While there have not been any recently reported railroad injuries in Virginia or North Carolina, the relative of a Virginia Beach, VA, native was injured recently in a train accident in Oklahoma. On May 17, 2011, a 64-year-old man was hit by a northbound train in Norman, OK, and died at the scene. This train…
It is not often that we find inmates the victims of a car accident, but on May 16, 2011, a North Carolina Department of Transportation truck was hit by another vehicle in Vanceboro, NC. The police found that when the truck went to turn onto a gravel road at 25 mph, the car that was…
State police in Virginia have been targeting drivers who are traveling too fast and failing to wear seat belts. The safety campaign Operation Air, Land, and Speed coincides with the start of a statewide “Click It or Ticket” campaign, which ends June 5, is intended to boost seat belt, use reducing personal injuries, the Roanoke…
Brandon McGlothlin and William Boley lost their lives in a terrible truck crash on WV 2 near Waverly, according to newsandsentinel.com. McGlothlin was a passenger in a Dodge Dakota pickup truck while Mr. Boley was the driver of another Dodge Dakota pickup. Reports indicate the truck carrying McGlothin initiated the accident. The at-fault driver apparently…
A Virginia resident, age 13, died suddenly in a car accident in Chesapeake, VA, according to WVEC.com and her obituary. The girl was crossing at the intersection of Cedar Road and Country Club Boulevard around 4 pm, when a vehicle traveling east struck her. The 13-year-old was taken to Sentara Norfolk General and died several…