A woman is in the hospital suffering from severe injuries after she was struck by a car.
According to the Charlotte Police Department, the woman was standing with her husband holding a baby on the corner of 6th Street and Poplar Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) when a car hit her. The woman was knocked into her husband who was holding the baby at the time.
The woman was taken to a local North Carolina (NC) hospital where she is being treated for serious injuries.
Sadly, pedestrian accidents seem to be a common occurrence in North Carolina. Earlier this year my colleague, Emily Mapp Brannon, wrote an article about a pedestrian who was struck and killed trying to cross South Tyron Street in Mecklenburg. In another case discussed by my colleague, Randy Appleton, a pedestrian was killed in Fayetteville and the driver fled the scene of the accident. Regrettably, these two incidents are only examples of a much larger problem.
As drivers we need to take caution around pedestrians. Pedestrians can be easily injured or killed when hit with the weight of a vehicle. Remember to always look twice when crossing an intersection, even if the light is green, as pedestrians can dart across the roadways. Also pay attention to pedestrians standing along curbs as they can easily come on to the road and be struck.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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