The 2011 July 4th weekend brought tragedy to Virginia’s roads in central Virginia, according to the News & Advance. Two siblings from Lynchburg, VA died in a head-on collision on US 460 in Prince Edward County, VA right before 3 am on Sunday. According to the Virginia State Police, the brother, age 21, and sister,…
A 17-year-old is dead after a fatal crash this weekend on I-64. The Williamsburg, Virginia (VA), girl was driving east when she lost control of her 1994 Acura Integra. She overcorrected and ran off the road, striking a tree on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Despite wearing her seat belt at the time of…
Tazewell, Virginia (VA), Fire Chief George Pilkins and his 12-year-old son were injured in a motorcycle accident on June 29, 2011, SWVA Today reported. Their injuries were serious enough for the two to be airlifted to Holston Valley Medical Center. George Pilkins had surgery to mend a leg that was broken in three places. His…
A Suffolk, Virginia (VA), police pursuit on July 9, 2011, ended tragically with a fatal car accident, the Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday. The driver, Cornell A. Richardson, was pulled over for a traffic violation. When the police officer got out of his vehicle, Richardson sped off in his Toyota. The officer called in a description of the car…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard blog site, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports that automakers are developing intelligent vehicle technology to warn drivers of impending accidents before they occur. Rick notes that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test out vehicle-to-vehicle communication devices in communities throughout the United States to…