A tragic reminder that driving while intoxicated is not a problem limited to adults who abuse alcohol came with the sad news that a 20-year-old lost his life when the car being driven by his 18-year-old friend ran off I-40 in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC),…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. for over a decade. It compiled a report about TBI in the U.S. between 2002 and 2006 and found that 218,934 people went to the emergency room for…
A fatal pickup truck rollover accident in Aiken County, South Carolina (SC), during Memorial Day Weekend 2014 highlights a leading danger of drunk and drugged driving that too many people who risk getting behind the wheel while drunk or high ignore. A man later charged…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is taking charge of the investigation of an oil train on April 30 that was hauling crude oil through Lynchburg, Virginia (VA). However, it will be many months before any conclusions are reached and recommendations issued. According to Investigator…
SPECIAL REPORT By Richard N. Shapiro and Patrick J. Austin Whether you love it, hate it, or now have it, Obamacare (a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act) is the law of the land and it may impact you or your loved one’s personal injury claim. This…
Greenville, North Carolina (NC) police and fire officials continue to investigate a train derailment that occurred April 30. The accident occurred between Charles Blvd. and Evans St. in Greenville. The train was carrying ammonium polyphosphate, which is an agricultural ingredient used in fertilizers. The product…
A tractor trailer hit a maintenance vehicle and a light pole on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel last Thursday at 10 am, plunging off the bridge into the bay below. The driver of the truck was killed. The VA Beach Fire Department reported that Navy…
David Alan with WVEC 13 News Now discovered that potentially unsafe football helmets are being used in Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. In fact, WVEC 13 News Now uncovered 20 high schools in Hampton Roads using helmets not recommended by a group…
A recent study by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute showed that up to 25,000 crashes annually could be prevented and 800 lives saved, if all heavy trucks and buses had on board video monitoring and safety compliance technology. The study was done by the Center for Truck and…
“Almost 500 hit-and-run incidents have been reported to North Carolina Highway Patrol this year. Some are fender benders, but others involve injury or death.” That quote from a WGHP Fox-8 news report on May 7, 2014, jumped out at me. As a personal injury attorney…