Legal

This section highlights updates on Virginia laws, important court rulings, and consumer protection issues. We also analyze how state and local legal developments impact individuals and families. From new legislation to high-profile cases, our goal is to keep readers aware of how the legal system shapes life across Virginia.

Drugged Driving Worse Than Drunk Driving: Report

Identifying when a driver is under the influence of drugs rather than alcohol can be difficult for police and the number of drugged drivers on American roads is increasing, a new report states from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. There is a serious drug crisis…

By Randy Appleton

/ 7 May 2017

Norfolk School Bus Driver Crashes and Injures Students

Norfolk, Virginia police stated on May 1 that a school bus driver was charged in connection with a serious school bus accident that left several students with injuries. News reports over the weekend in Norfolk stated that the bus driver was charged in the accident…

By Randy Appleton

/ 6 May 2017

West Virginia Drunk Driver Charged in Fatal Crash

West Virginia State Police stated April 24 that a man has been arrested and charged for the drunk driving death of a woman in the southern part of the state. Media reports stated that a 40 year old male from Panther, West Virginia has been…

By Randy Appleton

/ 1 May 2017

Alarming Spike in Ocular Burns to Children from Detergent Pods

Any parent of a young toddler or small child knows how critical it is to safeguard their home in order to prevent their child from getting into dangerous products which could cause serious harm or even be fatal. However, there is one product that was…

By Edwin Booth

/ 27 Apr 2017

Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter in Connecticut Crash

A woman from Colchester, Connecticut has been charged with DUI manslaughter stemming from a deadly December 2016 accident in Waterford, Connecticut. The police stated in late March that the woman had turned herself in. She was involved in a deadly DUI crash on Dec. 26…

By Randy Appleton

/ 24 Apr 2017

Elderly Woman Killed in York County Hit/Run Accident

An elderly woman died on the night of March 13 in York County, Virginia in a three vehicle hit and run crash, the Virginia State Police stated earlier this month. The 81 year old who died in the car accident was Doris J. Wright from…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 17 Apr 2017

4 Killed in Fiery West Virginia Tractor Trailer Crash

Two adults and two children died in a fiery head on crash with a tractor trailer on I-77 in Camp Creek, West Virginia. The deadly wreck occurred on the evening of April 13. Mercer County, West Virginia Emergency Services Director Tim Farley stated that the…

By Randy Appleton

/ 16 Apr 2017

Virginia Beach Woman Killed in 3 Car Accident in Wythe County

Two people died, including a 21 year old woman from Virginia Beach, in a three vehicle crash on I-81 in Wythe County, Virginia on March 30. The Virginia State Police stated that a Honda Insight was going south on I-81 when it crossed the median…

By Randy Appleton

/ 9 Apr 2017

West Virginia May Change DUI Court Proceedings Law

A bill being considered by the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee would eliminate that state’s Department of Transportation’s Office of Administrative Hearings, moving all of the matters regarding driver’s license suspensions and revocations for DUIs to the state court system. In a hearing hel

By Richard Shapiro

/ 9 Apr 2017

Truck Driver Charged in Deadly West Virginia Wreck

A tractor trailer driver is being charged after he left the scene of a fatal accident on I-77 in Jackson County, West Virginia on March 30. West Virginia State Police reported that the truck driver has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident…

By Randy Appleton

/ 3 Apr 2017

Drunk Driving Deaths Fall In DC Region, But 15k Arrests Still Made Annually

The number of drunk driving deaths in the Washington DC metro area fell by double digits in the region in 2015, as there were smaller numbers of DUI crashes and arrests, according to a recent report released in February 2017. The report revealed that alcohol…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 Mar 2017

Virginia Governor Signs New Drunk Driving Law

A new DUI law signed this month by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe will establish new procedures for drunk driving cases in the Commonwealth. The new law was passed after the US Supreme Court issued a new ruling last year that pointed out the differences between…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 Mar 2017