Richmond, Virginia residents whose lives have been shattered by drunk drivers met on the evening of November 21 to remember their loved ones who have been killed on Virginia’s roads by drunk drivers. Some of the families meet each year under Christmas lights at Lewis…
Two people died in a crash with a tractor trailer on Route 58 West in Suffolk, Virginia on Dec. 1. The Virginia State Police stated that the driver and passenger were driving on Route 58 West when a tractor trailer did not stop at a stop…
Just a day before their Thanksgiving break, a bus holding 35 children crashed into a tree in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Nov. 21, killing six elementary school children and leaving 24 others with injuries ranging from non-life threatening to serious. Local police immediately placed the bus…
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recently ranked the 50 state’s DWI or DUI laws in an annual survey. It concluded that Mississippi has the toughest overall drunk driving laws, and Maryland and Nebraska also come out on top. The report judges the adequacy of each…
The Virginia State Police stated that there was a deadly two car crash in Augusta County VA on Oct. 11 on Route 11 and Stagecoach Road. The police reported that a Toyota 4Runner was driving north on Highway 11 when it drifted into the southbound…
A jury in St. Louis, Missouri awarded over $70 million in damages to a woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using baby powder and other talc-containing products manufacturered by Johnson & Johnson for decades. The jury determined that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn…
The South Carolina State Police reported Oct. 23 that a nine-year old girl died in a multiple vehicle crash that involved a drunk driver. Six people were taken to a local hospital with minor to serious injuries after the DUI crash in North Charleston, South…
At least 13 people are dead and dozens more seriously injured after a tour bus crashed into a tractor-trailer in Palm Springs, California Sunday morning. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Interstate 10. Law enforcement statements indicated that speed was the cause…
A man in Huntington WV stands accused of hitting two women with his Ford Expedition in front of a Walmart at US 60 on Oct. 14. He now is facing upgraded felony DUI charges after one of his victims died. The SUV driver was charged…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released the results of its safety study on single-unit truck crashes. The study, which was conducted over a five-year period, between the years 2005 through 2009, examined the injury severity and crash characteristics of single-unit trucks. T
A 55 year-old man riding a motorcycle in Vienna, Virginia near Washington, DC died on October 18 in a multi-vehicle crash on Leesburg Pike. The fatal motorcycle wreck happened near the Towlston Rd. intersection. According to the responding police officers, a woman from Potomac Falls,…
A man who hit a woman with his SUV before running over another person in an Arlington, VA sidewalk is now facing criminal charges. The Arlington County Police stated that they are charging the Arlington resident with DUI maiming, which is a Class 6 felony in…
