A 71-year-old died after being struck by a car in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). The fatal collision happened in the 2700 block of Church Street near the intersection with E 27th Street. Norfolk Police responded to the scene of the crash at around 7:15 pm on February 7, 2022. They discovered the pedestrian seriously injured and…
A collision between a car and a bicycle in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), inflicted fatal injuries on the bike rider. The crash happened in the 2800 block of South Military Highway on the night of September 18, 2021. Chesapeake Police informed news outlets that they received a call shortly before 9 pm “to help someone who…
July 25, 2021, will long be remembered as a tragic day for bicycling in central Virginia. On that Sunday, two bike riders lost their lives in separate collisions. The first deadly crash happened around 3:30 am in Chesterfield County, just outside the southwest corner of Richmond. Around 17 hours later, a wreck in Hanover County…
A pedestrian is usually someone traveling on foot. Pedestrians include anyone running, walking, jogging, or pushing a stroller. In North Carolina, bicyclists have a designated lane. If a bicyclist needs to travel on a sidewalk or cross an intersection due to the absence of a bicycle lane, they are pedestrians in the eyes of the…
My Virginia Beach-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm colleagues and I do not often comment on moped crashes. When we do, however, it is usually because a negligent or reckless driver has hit and severely injured or killed a rider. Mopeds become more common each day. They offer many of the thrills and…