A cross-country cyclist died last Saturday after being struck from behind by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 601, reports the Times Leader. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, Albert Arnott, 59, rode a recumbent tricycle, in part due to a landscaping accident twenty years ago which resulted in traumatic head injury. Recumbent bikes and trikes,…
A 79-year-old woman attempting to drive across railroad tracks in James City County, Virginia (VA), lost her life on July 31, 2010, when an Amtrak passenger train slammed into her car and pushed it nearly one-quarter of a mile down the tracks. Reports in the Daily Press note that the fatal accident occurred at a…
When a car and train collide in a rail crossing crash, the results can be devastating for the driver and/or passengers in the vehicle. This was illustrated recently when a Ford Focus at Hunts crossing in Norge, Virginia (VA) near Williamsburg was hit by an Amtrak train. The impact of the wreck was so severe…
A net designed to catch thrill seekers dropping from a cage raised high on a ride called Terminal Velocity at Extreme World in the Wisconsin Dells failed to slow the descent of a 12-year-old girl. The unbroken 40-foot fall appears to have left the girl with severe head, brain and internal injuries. This is how…
It’s important to get where you’re going, but do not force yourself to continue driving if you can’t stay awake or operate your car properly. That message was illustrated by the tragic single-car accident on Interstate 95 (I-95) in Hanover County, Virginia (VA). The driver became “fatigued” and ran off the road hitting a tree,…