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"Burns pleaded guilty to both the manslaughter charge and a related driving-under-the influence count. He entered an Alford plea -- a form of a guilty plea in which a defendant maintains his innocence but acknowledges there's enough evidence to convict him," the Daily Press reported.
The 2009 crash highlighted the vulnerability of tow truck drivers and led to new safeguards.
This crash prompted legislators to extend Virginia's "move over law" which applied to law enforcement personnel and paramedics, to include tow truck drivers, in 2010. The law means drivers have to move to another lane or slow down when they see emergency vehicles or tow trucks on the side of a highway.
But earlier this month two tow truck drivers were killed in a tragic accident in Newport News after one of the drivers lost control of his truck. Both drivers died at the scene on the shoulder of I-64.
As experienced Virginia (VA) personal injury attorneys, we have reported on a number of accidents in which tow truck drivers have been either killed or injured. They often put themselves in a highly vulnerable position while picking up disabled vehicles on the shoulders of interstates.
Sadly, in the case of Starmer, he could not have known a driver under the influence of alcohol was about to plough into him.
Almost every week our personal injury attorneys report on an injury or a death linked to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. We hope high profile cases like this one will help persuade drivers it's not worth the risk.
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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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