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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
A woman and five children suffered serious injuries when a stolen pickup truck slammed into a minivan on December 27 in a police chase in Herndon, Virginia. Police reported that all parties who were injured are still in the hospital. The pickup driver also was…
What happens in fatal car wrecks? Like most other states, North Carolina has a wrongful death statute. Under this law, an experienced attorney can provide a family compensation for their loss. Direct economic losses in wrongful death cases are compensable. These items include funeral and…
Two people were fatally injured in a crash that shut down Route 340 in Crimora, Virginia on November 26. The Virginia State Police reported that a Toyota 4Runner was going south on the highway when it crossed the center line and slammed into a Ford…
A tractor-trailer driver that was blamed for a deadly truck crash that killed a woman from Spotsylvania County, Virginia will be charged in the accident. The Virginia State Police reported this week that the 62-year-old truck driver from Georgia will be charged with involuntary manslaughter and…
A 20-year-old woman in Fort Wayne, Indiana who allegedly was drunk when she drove a boat that spun out of control on Lake Gage in July, will face a criminal trial in 2018. Dominique M. Effinger, 20, will be in court from May 21-25, 2018…