What Happened: According to a report in The Virginian-Pilot, a military man from New Jersey was killed this weekend after he lost control of his motorcycle on southbound I-564. The man was then struck by a hit-and-run driver and left for dead, according to Virginia State Police. The biker, James W. Keith Jr., 50, was…
What Happened: One recent article discussed a new initiative in Virginia designed to provide the public online access to an interactive traffic crash database in the hopes of offering a more complete picture of highway safety in thestate. Virginia’s Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) will now be available through the Department of Motor Vehicles website, granting residents and others the ability to view their own crash reports. The goal…
Police in Virginia have been searching for a vehicle identified by witnesses as a Chevy Cobalt since early September 8, 2012, when its driver allegedly ran into a motorcycle rider who later died from his injuries. According to WAVY-TV 10, the accident in Norfolk occurred at around 2 am. The deceased man had fallen from…
What Happened: Two people were hospitalized after a Virginia car crash on Wednesday morning, September 12, 2012. The accident occurred on US 58 near Ringgold, VA, when an SUV leaving a parking lot pulled out in front of a smaller car. The smaller car also hit a parked car during the wreck, and one occupant…
What Happened: Illegal racing on the highway may have been a factor in a fatal two-car crash that also seriously injured a passenger on September 5, 2012. The crash occurred when the two cars touched on Garth Road near Midway Farm Road in Albemarle County, VA. One of the cars ran off the road, killing…