An involuntary manslaughter charge has been filed against a woman in Stafford County, Virginia after she drove the wrong way on US 17. The Virginia State Police reported that the 29-year-old female driver was driving south in the northbound lanes of US 17 near Richlands…
Each day in Virginia, two people on average die in motor vehicle accidents and 100 are injured. To reduce the number of traffic deaths and injuries, several Virginia state agencies have joined to implement the Virginia Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Stakeholders say that the plan’s long-term goal…
Truck accident injury claims can be one of the most complex types of insurance processes to go through. This is because there is often more than one at-fault party who may be responsible. A Norfolk truck accident attorney can advise you on which party or…
An 82-year-old man died in a two-vehicle wreck in Springfield, Virginia, according to local police. Police stated that at 8:15 AM, William H. Corum from Lorton, Virginia was traveling north on Alban Road in a Ford Mustang, while the driver of a Dodge Caliber was…
A man is being held without bond related to a head-on pickup truck crash that killed a Woodbridge, Virginia man in late September. The Prince William County Police report that Robert L. Easton III, 35, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of…
Police stated Sept. 27 that a driver was probably speeding when his car hit four people riding on a bike and child carrier in Princess Anne Plaza in Virginia Beach. The 84-year-old driver was charged with reckless driving. Police noted that a woman and her…
A truck driver accused of killing a teenager and seriously injuring her passenger in May was in court on Oct. 6 for a preliminary hearing in Virginia Beach. Jerode Johnson, 31, is facing several criminal charges stemming from the accident, including involuntary manslaughter, DUI and felony…
A couple from Pennsylvania died and a Chesterfield County, Virginia teenager suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 in Henrico County on Oct. 2. The Virginia State Police stated that the fatal accident happened at 2:45 PM on I-295 just south of the…
A driver in Lexington County, South Carolina injured himself and killed his passenger when he attempted to pass several vehicles in the emergency lane of I-20 on Sept. 2. He has since been charged with felony DUI. According to the Lexington County, South Carolina coroner,…
A bus accident in Leesburg, Virginia on Sept. 8 first looked to first responders as a relatively simple, single-vehicle event. It appeared that an old school bus, which had been converted into a food truck and painted red, had missed a stop sign and slammed…
On August 21, 2017, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded a 63-year-old California woman $417 million in compensatory and punitive damages in her lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiff is currently bedridden and near death from ovarian cancer that she blames on using…
Two men were sentenced on Aug. 8 for a two vehicle crash in 2015 that killed one person and injured three others. One of the men will spend seven years in Virginia state prison for DUI manslaughter, DUI maiming, DUI and failure to yield while…