Your car engine sputters as you ease your car onto the shoulder of the road. You are now stuck on a dark road with a disabled vehicle and no help in sight. It could happen to anyone, it’s happened to me, but what happened next was as tragic as it was avoidable. A 19-year-old man…
Theresa Supica was a loving, nurturing mother who was committed to her children. Her 12-year-old daughter was “a sweetheart,” who loved to bake cakes and enjoyed playing soccer and softball competitively, said family friend Cynthia Schmidt. Tragically, Supica will never see her children again and her daughter will never again kick a soccer ball. That’s…
Another tragic boating accident on the waterways of Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) has once again highlighted the hidden dangers of boating in our area. One man has died and another is missing after a boat capsized, leaving 10 people in James River, the Daily Press reported. Nine of the 10 people who were on the…
The next time someone asks you out on a boating trip consider this, ten people who had been at a party last night took a boat into the James River from Newport News between 11;00 and 11:30 pm. The late-night booze cruise only lasted 30 minutes before the boat capsized, reported the Virginian-Pilot. Five of the…
A pickup truck driver has been charged with reckless driving after colliding with a van carrying 12 carnival workers in Chesterfield County, Virginia (VA) and injuring 11 of the occupants. “Police say the pickup struck the van broadside. The van flipped and its trailer broke off,” the Associated Press reported. Fortunately none of the injuries…