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An attorney with the Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton law firm has written about Virginia’s ill-conceived policy of allowing some drivers to operate their vehicles without any insurance coverage. It’s a bad policy that routinely results in victims having to bear the burden of paying expenses associated with accidents. To learn more, read "Drivers Ticketed Despite Complying With Virginia’s Ill-Conceived Insurance Law."
The holiday season is a time to celebrate and be thankful for our friends and family. However, some families are shattered during what should be a happy time by irresponsible drunk drivers who cause serious injuries and death when they get behind the wheel. A car accident attorney with our Virginia (VA) ersonal injury law firm takes a look at what the Norfolk Naval Station will be doing to prevent DUI accidents.
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Being injured by a drunk driver is an event that no one thinks will happen to them until it does. At that point you or a loved one may be injured or in the very worst of cases killed. An experienced Virginia (VA) personal injury lawyer with our firm explores a recent Maryland (MD) car accident in which a drunk driver hit another driver and a school bus full of high school students. The grand total was 20 people injured by 1 person’s very bad choice.
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Virginia State Police are searching for a driver who struck and injured a Gloucester schoolboy before fleeing from the scene of the pedestrian collision.
According to local news sources, a 13-year-old boy had missed his school bus early on Monday morning. He then crossed Route 14 at the intersection of Rangtang Road to board the bus as it was returning in the other direction. When he fell while running across the busy Gloucester road, a passing vehicle that did not stop to call for help or offer medical assistance struck him.
The teen was flown by medical helicopter to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters where he was treated for a broken femur as well as several other non-life-threatening injuries. His leg required surgery and he will need physical therapy in the coming days and weeks to help him walk again. He remains in the hospital and has had a steel rod implanted into his injured leg.
Virginia State Police are asking that anyone who has information regarding the Gloucester hit-and-run pedestrian accident call the police immediately to assist with the case.
The Virginia pedestrian accident attorneys at Chandler Law Group send their best wishes for a quick recovery to the Gloucester teen.
A jury is listening to the evidence regarding a deadly Virginia car accident that took place last August. The driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old Craig Watson, is on trial for three counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter. Later, he will face related charges of driving while intoxicated, driving with a revoked license, supplying alcohol to a minor, and possession of cocaine.
The Norfolk car accident took place on the night of August 11, 2010, after a group of people was driving after partying and drinking in a Virginia hotel room. Watson was at the wheel when he lost control of the car, which slammed into several trees and a street sign before coming to rest against the side of a house. Three people in the car were killed in the crash while three others, including Watson, suffered serious injuries.
While some of the witnesses claim that Watson insisted on driving, reached speeds of 110 miles per hour, and did not slow down despite screams, the defense in the car accident case is arguing that Watson was forced to drive by the owner of the car, and that one of the passengers jerked the wheel and caused the accident.
The Virginia accident attorneys at Chandler Law Group send their sincerest condolences to the families involved in the accident and hope that trial reaches a just end.
A new study conducted by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has found that more deer and car collisions per capita take place in West Virginia than in any other state in the nation. Two out of one hundred West Virginia residents have struck a deer in the road in the past year and the odds of a wildlife collision are one in 53. The national odds of striking a deer are one in 193.
This information was released at a time of year when the most West Virginia deer and car collisions take place: October and November. These months are mating season and migration season for deer, and drivers should expect to see more animals in larger groups, especially deer, in places that they are usually not seen.
Nationally, deer and car collision rates have been declining ever since gas prices have risen and the recession began. Highway safety experts and economists agree that the drop in wildlife traffic accidents is likely tied to the fact that fewer people are on the roads, many are trying to drive less, and fewer people are commuting to work.
State Farm's study also found that a deer collision costs drivers an average of $3,171. The most deer collisions regardless of state population took place in Pennsylvania, while the fewest deer car crashes took place in Hawaii.
After a tragic July 2011 truck accident took place at the All-Good Music Festival near Masontown, West Virginia, three families have filed lawsuits claiming negligence.
The West Virginia traffic accident took place when 20-year-old Clay Harlin Lewin was driving in the music festival's parking lot and lost control of his pickup truck. The vehicle hit two other cars and then slid down a grassy slope and into a tent where three women were sleeping. Two of the women were seriously injured while a third woman was killed. The driver was not charged by police and authorities believe that speed, drugs, and alcohol were not involved.
In the wake of the accident, 21-year-old Elizabeth Rose Doran filed a personal injury lawsuit against the event's producer, the venue's owner, the pickup truck driver, and others. The family of 20-year-old Nicole Miller is suing for wrongful death, while 21-year-old Yen Ton is suing for the injuries she sustained. All three lawsuits discuss the danger of placing tents so near to the parking lot. In addition, the suits discuss whether or not the festival producers had the proper permits to have so many people attending the festival.
It is still unclear what initially caused the fatal pickup truck accident.
Virginia personal injury attorney John C. secured a $175,000 settlement for a young Navy man who was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle. The serviceman suffered severe injuries, including a broken collarbone, fractured carpal bones and torn shoulder muscles.
John's client gave up riding motorcycles due to the phycical and emotional trauma from the wreck, and a doctor retained by the firm assessed our client's psychological distress, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
The settlement was secured two months before trial. Go here to learn more about this Virginia car-motorcycle accident settlement.
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Two Inwood, WV, residents were involved in a West Virginia car accident in Jefferson County on the morning of September 30, 2011. The one-vehicle crash resulted in the death of the driver and the serious injury of the passenger.
According to West Virginia State Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, 40-year-old April Roberts was driving on Leetown Road near the intersection of West Virginia Highway 51 and Middleway when she apparently lost control of her vehicle and drove off of the road and into a utility pole and tree. Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, while her passenger, 39-year-old Jack Spindle was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia by medical helicopter in critical condition.
The WV car accident is being investigated by both state police and the county. Currently, officials do not know what caused the driver to lose control of her car and what factors might have been involved in the wreck.
EMS personnel from Jefferson County and Fire Department emergency responders from Independent and Middleway all responded to the accident scene.
The West Virginia personal injury attorneys at Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton send their sincere condolences to the friends and family of those involved and wish John Spindle a full recovery.
My colleague Jim Lewis has written about a recent accident that occurred on Sandbridge Road in Virginia Beach, VA. An 8-year-old girl was hit by a car while attempting to cross the street. To learn more, read "Young Girl Hit by Car in Virginia Beach Suffered Serious Injuries."
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