Grieving families witnessed a crash test in Ruckersville, Virginia last week that demonstrated a new tractor trailer safety technology that could save lives. The test was organized by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The crash showed the audience on hand a new side underguard…
A boating accident in Fredericksburg, Virginia on July 2 killed a man and injured two children. According to Virginia news outlets, a 53-year-old man died July 2 when he was ejected from a boat on Lake Anna that swerved to avoid a boat that was…
The Ohio State Fair will reopen today, one day after one of its rides fell apart during operation. One man died and seven people were hurt. The rides will not be operational, however, until all of them have been reinspected and are deemed safe. Video…
The rock band Adrenaline Mob was involved in a fatal tractor trailer accident near Micanopy, Florida on July 14. One member of the band, the bassist, died, while seven others were injured. The Florida State Highway Patrol stated that the crash happened when the band’s…
It is not clear at this time why a spinning and swinging ride at the Ohio State Fair malfunctioned in July, killing one person and injuring several others. In Virginia and Maryland, safety agencies say that both states have aggressive inspection programs in place to…
Prescription painkiller abuse and the related resurgence in heroin addiction have reached the point that the recently appointed Presidential Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis on July 31, 2017, felt compelled to call for an immediate declaration of a national emergency. Tak
A man from Powhatan County, Virginia is being held in Roanoke after he was involved in a fatal DUI wreck on July 4 that killed a Georgia woman. The 28-year-old man is being held in the Western Virginia Regional Jail. The charges are reckless driving and…
Two people were killed in a two-car vehicle crash on I-79 on June 27 in West Virginia near mile marker 16. According to the West Virginia State Police, a Honda SUV was traveling northbound on I-79 when it crossed the median for an unknown reason…
A common sight in Washington DC in the summer these days is tourists riding rented Segways to see the sights on and around the Mall. In one recent tour group, a tourist from New Zealand fell on her Segway when she went over a small…
A woman suffered serious but apparently non-life-threatening injuries on a water park ride at King’s Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia on July 5. According to local media reports, the woman is receiving treatment in Richmond for a broken foot, collar bone and shoulder after riding…
A woman from Charlotte, North Carolina died over the weekend in a freak parade float accident in Lebanon, Illinois. The 33-year-old mother died of injuries she sustained when she was run over by a float at the Lebanon, Illinois Fireman’s Parade. She was immediately transported…
A biker was injured on July 8 in Franklin, Tennessee on the Natchez Trace Parkway when a private school administrator hit him with his SUV, and kept driving. The serious accident was caught on the Go Pro video camera of another biker. It shows that…
