On November 10th an elderly woman was walking down Doolittle Road in Hampton, Virginia (VA) when she was struck and killed by a DWI/DUI driver, reports The Virginian Pilot. To add insult to injury the driver didn’t even stop and this was after he had hit a building before running over the elderly woman. Charges…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just released a startling new report. The data suggests that about 1 in 5 drivers who were killed last year in car crashes tested positive for drugs. “Drugged driving is as inexcusable as drunk driving or driving irresponsibly,” said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. Researchers are just beginning to…
There are some accidents that I read which make my blood boil. The recent pedestrian-car accident in Hampton, Virginia (VA) is a prime example. A woman hailing from Salem Street in Hampton, VA was hit and killed by a drunk driver near the corner of Nickerson and Andrews boulevards. My heartfelt condolences go out to…
When you allow a passenger to ride with you in a car, you are essentially taking responsibility for their well-being. Another way to think about the same situation would be every time you ride as a passenger you are putting your life into some one else’s hands. Really, the only thing the passenger can do…
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