injury Board regarding some remarkable technology breakthroughs that will help restore freedom to quadriplegic accident victims. A month-long experiment at the unversity of Pittsburg ended with a quadriplegic man moving a robotic arm with his mind. OEA
On October 1, 2011, a woman died and two others were injured after a 95-year-old pickup truck driver from Virginia, age 95, struck them in a Smithfield, North Carolina (NC), Walmart parking lot. The age of the driver has concerned some lawmakers about the risks posed by very elderly drivers. Already in North Carolina, anyone 70…
A plan to build a new road to connect two of the busiest streets in Newport News, Virginia (VA), could mean fewer accidents. Because of funding issues, however, it could take up to seven years to construct the proposed Atkinson Way between Warwick Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. To learn more, visit “New Road in Newport…
My colleague John C. recently wrote a post for our firm’s Virginia Beach Injuryboard blog site regarding the increase in laws aimed at reducing distracted driving. Some towns in Illinois (IL) are going so far as to ban eating and applying makeup while driving. OEA
A 19-year-old from the Fork Ridge area in Moundsville lost his life in an accident that occurred on Route 250 in Marshall County, West Virginia (WV). He was a passenger in a 1999 Dodge Neon. The driver was operating the Neon erratically and crossed a double yellow line, according to wtov9.com. After leaving his own…