When the driver of one car isn’t careful, terrible motor vehicle accident consequences can result. Take a look at this case, for example. An accident at Glenns Bay Road and Highway 17 bypass in Surfside, South Carolina (SC), on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, has left six people injured. All were taken to the hospital for…
Edward Bruton, 58, was crossing W. Mercury Boulevard at Shreck Drive when he was struck by a Toyota Camry on April 14, 2011, the Daily Press reported. Police said the driver left the scene, and a woman from Hampton, Virginia (VA), has been charged with felony hit-and-run as a result of the accident. Our experienced…
A pickup truck driver was killed on Military Highway in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) when his truck and a car collided, the Daily Press reported. The driver was later identified as 21-year-old Kevin P. Sikonia, 21, of Chesapeake. According to police, the accident took place at the intersection of South Military Highway and Sparrow Road. Police…
The Justice Department agreed to pay $2.3 million to a couple whose young child suffered a serious brain injury at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA, according to The Virginian-Pilot. A federal judge approved the settlement in January 2011. In 2006, the child’s mother, 35 weeks pregnant, checked into the Virginia hospital with…
According to the associated press, motorcycle deaths dropped 2 percent in the first nine months of 2010, but reports by state transportation officials may signal that it is just a blip, and not a lasting improvement in safety for these vehicles. This has Virginia motorcycle accident lawyers and others understandably concerned. There were 80 fewer…