What Happened A new Virginia (VA) traffic bill could make texting and checking smart phone apps while driving a primary offense. The bill, HB-1907, would make reading or sending a text message or checking face book and other smart phone apps a primary offense in which the driver could be pulled over. The fine for…
What Happened: A woman near Raleigh, North Carolina was driving an SUV on Labrador Drive in a subdivision when she ran off the road and smashed into a tree. Her 21 year-old passenger was killed. North Carolina police stated that the SUV was going well over the posted speed of 25 MPH and that the…
What happened: Five people were injured when an escalator at a New Jersey rail station malfunctioned, causing riders to pile into one another during the busy morning commute. According to a report in the Washington Post, an ascending escalator at Exchange Place PATH station in Jersey City suddenly changed direction and started moving backwards, forcing…
What Happened: A disabled man was crossing the street at a crosswalk in his wheelchair when he was hit by a car in Norfolk, Virginia. The disabled man later died of his injuries. The accident happened at the intersection of Tidewater Drive and Norview Avenue. Witnesses say that the victim was coming home from 7-11…
What Happened A woman died in a wreck on Route 460W a few miles east of Pembroke, Virginia (VA) on January 24, 2013. State Police say the victim Phyllis Marie Cumbee, 61, died when she pulled out from an intersection in front of a State Police cruiser. She wasn’t wearing her seat belt and was thrown out of her car. The…