As I watch a television commercial portraying a sleek new Lexus speeding through obstacles, I wonder if Toyota Motor Company has finally fixed its defective gas pedals and sudden acceleration problems. The Lexus after all was the vehicle that crashed killing a family of four. The driver was California Highway patrolman, Mark Saylor. He had…
Two passengers suffered serious injuries after the car they were in hit an embankment and flipped over in Montgomery County, Virginia (VA). Was this accident the result of a mechanical issue? Maybe a blown tire? No. The driver of the car appears to have been intoxicated. Police have charged him with driving under the influence,…
Driving drowsy and over correcting were two factors that turned an early morning drive on Interstate 81 in north western Virginia (VA) into a chain of horrific events, which caused a New York man to be run over three times. The driver was three-tenths of a mile north of Route 683 and the Exit 54…
Nearly every time a driver cuts me off on intestate 64, veers into my lane at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, or is inattentive at a light on Virginia (VA) Beach Blvd., I wonder what their problem is. Sometimes when passing the vehicle in question, I even look over. Often I see people on the…
In his latest post to the Virginia Beach Injury Board, colleague John C. welcomes the news that Chesapeake has begun installing and operating red light cameras at the city’s most dangerous intersections. John notes that Chesapeake joins Virginia Beach and Newport News as cities in the greater Hampton Roads region that use Photo Safe programs…