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10/26/2011
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Chesapeake, VA Personal Injury Attorney Reports: Gloucester Teen Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash

A 13-year-old is currently recovering at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital from a fractured leg he suffered in a hit-and-run accident shortly after 7 am on October 24, 2011. The boy was running to catch his school bus along Rangtang Road when he tripped and got run into by a driver who, the victim said, "kind of slowed down, but then ... just kept going."

In this repot from WAVY TV-10, the middle school student recounts the crash:

Gloucester, VA, teen injured in hit-and-run crash


Other drivers, including a doctor, did stop to help the injured teen and try to comfort him before he could be transported to the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters for emergency treatment. The youngster now faces several more days in traction and weeks or months of physical therapy.

This hit-and-run on the Peninsula bears similarities to a September 2011 pedestrian accident in Virginia Beach that left an 8-year-old child with traumatic brain injuries. The girl was crossing Sandbridge Road to get to Red Mill Elementary School for soccer practice when a driver ran her over. Police are still looking for that person but have already determined that the collision was not due to negligence or traffic violations and do not intend to file charges.

Both of those accidents came in a year that has seen a near record of pedestrian fatalities in Chesapeake, VA, each of which highlighted the risks people on foot face when sharing roads with motorsts.

Regardless of the outcomes of the criminal investigations into the crashes that left young pedestrians with potentially life-altering injuries, the at-fault drivers could be liable for civil damages. As Virginia personal injury attorneys, my colleagues and I have represented many people who got hurt by car and truck drivers who, due to negligence or distraction, hit them while they were crossing streets. Even when police do not charge at-fault drivers, people are always responsible for their actions behind the wheel.

EJL
 

Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

Labels: car crash Chesapeake child hurt fractured leg Gloucester hit-and-run hospital pedestrian accident physical therapy school bus Shapiro teen injured VA Virginia Virginia Beach Virginia personal injury attorney


 

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.




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