Designate a Sober Driver for Super Bowl Celebrations
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Virginia Highway Safety Office encourages you to designate a sober driver for Super Bowl celebrations and to choose a HERO to stay sober before leaving for a party. Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most dangerous days of the year to drive due to the high number of
Read MoreUpdate: Teen Hit And Run Victim Dies
Update: Teen Hit And Run Victim Dies. Sad news today of a teen dying from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident on Friday evening. Richmond Police are seeking help from the community in locating the driver that hit 15-year-old Tiara Rosa. The driver is descrived as a white male with long, light-colored hair and was wearing a
Read MoreSpeed limit reduced in two Chesterfield locations
The Midlothian Exchange reports that the speed limit along 2 miles of Hull Street Road (Route 360) has been reduced. From Winterpock Road to Woodlake Village Parkway the limit has dropped from 55 mph to 45 mph and fromWoodlake Village Parkway to Fox Club Parkway it dropped from 55 mph to 50 mph. According to a
Read More6-Year-Old Drives Himself To School
Most kids are happy to stay home from school if they’ve missed the school bus in the morning, but not a 6-year-old boy from Virginia’s Northern Neck. Recently a first grader took the keys to his parent’s Ford Taurus and drove himself to Northumberland Elementary School. The boy’s father was at work while the mother
Read MoreDog Bite At Richmond County Kennel and Steps To Take If You’ve Been Bitten By a Dog
A dog bite at a Northern Neck kennel prompts the state of Virginia to pass a law that limits kennels to 50 dogs only. This new law just went into effect on January 1st. Dalin Kennels of Richmond County is owned by Lynn DeRosa who has been breeding, showing, and selling poodles since 1965. According
Read MoreState Police make road restrictions for Obama inauguration
The Virginia State Police have issued a press release addressing issues related to the inauguration happening in Washington, DC on Tuesday January 20. The State Police advise people attending the inauguration to prepare for bad weather, severe traffic congestion, long lines and huge crowds. “As individuals, groups and others get organized and begin making arrangements
Read MoreRoundabout In Richmond?
CBS 6 – WTVR, Richmond Va – Roundabout In Richmond?. City of Richmond traffic engineers want to put a roundabout at the intersection of Hermatige Road and Laburnum Avenue. City traffic engineers want to remove the stop lights and make the area a true roundabout. They would put in 20 mile per hour signs,
Read MoreDog bite insurance
Many people who get bitten by dogs do not make a claim for their injuries because the owner of the dog is a family member, friend or neighbor. You must remember that, if you are a victim of a dog bite, the owner of the dog most likely has insurance to protect him from the
Read MoreAmelia pedestrian hit by truck, killed | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Amelia pedestrian hit by truck, killed | Richmond Times-Dispatch. Rashmikant Dahyadhai Tatel of Amelia was walking along US Route 360 around 6pm on the night of January 7, when he was hit and killed by a pickup truck. Brandon Finch of Amelia was driving a 1986 Dodge truck when he struck Mr. Tatel near US
Read MoreSteps to Take If You’re Involved in a Tractor Trailer Accident in Virginia
On our highways it’s very common to see tractor-trailers, or semi-trucks, carrying goods to consumers. Unfortunately, these tractor trailers are involved in many accidents with other motor vehicles. There are many contributing factors in tractor trailer wrecks including aggressive driving, speeding, driver fatigue, overloading, failing breaks, defective roadways, and weather, just to name a few.
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