Fatal motorcycle accidents in Norfolk and Chesapeake during April 2012 were just two of 17 such deadly incidents reported to the Virginia (VA) Department of Motor Vehicles since the start of the year. According to the DMV, 40 percent more crashes involving loss of life for a bike rider occurred during the first four months…
A family in Randolph County, North Carolina (NC), is mourning the loss of a 4-year-old girl after the all-terrain vehicle she was riding overturned. Investigators say the child, two adults and two other youngsters were on the ATV when it wrecked. The vehicle flipped when the driver attempted to cross a steep embankment. The girl sustained…
A three-car crash was caused by a 70-year-old driver in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, April 20, 2012. The car accident occurred at E. Main St. and North 2nd St. when the woman failed to stop at a red light. View Larger Map She hit a van first, causing it to flip; then she hit another…
A Virginia Beach, VA, driver is facing drunk driving charges after crossing through a line of orange construction cones and hitting a road crew worker on I-64 in Norfolk near Northampton Boulevard. The accident occurred at around 9:30 pm on April 25, 2012, and sent the contract employee to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with serious…
A Maryland (MD) woman lost her life in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), when the motorcycle on which she was riding ran off a rural, two-lane road. The man driving the bike along Indian Creek Road also sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police do not know what made the motorcyclist lose control, and other details…