On Valentine’s Day, an 18 year-old high school student reached for his phone while driving. In seconds, his car was airborne and then crashed into a tree. He suffered a fractured skull, crushed lungs, ruptured spleen and was in a coma for several months. Going into the ER the boy was given a 97 percent…
Have you ever sprained your thumb? If so, do you remember how difficult it was to do the simplest of tasks? Opening a jar, buttoning a button, or even holding a coffee cup can all be nearly impossible. Now imagine if you had lost your thumb completely due to a traumatic accident that lead to…
A crash near Wards Corner on the night of October 11, 2017, sent a pedestrian to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The collision happened at the intersection of Granby Street and Maycox Avenue, and Norfolk Police received the call at 7:45 pm. The driver of the SUV stopped and remained at…
Confusion and panic appear to be at the heart of a two-stage car accident in Alexandria, Virginia (VA), that left a parking lot attendant badly injured and a restaurant dishwasher dead. The first part of the pedestrian crash occurred in a parking lot off South Fairfax Street, and the fatal collision took place in Swift…
We have all heard and read about the dangers of distracted driving. There are many activities or behaviors that drivers engage in that fall under the umbrella of distracted driving. It’s important to remember that any action that causes you to take your eyes and focus off the road is distracted driving and your risk…