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9/7/2011
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Road Deaths Rise in Virginia (VA) Over the 2011 Labor Day Holiday

More people died on the roads of Virginia over the Labor Day holiday than in 2010, continuing a disturbing trend over the holidays. VA State Police said there were 14 fatal accidents in Virginia over the four-day period, compared to 13 in the previous two years, the Washington Post reported.

Three separate crashes in Fairfax, Fauquier and Lancaster counties involved double fatalities, including a crash that took the life of an 8-year-old boy. Two of the fatalities, in the City of Danville and Campbell County, involved motorcyclists who were wearing motorcycle helmets, and one crash killed a pedestrian. Seven of the Labor Day holiday victims were passengers.

Recently, our experienced VA accident injury attorneys reported on how road deaths in Virginia doubled over the 2011 July 4 holiday weekend, compared to the previous year.

Over the Labor Day weekend, alcohol was a factor in at least one of the traffic fatalities and undetermined in two others, said state police. As VA personal injury attorneys who help the victims of road accidents, we are alarmed that the message about alcohol and driving doesn't seem to be getting across. Thousands of drivers and passengers are still being killed needlessly by impaired driver on our roads -- about 33,800 people every year, according to 2009 figures according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. State police run Checkpoint Strikeforce, a DUI-prevention program that includes educational outreach and aggressive enforcement. 

When passengers are hurt, they may have grounds for a lawsuit or the families of a passenger who dies could launch a wrongful death lawsuit. In a 2008 Albemarle County, VA, case, our clients who were motorcycle passengers recovered $1.5 million after they were struck and badly injured by a police car.

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Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

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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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