A victim of a Chapel Hill, North Carolina (NC), car accident is being proactive about getting drivers to focus more on controling their vehicles and less on distracting activities while behind the wheel. The woman was walking to class one day when she was hit by a car. Witnesses claim the at-fault driver was talking…
The fifth pedestrian fatality in less than two weeks in Hampton Roads occurred in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), on February 7, 2012. According to the Virginian-Pilot, a man lost his life after being run over by a Ford F-150 pickup truck near the intersection of N. George Washington Highway and Townhouse Lane. Neither alcohol nor speed…
After hearing evidence for five weeks, a jury in McLean County, Illinois (IL), awarded a retired pipefitter who developed mesothelioma after spending years working with asbestos insulation a total of $89.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The defendants — Honeywell International Inc., Pneumo Abex, Owens-Illinois Inc. and John Crane Inc. — were found to…
Some justice has been served in a case of reckless driving that left one man dead. A Gloucester, Virginia (VA), man was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant when he ran a red light at the intersection of Battle Road and Route 17…
Speed is listed as the principle cause of a car crash that claimed the lives of two men from Glen Easton, West Virginia (WV). The at-fault driver was reportedly speeding in a 40-mph zone when he lost control of his Pontiac Grand Am and crashed into a Progressive Bank at the corner of Lafayette Ave and Eighth…