A horrific car accident, involving an SUV being broken in half, occurred on George Washington Parkway at Boundary Channel Drive. One of the individuals involved was Team U.S.A. soccer player Charlie Davies. He suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in his right leg, along with facial fractures and a…
Adding to what has become a record year for fatal motorcycle accidents in Hampton Roads, two bike riders wrecked in Chesapeake on Tuesday evening. One motorcyclist died and the other went to Sentara Norfolk Hospital with head injuries. My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon notes in her latest post to the Virginia Beach Injuryboard that both…
Could things get any worse for American auto makers? It appears so. Ford Motor Company announced a huge recall 4.5 million vehicles stemming from a defective cruise control switch which could start a fire. The recall includes over one million Ford Windstar minivans, along with over three million Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles, according to…
Emily Howell, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA) was driving with her two children in an Acura. They were at the intersection of Lambs Creek Church Road (state route 694) when, suddenly, a Corvette came out of nowhere and smashed into them. Mrs. Howell died at the scene of the accident and her two kids…
Drivers can never hear too often that they should never drive drunk. Acting on that understanding, Virginia secretary of public safety, the state’s Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter and the Virginia State police have teamed up to launch Help Eliminate Alcohol Related Tragedies–HEART, for short. My colleague Jim Lewis provides details on the new educational…