Six people were injured after a head-on collision in North Carolina this weekend. According to the Salisbury Post, the accident occurred around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday night when a Hyundai traveled north on N.C. 801 collided with a Ford heading south. Early reports claim that when the Ford crossed the center line, it hit the Hyundai head-on. The accident is still being fully investigated. The Woodleaf Fire Department…
An 18-year-old Norfolk, Virginia (VA), man was shot and killed outside Mexican restaurant and dance club El Patron Cantina and Grill in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake, VA, on August 20, 2011. According to the Virginian-Pilot, the young man was pronounced dead with no suspects or motives identified. Every day, property owner’s unsafe premises cause people…
The Norfolk, Virginia (VA) sister of a man who died at the Virginia Beach jail as filed a $5 million wrongful death suit in federal court, alleging “deliberate indifference”, against the sheriff and the jail medical staff, including the sheriff and Conmed Healthcare Management, according to the Virginian-Pilot. Similar to claims made by the family of…
A van collided with a Tide light-rail train at Brambleton Avenue and 2nd Street in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on August 17, 2001, when he turned right in front of the light-rail train despite the presence of a “No Right Turn Across Tracks Sign.” The Virginian-Pilot report on the incident noted the crash was the third for the…
Entering the Downtown Tunnel while driving a car in Norfolk or Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), can be daunting. If nothing else, the noise echoing in the steel tube can rattle anyone already a little on edge from traffic or fear of tunnels. For those who ride motorcycles, unfortunately, the tunnel trip can be devastating. This was the…