Virginia State Police stated that a nine-year old child who was a passenger in a car with a drunk driver has died. The crash happened in late August in Halifax County, Virginia. The child, Julian Suttle, died on Aug. 30 at Duke Medical Center. The…
Florida has one of the highest number of motorcycle riders, and also one of the highest motorcycle fatality rates. Everyone who ride a motorcycle there is taught in classes to always keep a close eye on other drivers around them. Many car drivers do not…
Although there is more advanced safety equipment in cars, trucks and SUVs than ever before, accident deaths continue to rise, according to the National Safety Council. That organization stated in August that crash death rates have been rising since 2014, with the largest increases occurring…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has noted with increasing concern the last several years that there have been a high number of commercial bus accidents with fatalities. That is why the FMCSA announced recently that it is making the inspection, repair and maintenance…
In 2015, the Huntington WV Police Department led all police departments in the state with 530 DUI arrests, and 65% of them were drug related. Huntington Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli stated that the high number of drug DUIs is due to how drug deals are…
A woman died and at least five other people were hurt after two vehicles crashed in Queens NY in a suspected drunk driving accident. City police said that the crash happened at 4:20 AM on Sept. 11 at 120 St. and Linden Blvd. A 25…
2015 statistics tell us that US roads have become more deadly than in the last five decades. In 2015, there were 35,092 deaths on all US roads. This is an increase of 7.2% from the year before, and the biggest surge since 1966. Further, the National…
Highway deaths in Virginia during the Labor Day holiday have spiked for the last three years, and Virginia state police are planning to do something about it this year. Virginia motorists can expect to see nearly 200 local law enforcement agencies as well as the…
Two months ago, our Virginia personal injury firm reported on a grisly Carolina County car crash that killed six people. The fatal auto accident occurred on I-95 northbound, on June 18th, at around midnight. A 50-year-old Chicago man was transporting 15 passengers in a 1998…
A devastating drunk driving crash near San Antonio TX last weekend killed a 24 year old man who just an hour earlier had been approved for US citizenship. He and his wife, who was 4 months pregnant, were driving home on Highway 21 near San…
A Denville NJ teenager and her father, who is the owner of the car his daughter was driving, are being sued for negligence and wrongful death after a June crash in June on Route 15 near Morristown NJ that killed a 47 year old motorcyclist. …
A 10 year-old boy was apparently decapitated on what is billed as the world’s tallest water slide in Kansas City, KS last week, which is increasing the spotlight on how closely water slides and amusement park rides are inspected across the country. The boy’s name…