A collision between a two-car train and a passenger vehicle in rural Suffolk, Virginia (VA), on the morning of December 12, 2020, sent the adult driver and a teenaged passenger to the hospital. The younger victim was airlifted from the scene and was reported to have sustained critical injuries. The railroad crossing crash…
Two people were killed in Gaston County when the vehicle they were in hydroplaned off the right side of the road and slammed into a tree. The fatal accident occurred on Thanksgiving morning, at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Highway 321 near Hardin Road. The initial investigation by N.C. Highway Patrol indicates that rainy weather, along…
A hit-and-run is usually an accident in which the erring driver flees the scene of the crash. If you or anyone with you is injured, or your car is damaged in a hit-and-run accident, first ensure everyone’s safety. It is always useful to have prior knowledge about the protection your car insurance coverage provides in…
I recently received an email alert that the North Carolina Department of Transportation had updated its website with information on driving in winter weather. NCDOT does this annually because, as anyone who has struggled to keep a car or truck on the road as a nor’easter howled or as snow and ice covered the pavement…
No matter how many safety precautions you take, there is always the risk of being hit by a car, whether you are in a vehicle, on a bike, or as a pedestrian. The last place you worry about getting hit by a car is in your own home, but that’s the terrifying experience one Virginia…