What Happened A motor bike rider named Richard Patton suffered serious injuries when his motor bike hit a Toyota on U.S. 70 in Durham, North Carolina (NC). Mr. Patton, a 49-year-old Raleigh, NC native, reportedly suffered “critical injuries”, according to the Herald Sun. Mr. Patton was traveling east on U.S. 70 when the driver of a…
What Happened: A recent study by researchers at West Virginia University School of Public Health discovered that more than half of all young workers who died in North Carolina died in accidents that involved their employers breaking child labor laws. The lead author of the study, Kimberly Rauscher, an assistant professor at WVU, found that…
What Happened A vehicle was traveling down Highway 501 North in Marion, South Carolina (SC) when the driver reportedly veered off the road, wound up on the wrong side of a guard rail and ultimately crashed into a canal. A passenger in the vehicle lost his life as a result. The passenger, a native of…
What Happened An Amtrak train struck and killed an 18-year-old high school student on March 27, 2013 in Thomasville, North Carolina (NC). The accident took place near East Main and Cates streets. According to the Amtrak engineer, he saw a pedestrian walking south on the southbound tracks, blasted the train’s horns multiple times but the…
An employee at JRJ Trucking died late last week when a tractor-trailer he was repairing collapsed and crushed him. To learn more, read the full story here… “Jack Responsible For Tractor-Trailer Collapse Which Killed 22-Year-Old Worker“ CA