In her latest post to our firm’s Virginia All Serious Injuries blog, my colleague Emily Brannon reports a marker project on the Hampton River in VA that causes concern for residents who believe the dredging will boost recreational boaters using the river and increase the chance of boaters hitting each other. Emily reminds Virginians that…
A motorcyclist has been killed in Virginia (VA) after colliding with a trash truck at an intersection, just the latest in a spate of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists in the Commonwealth. Rakesh Bhatt, 54, died after a trash truck struck his motorcycle at the intersection of Van Dorn Street and Taney Avenue in Alexandria (VA) early…
It was a hot summer day, and a tired but happy family was on their way home from a military appreciation day at an amusement park. Joe Weschler, his young son Dalton and his wife Michelle were driving on Interstate 64 in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), when their brand new 2011 Chevy Traverse exploded into flames…
Slips on snow or ice can be painful, but they are seldom fatal. Tragically, though, a slip on Interstate 64 overpass in early 2010 led to the death of pedestrian when he fell onto the roadway below. The family of Manuel Albert “Manny” Rubio, 40, a physicist at NASA Langley Research Center, is suing the…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, my personal injury attorney colleague John C. welcomes the news that new federal rules will shorten the number of hours semi, tractor-trailer and interstate big rig drivers can spend behind the wheel each day. John notes that driver fatigue plays a role in many…