A head-on collision in a rural section of Chesterfield County, Virginia (VA), left an innocent woman dead and the at-fault driver facing multiple charges. The deadly crash happened southeast of Richmond in the 20400 block of River Road on Jan. 30, 2021. According to county police, a 23-year-old Midlothian resident caused the fatal…
If you have lost a family member due to someone else’s negligence, Virginia law grants you the right to file a wrongful death claim against the at-fault party and demand financial restitution. In order to be able to do so, you need access to the medical records of the deceased family member. Medical Records Privacy…
In Virginia, a statute outlining a fixed priority order determines the disbursal of damages to beneficiaries of the deceased in wrongful death cases. The law places beneficiaries in groups; and once the members in a designated group recover damages, members in the subsequent group become eligible. The Designated Priority Order of Beneficiaries This is the…
A crash in a residential Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), neighborhood on a sunny fall Saturday afternoon left a moped rider dead and the driver of a car facing charges. The fatal collision happened a little after 3:30 pm on November 7, 2020. According to police and news reports, the driver struck the moped rider while making…
Police in Virginia Beach, VA, announced on Oct. 8, 2020, that they had arrested two teen drivers in connection with a fatal crash involving an older man who was riding a bicycle. The deadly crash happened near the intersection of Indian Lakes Boulevard and Halifax Drive at around 8:30 pm. The drivers taken into custody…