Just before sunrise June 19, 2014, an unidentified driver hit and badly injured a West Virginia state trooper who had gotten out of his cruiser to clear debris from the center of I-77 north of Princeton, WV. The trooper had switched on his rooftop light bar and flashers in order to alert other early morning…
The Supreme Court has recently reduced a high-profile medical malpractice verdict from $90 million to $32 million. Tom Douglas, son of Dorothy Douglas, filed a lawsuit against the corporate owner of Heartland of Charleston for severe neglect that led to his mother’s death. Dorothy Douglas was able to walk and communicate with her family when…
Constructing a new rail line to reroute trains of hazardous cargo away from the US Capitol would be too expensive, according to a new Federal Environmental Impact statement released last week. Instead, the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, owned by CSX, which is only ½ mile from the Capitol, should be rebuilt so that two way traffic…
The Virginia Trucking Association last month presented its Safety Awards for 2014 during the annual VTA Safety Management Conference, which was held in Wintergreen VA. Intertrans Carrier Company, Gordonsville VA, was given the Grand Trophy for Fleet Safety in the state. This award is given to the firm that is judged to have the state’s…
Walmart has for a long time prided itself on the safety of its huge fleet of tractor trailers around the US. Now, however, the company is facing serious questions about safety, after a high profile wreck involving a Walmart truck that injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed one of his companions. That crash occurred on…