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11/7/2011
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Norfolk, VA Personal Injury Lawyer Info: Seven Hospitalized After VA Beach Fire Truck Wreck

Authorities are investigating a crash between a fire truck and a car at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront shortly before 10 pm on November 5, 2011. Firefighters was responding to a transformer fire when their truck crashed into a car at 19th Street and Pacific Avenue. Four people in the car were rushed to a hospital with injuries, and three injured firefighters also required medical treattmet.


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Firehouse.com reports that the power was out in the area, which may explain why the wreck occurred.

Driving in an area where power lines are out can be incredibly dangerous. Without electricity, traffic lights and street lights cannot operate they way they should. This incident just goes to show that even the most professionally trained drivers can crash when the conditions aren't right.

When pwer is out, cars must treat all traffic lights as stop signs. Emergency responders have their own rules to follow, includin flashing their lights and sounding their sirens.

It's one thing to have a fire truck nearby when you get into a wreck It's another to have been hit by the truck. As a truck accident attorney, I know how dangerous fire trucks can be when they collide with small cars.

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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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