What Happened: Reporting on abclocal.go.com, the Associated Press explains that a Court of Appeals in North Carolina has permitted Chapel Hill, N.C. to begin enforcing its ban on cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. The ban was earlier blocked by a trial judge after a tow truck operator argued he needed to use his phone…
The parents of a Tennessee State University football player, who died last year during practice, have filed a wrongful death suit against the school. Wayne Jones III, a 19 year old defensive back, died last November after he collapsed on the field during a non-contact team workout. In the lawsuit, the parents allege that an…
What Happened: wdbj7.com reports that a car accident in Campbell County, Virginia claimed the life of one driver, injured another, and resulted in the at-fault driver being charged with reckless driving. The at-fault driver was traveling south on Route 501 and swerved to avoid a braking vehicle; she then crossed over into the northbound lane, hitting a…
What Happened: A rainy evening saw a huge car accident take place on the Nitro-St. Albans Bridge in Nitro, West Virginia (WV), according to wvgazette.com. The enormous accident involved 34 vehicles and injured twenty-two motorists and passengers, with nine of them being transported to a local hospital for their injuries. An emergency responder claimed it was the…
What Happened: A news report on wvnstv.com details that a head-on collision between a Chevrolet pick-up truck and another vehicle left one driver dead and two drivers transported to nearby hospitals for their injuries. The crash occurred on Route 92 near the End of Trail campground. After the driver of a Chevrolet pick-up swerved into oncoming traffic,…