Chesapeake has joined Virginia Beach and Newport News, Virginia (VA), in operating red light camera systems in a response to the many severe and fatal car accidents that are occurring at intersections. According to the Virginian-Pilot, red light traffic cameras have been placed at the intersections of North Battlefield Boulevard and Campostella Road, Indian River Road and Sparrow Road, and Great Bridge Boulevard/Kempsville Road and North Battlefield Boulevard. Furthermore, a red light camera is soon to come at the intersection of North Battlefield Boulevard and Volvo Parkway.
In 2009 the Institute for Highway Safety reported that across the country, 676 people were killed and 130,000 were injured in crashes that involved a driver running a red light. The problem is that accidents which result from a driver running a red light are commonly angle or T-bone accidents. These types of accidents can cause massive injuries and even fatalities.
The possible consequences of running a red light are so frightening that traffic cameras are being used to encourage people to hit the brakes instead of the gas when they see a yellow light. Virginia Beach saw more than 1,500 T-bone accidents in 2010. Stopping at a red light is not optional, and refusal to do so will result in penalties.
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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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