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WV Man Sentenced for Drowsy Driving Fatality

A man in West Virginia who was responsible for a deadly March 2017 crash on Route 15 in West Virginia was sentenced this month to a year in state prison. The 22 year old man was found guilty of one count of reckless driving. He…

By Randy Appleton

/ 11 Mar 2018

Bus Driver Arrested in Virginia on DUI and Drug Charges

A bus from West Georgia Technical College was going north on I-81 today when the bus went into the right lane and sideswiped a tractor trailer. The bus then ran off the left side of the road and over corrected and hit an embankment, flipping…

By Randy Appleton

/ 3 Mar 2018

Georgia Student Dies in School Bus Crash

A six year old girl was killed in a Jan. 28 school bus crash in Georgia. The girl died in the crash in Houston County, Georgia when the bus was going down hill and the driver tried to make a 90 degree left turn at…

By Randy Appleton

/ 2 Mar 2018

WV To No Longer Use Deadly Guardrails

The WV Department of Transportation stated last week it will no longer use a controversial guardrail that has contributed to several deaths. West Virginia officials stated that no new Lindsay X-LITE guardrails will be installed in the state. But there are 900 in place, and…

By Randy Appleton

/ 2 Mar 2018

Harley-Davidson Issues Recall for Brake Problems

Although many vehicle accidents are caused by the negligent or reckless actions or behavior of one driver, another frequent cause of accidents is defective vehicle parts. These parts can malfunction or fail completely, wreaking havoc on anyone who is in or near the vehicle. The…

By Eric Washburn

/ 2 Mar 2018

Virginia Man Charged for DUI Crash that Killed to Men in Pennsylvania

A Virginian is facing charges after a drunk driving crash that killed two Lancaster County, Pennsylvania men. The 30 year old man was charged in Pennsylvania with two counts of vehicular homicide while DUI and other charges related to a Sept. 10, 2017 crash on…

By Randy Appleton

/ 14 Feb 2018

Out-of-Control Dump Truck Slams into 10 Vehicles

An out-of-control dump truck carrying fire debris slammed into 10 vehicles in Santa Rosa, California Friday morning. The truck, which hauling debris from the California wildfires, was traveling westbound on Fountaingrove Parkway when it slammed into multiple vehicles. The impact causes six of the ve

By Eric Washburn

/ 7 Feb 2018

2 Amtrak Employees Die in Crash With CSX Train

February 4, 2018 saw the second fatal Amtrak train accident involving track problems within less than two months. A passenger train traveling from Miami to New York that got onto the wrong track in Cayce, South Carolina (SC), collided with a parked and empty CSX…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 5 Feb 2018

Driver That Killed Infant Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail

The SUV driver who hit and killed an infant in a stroller in Lansdowne, Virginia in a crosswalk was sentenced this month to a year in jail. The sentence was the maximum that the 47 year old Leesburg man could receive under state law. Prosecutors…

By Randy Appleton

/ 1 Feb 2018

Georgia School Bus Flips On Side; 16 Injured

Approximately 16 students were taken to the hospital in Gilmer County, Georgia on Jan 22 when their school bus flipped onto its side in a one-vehicle accident. The sheriff’s office in Gilmer County stated that the accident occurred on Yukon Road after 3 PM. The…

By Randy Appleton

/ 29 Jan 2018

West Virginia Judge Hands Down Harshest Possible Sentence in Fatal DUI Case

Judge John Hatcher in Fayetteville, West Virginia gave the harshest sentence possible under state law on Dec. 28 to a young woman who was driving under the influence of drugs when she killed a married couple on June 18, 2015 near Glen Jean, West Virginia.…

By Randy Appleton

/ 16 Jan 2018

Fatal Car Accident Rate in West Virginia Higher Than National Average

At least 240 people were killed in car accidents in West Virginia in 2015, according to state statistics. The fatality rate in West Virginia is higher than the national average. Experts speculate the mountainous terrain, speeding, and alcohol consumption on the state’s many rural roads…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 2 Jan 2018