Police are citing impairment by alcohol as the principal cause of a fatal head-on collision on North Main Street in Sumter, South Carolina (SC). The deadly July 27, 2014, accident claimed two lives and sent six other people to hospitals with serious injuries. According to television station WLTX-19, the at-fault driver crossed the…
Somehow, life-threatening injuries were avoided in a chain-reaction crash on NC 42 in Johnston County, North Carolina, on July 29, 2012. One of the drivers of the cars involved in the wreck near Wood Haven Lane did require hospital treatment for a minor injury, but the people in the other car, van and pickup truck…
A woman is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Kopperston, West Virginia. On July 22, a motorcycle crashed into a tractor-trailer on State Road 99 (Bolt Road), according to williamsondailynews.com. State police believe the motorcyclist crossed the centerline and hit the tractor-trailer, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The rider…
A man walking along Caspersen Beach near Sarasota, Florida (FL), on July 27, 2014, lost his life when he was struck by a small, privately owned airplane attempting an emergency landing on the packed sand along the water’s edge. According to news reports, the deceased victim was accompanied by his 9-year-old daughter and wife. The…
A serious t-bone crash occurred in Virginia Beach, trapping one person in their vehicle until emergency rescuers arrived. Three people were transported to a hospital, but the injuries were reported to not be life-threatening. The two-vehicle crash occurred in the 100 block of London Bridge Road. Police are still investigating the cause of the incident, but…