Car Accidents Archives - Page 19 of 347 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Driver Killed in Virginia Wrong-Way Crash

The Virginia State Police report that the driver of a 2010 Honda Accord was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate-81 North in Rockbridge County Thursday night, at approximately 11 p.m. According to the information released by the police, the driver of the Honda was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on I-81. The Honda…

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Man Charged With DWI After Appearing to Cause Fatal Head-On in Perquimans County, NC

A head-on collision in Perquimans County, North Carolina (NC), left a 71-year-old man dead and the other driver facing felony charges. The deadly crash happened east of the town of Hertford on the afternoon of January 17, 2022, and State Highway Patrol investigators believe drug or alcohol use played a role. Emergency personnel responded to…

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Are Zoom Zombies Causing Virginia Car Accidents?

The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to the way many people here in Virginia and across the country are able to “meet” and communicate with each other. But this has led to another dangerous problem: driving while Zooming has become an alarming issue, responsible for far too many Virginia car accidents that leave victims suffering from…

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Is Virginia a No-Fault State for Car Accidents?

Virginia is not a “no-fault” state when it comes to financial responsibility for car accidents but follows a traditional “fault”-based system. This means that the driver responsible for causing an accident must pay for the resulting damages. Our Virginia Beach car accident lawyers see these accidents every day and wanted to simplify the rule for…

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