My colleague John C. has written a new post for our firm’s Virginia trucking accident injuries blog site about a crash in which two coal trucks collided in West Virginia (WV), leaving both drivers injuries. The at-fault driver admitted to being under the influence of drug at the time of the head-on collision. DM
A 19-year-old appears to have been temporarily blinded by the sun before driving into the path of a freight train and losing her life at a railroad crossing just outside of Harrodsburg, Kentucky (KY). The fatal collision occurred October 16, 2011, along tracks owned by Norfolk Southern. Television station Lex18 reported that the crossing where…
My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon has blogged the Virginia Department of Transportation’s move to improve radio reception inside the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. Read how this could increase distracted driving in the HRBT by visiting our firm’s V-NC Wrongful Death Lawyers Blog. AY
Twelve percent of parents told researchers that had consulted health and medical information on the internet before taking their child to an emergency room., Reuters Health reported on October 20, 2011. The most commonly visited websites were WebMD and Wikipedia. The study groups consisted of 240 parents, a majority of whom said they were more likely…
In a year that has seen an almost unprecedented number traffic accidents that left bike riders in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and the other cities of Hampton Roads dead or seriously injured, the Virginia (VA) Department of Transportation has published its 2011 State Bicycle Policy Plan. According to VDOT, the plan is the first of three vision…