An elderly driver crashed his vehicle into a display window of the Hallmark Store located at the Oakton Shopping Center in Oakton, Virginia. The 87 year-old man told police that he thought his Cadillac CTS wagon was in reverse when he pushed on the gas pedal. Instead, the car went forward and came smashing through…
Many people think that whiplash is a relatively minor injury that can happen when someone is in a car accident. But a recent incident in India reveals just how dangerous whiplash can be. A government official in India died after the car he was driving was struck by another vehicle, in what has been…
According to the Administration on Aging as of 2009 which is the latest year for which data is available there are 39.6 million elderly Americans age 65 years or older. That’s about one in every eight Americans. This number will only continue to grow. Because of the aging baby boomer population, there has been an increase…
Our Virginia personal injury law firm has reported on many accidents where victims have been killed because of road debris. Many of these accidents were caused by commercial tractor trailers operators who fail to secure the loads they are transporting. But it’s not just commercial carriers that pose dangers to people who are driving on…
There have been many studies and reports regarding distracted driving, but another very real danger on the road is drowsy driving. Several months ago, comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured, and another passenger killed, when a tractor-trailer plowed into a limo that Morgan was a passenger in. The driver of the tractor-trailer that caused the…