A three-vehicle wreck in Virginia Beach, VA, left one person dead and a driver facing a reckless driving charge. The deadly crash happened at the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Gravehurst Drive on the morning of August 17, 2017. Police received the first call about the collision at 6:54 am. An investigation by…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the government agency that is in charge of testing and approving new drugs before they can become available for doctors to prescribe to patients. In 1992, a new law was passed, Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which allowed the FDA to accept a fee from drug companies when…
A section of interstate near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront known for deadly collisions saw a new fatal crash on the morning of August 16, 2017. At 7:43 am, a Ford Taurus crossed the median of I-264 on the Birdneck Road overpass and struck two other vehicles head-on. Only one of the three drivers involved in…
A judge awarded $5.3 million to the family of a woman who lost her life after suffering a brain aneurysm following numerous visits to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The attorney who represented the family of the victim presented a life care planner to the court who estimated the annual cost for the care of…
Andres Tapia was going about his day as a switchman for the Belt Railway of Chicago when his life came to a sudden, tragic end. He was crushed to death between two rail cars in a hump yard. Fellow railroad workers found Tapia after his remote control device sent out an automatic “man down” alert. He was…