A man with previous convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol is facing a new DUI charge after being arrested for causing an accident with injuries at the intersection of Quay and Elwood roads in Suffolk, Virginia (VA). The Suffolk News-Herald has reported that police also charged the at-fault driver with felony hit-and-run because…
A driver involved in a head-on collision near the intersection of Indian River Road and West Orchard Spring Way in Virginia Beach, VA, suffered life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred around 9 pm on December 17, 2011, and the injury victim had to be medevaced to a hospital for emergency, life-saving treatment. WAVY-TV 10 has reported…
A vehicle was speeding along Devon Lane in Harrisonburg, Virginia (VA) when the driver lost control, hit a transformer box and then hit a tree. The driver did not suffer any injuries, but one male passenger and two female passengers did suffer injuries. Harrisonburg police suspect alcohol may have been a factor in the car…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard blog site, Virginia personal injury attorney Rick Shapiro expresses his strong support for the proposal from the National Transportation Safety Board to have states enact bans on the use of all handheld and hands-free cell phones by drivers for talking and texting. Rick admits that such…
Necessity is often the mother of invention. For motorcycle riders, it may now mean the difference between life and death. Two companies have created a jacket for motorcycle riders that can inflate like an airbag upon impact. However, improving safety can never make motorcyle riding risk-free This video shows the new jacket in action: As a Virginia (VA)…