Every year, around 19,000 cyclists are killed or injured in reported road accidents. When a bike breaks due to a faulty component, it is likely that it will do so while the rider is sailing across surface roads at around 10 mph, leaving him or her vulnerable to chance. On July 17th, the Consumer Product…
A two-year-old boy wandered out of the Childtime Daycare in Virginia Beach last month. The teachers at the daycare didn’t notice, reported WVEC.com, until two total strangers brought him back after he ran in front of a car. It’s unclear how the boy got out of the daycare facility, but WVEC.com reported that a woman…
Virginia employers can now be penalized up to $250 a day if they do not provide mandatory workers’ compensation insurance, with totals of up to $50,000, plus collection costs. It is an increase from the previous penalty range of $500 – $5,000. Worker’s compensation allows employees to receive the following: Two-third of pre-injury average…
When a personal watercraft caught fire and exploded on the evening of July 18, 2014, two Virginia Beach women suffered serious injuries and burns. According to a report from television station WVEC, the accident occurred at a floating dock on the Lynnhaven River off Great Neck Road. Both women are expected to recover, but an…
It is summer time, the sun is hot, the pool is cool and the smell of burgers on the grill is in the air. There may also be a ticking time bomb in your back yard that could go off any minute and seriously injure you and your family. What is this hidden danger? The…