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Elderly Woman Killed in York County Hit/Run Accident

An elderly woman died on the night of March 13 in York County, Virginia in a three vehicle hit and run crash, the Virginia State Police stated earlier this month. The 81 year old who died in the car accident was Doris J. Wright from…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 17 Apr 2017

4 Killed in Fiery West Virginia Tractor Trailer Crash

Two adults and two children died in a fiery head on crash with a tractor trailer on I-77 in Camp Creek, West Virginia. The deadly wreck occurred on the evening of April 13. Mercer County, West Virginia Emergency Services Director Tim Farley stated that the…

By Randy Appleton

/ 16 Apr 2017

Virginia Beach Woman Killed in 3 Car Accident in Wythe County

Two people died, including a 21 year old woman from Virginia Beach, in a three vehicle crash on I-81 in Wythe County, Virginia on March 30. The Virginia State Police stated that a Honda Insight was going south on I-81 when it crossed the median…

By Randy Appleton

/ 9 Apr 2017

West Virginia May Change DUI Court Proceedings Law

A bill being considered by the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee would eliminate that state’s Department of Transportation’s Office of Administrative Hearings, moving all of the matters regarding driver’s license suspensions and revocations for DUIs to the state court system. In a hearing hel

By Richard Shapiro

/ 9 Apr 2017

Truck Driver Charged in Deadly West Virginia Wreck

A tractor trailer driver is being charged after he left the scene of a fatal accident on I-77 in Jackson County, West Virginia on March 30. West Virginia State Police reported that the truck driver has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident…

By Randy Appleton

/ 3 Apr 2017

Drunk Driving Deaths Fall In DC Region, But 15k Arrests Still Made Annually

The number of drunk driving deaths in the Washington DC metro area fell by double digits in the region in 2015, as there were smaller numbers of DUI crashes and arrests, according to a recent report released in February 2017. The report revealed that alcohol…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 Mar 2017

Virginia Governor Signs New Drunk Driving Law

A new DUI law signed this month by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe will establish new procedures for drunk driving cases in the Commonwealth. The new law was passed after the US Supreme Court issued a new ruling last year that pointed out the differences between…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 Mar 2017

Makers of Xarelto Pay Physicians More Than Any Other Drug Company

Far too often, our Virginia personal injury law firm has brought our readers information about dangerous drugs which are on the market despite the serious side effects they can cause. One of those drugs we’ve written about is Xarelto, a drug which is prescribed to…

By Randy Appleton

/ 27 Feb 2017

Virginia Police Arrest DUI Driver Who Killed 1

Police in Loudoun County, Virginia have arrested a 26 year old man in an alleged drunk driving crash that killed a women and injured one other on Feb. 21. The Virginia State Police reported that the drunk driver crashed his Jeep into a traffic divider…

By Randy Appleton

/ 25 Feb 2017

Driver Charged in Bland County, Virginia Pedestrian Deaths

Two women died and a third was seriously injured after a car hit three pedestrians in Bland County, Virginia on Feb. 19. Virginia State Police have charged a 27 year old male driver with three felony counts of hit-and-run, one count of reckless driving and one…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 22 Feb 2017

6,000 Americans Die Due to Drowsy Driving Annually

A recent study suggests that as many as 6,000 Americans die annually in drowsy driving-related wrecks. Researchers in the journal Sleep noted that millions of American drivers fall asleep at the wheel every month, and 15% of deadly crashes involve a driver who fell asleep.…

By Randy Appleton

/ 13 Feb 2017

Driver Killed When Tractor-Trailer Goes Off CBBT

An investigation is under way to find out what caused a tractor-trailer to drive off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) and plunge deep into the waters Thursday afternoon. Emergency responders managed to pull the 47-year-old driver of the truck from the bay,…

By Randy Appleton

/ 11 Feb 2017