ABC 13 reports that on the morning of Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, a log truck and box truck carrying newspapers collided near Meadville Elementary School in Hallifax, Virginia (VA).The two vehicles traveling on Route 57 in opposite directions hit each other head on. The impact slammed the box truck into the side of a hill;…
A woman was killed in an ATV accident on Saturday night, January 22nd, 2011, in Jackson County, West Virginia (W. VA). The man considered responsible for the accident was arrested. According to Jackson County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tony Boggs, the 37 year-old ATV driver was arrested on DUI charges after the vehicle flipped on its…
WSLS 10 reports that on the night of Monday, January 17th, 2011, a crash near mile marker 137 on Interstate 81 left two people dead and several injured. According to State Police, Virginia (VA) trucker lost control in Roanoke County and drove across two lanes of oncoming traffic. The driver was hauling sawdust north on the…
The Point Pleasant Register reported that two accidents caused West Columbia, West Virginia (VA) 62 to be closed temporarily on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011. At approximately noon, three vehicles were involved in an accident that caused the roadway to be shut down for an hour. Although several injuries were reported, the conditions of the injured…
As a personal injury attorney I am seeing more and more cases of head on collisions. The aftermath of these wrecks is devastating with catastrophic injuries such as brain damage and even death. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have devastating effects on the victim and some of these effects like persistent migraines, memory loss,…