A car’s front-seat passenger sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision with a Town of Kill Devil Hills pickup truck on the afternoon of June 20, 2014. The crash appears to have occurred when the driver of the smaller vehicle attempted a left-hand turn off of…
A 24-year-old Williamsburg woman drove her Honda the wrong way through a traffic circle, up onto the median and sidewalk eventually crashing into a fence at nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA). The Pavilion was hosting the 96X Fest, a popular concert event. The damage…
Wegman’s, a major grocery store chain in the Mid Atlantic, has issued a voluntary recall of its bagged ice products in both 7 and 18 pound bags, due to the possibility that the ice could contain metal pieces. These pieces could have been put there…
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is at the receiving end of some harsh criticism from family members of an industrial worker after the man was crushed to death while at work. Frank Johnson, 62, was crushed between two railroad cars back in February and…
[Source] An environmental impact report was recently issued, discussing the ramifications for the reconstruction of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington D.C. Owned and maintained by CSX, the railroad company aims to reconstruct the tunnel and add a second set of tracks to enable double-stack…
Several news outlets yesterday reported on a new study about cities with bike-share programs and the rate of head injuries. Unfortunately, reporters opted for sensationalism over accuracy. Headlines like “Study: Greater Risk of Head Injuries In Cities With Bike Share Programs” and “Bike-Share Progra
Older Americans deserve to live with dignity and to be safe. But too many suffer the indignity of being abused, neglected, or exploited. A new study indicates that one in 10 Americans age 60 or older experiences some form of abuse each year. Of those…
The state of Virginia was dismissed from a lawsuit this week that was filed by a student at University of Virginia, who was charged with assaulting two agents at an ABC store in Charlottesville. The agents attempted to stop her for possessing alcohol under the…
A 2002 Toyota four-door was traveling down Va. 231 in Madison County when it approached a curve. Unfortunately, reports indicate that the driver did not slow down while making the curve and wound up losing control of the vehicle. The vehicle then slammed into a…
South Carolina on June 9, 2014, became the 49th state to enact a ban on texting and driving. While I applaud the effort as a Carolina personal injury and wrongful death lawyer who has helped hundreds of victims of automobile accidents caused by distracted drivers,…
Manufacturers and operators of the US fleet of DOT-111 tank cars argue that these cars are perfectly safe to ship crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota. A consensus has been emerging in recent months that these cars are at least partially…
The Powtahan County community remembered retired county deputy Howard E. Clark last Monday. Clark was a longtime resident who died as a result of a car accident on May 28. He was driving a Ford Festiva near the intersection of Buckingham Road and Old Plantation…