What Happened: A notoriously sharp curve on a mountainous portion of roadway in Surry County, NC will be straightened by the state department of transportation, according to one recent report. The stretch of roadway, on N.C. 89 near Lowgap, NC, has been a deadly location for truckers and other motorists for years, enough so that it earned the nickname, “Snowbird Curve”. Although…
What Happened: A Virginia man is in critical condition after a crash in Rowan County, KY. Kentucky state police say the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on US 60 West in Morehead. Officials say a man from Virginia was driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle, when he tried to turn into a private driveway. He was hit by a Jeep Cherokee driven by a Kentucky man. The motorcyclist…
What Happened: Asheville police have arrested a suspect in the hit-and-run accident that left another man injuredon a crosswalk. Over the weekend, police say Ian Mather was walking his family across a street in front of REI in Biltmore Park in downtown Asheville, NC. As his family made their way across the crosswalk, Mather was hit by a driver who drove up on the…
The owner and the top on-site administrators of two long-term care facilities for disabled and mentally ill adults in Hampton and Williamsburg, Virginia (VA), have had had their state licenses to provide health care suspended. The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that residents and patients at Ashwood Assisted Living and Madison Retirement Center suffered from abuse and…
What Happened: A 19-year-old driver from Kernersville, North Carolina (NC) operating a 1993 Honda was injured when the driver of a 2002 Honda lost control, veered back onto the roadway crossing the center line and hit the victim’s 1993 Honda. The wreck occurred on Mountain Street near Doe Run Road. The victim had to be…