What Happened: Reporting on abclocal.go.com, the Associated Press explains that a Court of Appeals in North Carolina has permitted Chapel Hill, N.C. to begin enforcing its ban on cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. The ban was earlier blocked by a trial judge after a tow truck operator argued he needed to use his phone…
According to police in Rowan County, North Carolina, one man died and another two were seriously injured in an accident yesterday morning near Salisbury. Police say the accident took place on Parks Road at U.S. Highway 70 a little after 7 in the morning. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said that a 69-year-old man, Frederick…
What Happened: According to a story on digtriad.com, an intoxicated driver ran off the road and into a police officer’s patrol car in High Point, North Carolina. The crash occurred in the early evening on the 700 block of Greensboro Road; the officer was stationary in a parking lot and working on reports when the impaired driver…
The Canary Project is a new phone app that is available for both iPhones and Androids. The purpose of the app is to let parents know when their teenage driver is texting, talking on the phone or using social media while on the road. Just like the canary in the coal mines years ago raised…
What Happened: A couple has been charged with a hit-and-run car accident that claimed the life of another motorist, according to rrdailyherald.com. The crash occurred just outside of Wilson, North Carolina, and resulted in the death of 58-year-old Hugh Bolden Johnston IV as he was riding in his moped. N.C. State Troopers put out a watch for the…