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12/31/2009
Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton
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Terrible Accident on Interstate 264 Leads to Death of Woman

A car was traveling on the Interstate (I-64) HOV lane when it exited onto the wrong lane on Interstate 264 (I-264) West. As a result, the car (a BMW) clipped a van and slammed head-on into another vehicle causing a massive fire and killing Frances Wilson in the wreck. My deepest sympathies go out to Mrs. Wilson's friends and family.

This is such a senseless 
car crash. The barriers on the HOV lane were down and the red lights were flashing, yet the BMW plowed through and caused a horrendous car wreck.

How can someone so blatantly enter the 
wrong lane? Was the driver of the Beamer distracted? Were they drunk? The latter is possible.

Here's a video of a news report describing the fatal car accident...


In May 2007 and February 2006, a total of six people were killed due to the exact same exiting error and both of the at-fault drivers were driving under the influence of alcohol.

The investigation hasn't officially declared why the at-fault driver went the 
wrong way on 264, but it wouldn't shock me if alcohol played a role. The error was so blatant and required such negligence that it would be shocking to discover that the driver's senses and reaction time were working properly.

It's so frustrating to hear about 
car accidents that could have been easily prevented. A woman is dead today because someone ignored all of the warning signs on the road. If alcohol played a role, that's doubly outrageous and unjustified. This wasn't one of those random acts of fate; this was a completely avoidable tragedy due to a negligent driver.  



 

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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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