A man in North Carolina who had two DWI convictions on his record was arrested this week for a head on drunk driving crash in Concord that killed a woman and severely injured her passenger. Lydia Christine Velasques died when the alleged drunk driver, John…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Law enforcement in the Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Norfolk area have been out in full force this summer looking for boaters who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They refer to their effort as Operation Dry Water, which is a joint effort by the Virginia…
The critical injury of a construction worker in Hartford CT is serving as an important reminder in that community about the importance of construction safety. According to the Hartford Courant last week, the 47 year-old worker was standing on a rolling scaffold when he fell…
