“Motor vehicle-related injuries send more than 2.3 million people to hospital emergency departments every year.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent reports this on its website. Another webpage maintained by the CDC breaks out motor vehicle crashes into the following overlapping categories: Child passengers, Teen drivers, Older adult drivers, Seat belts and restraints, Impaired…
Students at a Charlotte, North Carolina marital arts school got quite the shock during a recent class when a car crashed right into the school’s building. The accident occurred on March 8, at approximately 1 p.m. at a Leadership Martial Arts at 9928 S Tryon St. Eight students and staff were training on a mat…
It is estimated that almost 3,000 victims are killed each year in the U.S. because of distracted driving. The rates of distracted driving accidents continue to rise at an alarming rate, despite all of the education and public information available stressing the dangers of using electronic devices while driving. In fact, it is so prevalent,…
A 61-year-old Catawba County woman was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 70 SE in Hickory, NC. The fatal crash occurred on January 25th at approximately 1:30 p.m. The victim had left work and was headed to the dentist when the crash occurred. She leaves behind two children and six grandchildren. According to Hickory…
Two people were killed in Gaston County when the vehicle they were in hydroplaned off the right side of the road and slammed into a tree. The fatal accident occurred on Thanksgiving morning, at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Highway 321 near Hardin Road. The initial investigation by N.C. Highway Patrol indicates that rainy weather, along…