A Charleston, West Virginia (WV), man has a warrant out for his arrest after he fled the hospital after causing a car accident that badly injured another driver. The wreck took place at the intersection of Spring Street and Kenawha Terrace in St. Albans. According to the Charleston Gazette, the man made a left-hand turn…
A Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), man has died after being struck in the back by a truck on Military Hghway, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The man was crossing the street of the 2200 block of Military Hwy. around 6:00 pm. He was heading eastbound in an unlit area when he was struck on the left side of his back by the passenger’s…
For the second time in two weeks, police are pointing to a driver’s medical emergency as the likely cause of a major traffic accident with injuries in Hampton Roads. The earlier incident occurred in Windsor, Virginia (VA), when a 72-year-old woman passed out and lost control of her car before hitting a tractor-trailer and several…
A seemingly minor accident in which a man walking along the shoulder of a busy highway was clipped by the passenger-side mirror of a passing pickup truck turned deadly in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), on January 11, 2012. The fatal pedestrian wreck happened at around 6:00 pm in the 2200 block of Military Highway. A combination…
Connecticut (CT) has become one of 15 states to mandate ignition interlock devices for drivers who have been convicted of drunk driving, or driving with a blood-alcohol content above .08. The devices are mandatory for even first-time offenders in the Nutmeg State. Virginia (VA) is one of 24 states that require the device for repeat…