Two 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 MorePolice identify woman killed in I-95 wreck | Richmond Virginia Car Accident Injury lawyer
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that police have identified the woman killed in I-95 wreck on Sunday February 22, 2009. Barbara Jean Simmons of Richmond was 67 years old and driving southbound on Interstate 95 around 7am Sunday morning near mile marker 69 and Chesterfield County, Virginia. She was not wearing a seat belt, though, in
Read MoreCar wreck in Halifax, Virginia | Richmond, VA Auto accident lawyer
The News & Record of Halifax, VA writes about an accident at Edmunds Street and Watkins Avenue that resulted in two people being injured and several thousand dollars in property damage. South Boston police officer J. Berry wrote in her report that Michelle Wade of Roxboro, NC failed to stop her 2001 Ford SUV at
Read MoreBrodnax man survives head on collision
The Lake Gaston Gazette reports on a bad accident on January 7 in southside Virginia. Twent-year-old Jose Lara of Brodnax, Virginia (in Brunswick and Mecklenburg Counties) lost control of his Dodge Neon on a curve and swerved sideways into the path of a Parker Oil propane truck driven by Jerry Jones of LaCrosse, VA in
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.
Read MoreA Decrease In SUV Rollovers In the Future?
Did you know that sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have the the highest rate of deaths occurring in rollover wrecks? According to the Federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 61% of fatalities in rollover crashes come from SUVs. Because of the height and size of an SUV, it has the propensity to rollover when it is
Read MoreRoad Risks Rise as More Drivers Drop Insurance
Road Risks Rise as More Drivers Drop Insurance. The Wall Street Journal reports that more drivers are letting their car insurance lapse. This puts themselves and other drivers at risk. “A good proportion of people on the road are either uninsured or underinsured, and so you have to protect yourself,” said Robert Hartwig, president of
Read MoreWhat to do if you are injured in a car accident
If you wreck your car or truck in an accident and suffer an injury there are certain things you should do. Call the police. They can often provide great assistance in determining who caused the wreck, whether the accident involved a car, truck, tractor trailer, pedestrian, bicycle or other motor vehicle. The police report can
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