What Happened: On Monday, August 6, 2012, a truck overturned on Meadow Rd. in Asheville, NC. Two cars were hit by the rig and the scrap metal it was hauling when the truck crash occurred. Six people, including the truck driver were injured. Police have charged the truck driver who caused the accident with wanton…
A Stuart, Virginia woman was killed in an accident on Route 640 in Patrick County when she pulled out in front of a tractor-trailer on Route 58. Read more here.
A new report released by Consumer Reports revealed that many dietary supplements, especially supplements claiming to enhance male sexual performance, are laced with prescription drugs like tadalafil and sildenafil, both active ingredients in prescription drugs Viagra and Cialis. The report mentioned a sexual enhancement supplement called “Mojo Nights”, manufactured by Evol Nutrition Associates, Inc. The Food and…
What Happened The driver of a 2004 Toyota Camry lost control of his vehicle, ran off Interstate 64 (I-64) near Fort Eustis, in Newport News, VA and hit a tree, according to a report by WAVY-TV. The passenger, Chanatha D. Nettles, was critically injured. Both the driver and passenger were both wearing seat belts at…
Recently, the American Transportation Research Institute and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute released the most comprehensive study to-date on electronic speed limiters and their effect on the rate of commercial truck accidents. Their findings were conclusive: installing speed limiters on tractor-trailers resulted in a 50-percent drop in truck accident rates and prevented a significant number…