The Story: Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute have discovered that fatigued driving is the cause of twenty percent of all car accidents, a much higher number than the 2-3 percent previously estimated, according to claimsjournal.com. The team of scientists used “naturalist research,” wherein the subject is studied in a natural setting without interference, and…
What Happened Four cars were involved in a car wreck that occurred on Langhorne Road in Lynchburg, Virginia (VA). One of the drivers had to be taken to the hospital as a result. Reports indicate that a Honda was turning right and hit another car that was traveling north on Langhorne Road. That car then…
What Happened: As reported by dailypress.com, a driver on I-64 in Hampton was driving on the exit ramp for the Magruder Boulevard exit and then attempted to switch lanes back onto the interstate. The driver then struck another car, sending it airborne and into a ditch on the side of the highway. The victim and the…
What Happened: According to nbcwashington.com, a driver caused a three-car crash after traveling northbound in the southbound lane of I-495 near mile marker 44. The driver quickly switched back to the southbound lane, where he subsequently struck a pickup truck and another vehicle, causing the cars to strike a third automobile. The three victims suffered…
What Happened: One driver was killed, and the at-fault driver injured, after the latter crossed the dividing line of Route 109, according to hpe.com. The at-fault driver was travelling in the southbound lane, crossed over onto the northbound side of the highway, and subsequently struck a car, killing the driver of that car. A third vehicle…