Recommended Ban on Cell Phone Use For Commercial Truck Drivers
Distracted driving has been a big issue in recent years with all the technology we readily have at our fingertips. The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that commercial truck drivers be banned from using both hand-held and hands-free cell phones while driving. Currently, truckers are banned from text messaging while driving, and can be
Read MoreFAQ: Car Accident With Uninsured Drivers in Virginia
Q: I was involved in a car accident with an uninsured driver in Virginia. What can I do? Being involved with an uninsured driver can be frustrating, but there are a couple things you can do: 1) File a claim with your insurance company or 2) Personally take the uninsured driver to court. If you
Read MoreBanning texting while driving doesn’t seem to reduce car accidents | Richmond accident lawyer
IIHS news release. A new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute seems to indicate that laws banning texting while driving seem to have not resulted in fewer crashes. In fact, some indications suggest an increase in accidents. Researchers speculate that the reason for these findings might be that people are not complying with the
Read MoreVirginia Drivers having fewer accidents | Virginia Car Wreck Lawyer
Allstate (IMHO arguably America’s worst insurance company, but that is a subject for another post) has recently released its Fifth Annual America’s Best Drivers Report. The best news is that Virginia has five of the top ten most improved driving cities. The entire list was topped by Alexandria. Also in the top ten were Hampton,
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend fatalities down | Virginia car accident lawyer
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports Memorial Day weekend fatalities down. Virginia State Police reported just three car accident deaths this year during Memorial Day weekend in Virginia. This brings the total to 257 as compared to 317 last year. One of these involved 70-year-old Aliene Lockhart who died at a local hospital after the car she
Read MoreTwo die in separate traffic accidents | Richmond Virginia accident Lawyer
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Two die in separate traffic accidents. On February 28 around 5:20 am, Shedrick Damaine Barner, 21, of Bassett was driving south on U.S. 220, half a mile north of state Route 689 in Henry County, when his car ran off the road to the right and struck an embankment and some trees.
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 MoreCrash involving tractor-trailers closes I-64 East in Norfolk
Crash involving tractor-trailers closes I-64 East in Norfolk. There was an accident involving two tractor-trailers around 2pm on January 6 in Norfolk, VA that shut down Interstate 64 East for several hours. Enous O’Neil was sitting in a broken down truck waiting for help from his company when Robert Irby slammed into the back of
Read MoreAppomattox man killed in two-vehicle wreck
Appomattox man killed in two-vehicle wreck | Lynchburg News Advance. Virginia has started the new year with several accident-related deaths already. The latest one happened Monday January 5 on route 460 in Appomattox County near Sprout Spring. About 1:40 pm, 61-year-old Christopher M. Pennix made a left turn across 460 in his 2006 Chevrolet HHR.
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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