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Woman Dies When Car Plunges Off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

March 31, 2011

Blog, Car Accidents

A car has plunged off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia (VA), the first time such a crash has occurred on the structure in five years. After a full day of looking by air, by boat and under water, searchers found the vehicle that plunged into the Chesapeake Bay and recovered the body of its…

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Train Strikes Car with Passenger inside in Hickory, North Carolina

February 16, 2011

Blog, Car Accidents

A Hickory, North Carolina man is in critical condition after a train hit the car he was in early Sunday morning. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. at the Union Square crossing at 2nd St. and Main Ave NW in Hickory. The 2010 Dodge Challenger being driven by Cedric Genwright of Lenoir was stopped on…

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Drunk Driver Who Severely Injured Pedestrian in Hit-and-Run Convicted in Virginia Beach

June 15, 2010

Blog, Car Accidents

Drunk and apparently distracted by text message coming in on his cell phone, Virginia Beach, VA, resident Dorek Emanuel Hayes hit Mary Edwards as the 72-year-old woman attempted to cross Honeygrove Road in the early evening of December 30, 2009. Edwards suffered “broken legs and ankles, cracked ribs and bruised lungs” in the hit-and-run accident…

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Williamsburg Man Hit and Killed While Crossing Street in Newport News

June 7, 2010

Blog, Car Accidents

Stephen Shonka of Williamsburg, Virginia (VA) was crossing J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News, VA when he was hit and killed by a 2004 Acura. Mr. Shonka was only 34 years old. We do not know exactly what caused this pedestrian crossing accident death. Police suspect Mr. Shonka’s blood alcohol content was a “contributing factor,” according…

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Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Street in Virginia Beach

May 10, 2010

Blog, Car Accidents

In the early morning hours of Thursday, May 6th, Travis Jay Wilson decided to cross 22nd Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). Tragically, he would never make it to the other side. A car traveling westbound on 22nd street hit Mr. Wilson resulting in his death. He was only 34 years old.  View Larger Map…

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