A jury in Fauquier, Virginia awarded a $6 million judgment to the family of a 24 year-old woman from Goldvein who was killed by a drunk driver in 2013. It is thought that this is the largest jury award in the history of Fauquier. The jury of seven deliberated for less than 90 minutes on June…
A crash between a boat and a personal watercraft on Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake left a 17-year-old girl from North Carolina dead and the 19-year-old operating the PWC seriously injured. The deadly collision on the water in Pittsylvania County occurred shortly before 8 pm on July 3, 2016. The 21-foot speed boat and the PWC…
According to initial reports, failure of the landing gear was the cause of a small plane crash that killed the 62-year-old pilot. The fatal crash occurred at Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, Tennessee. The victim was the only occupant in the plane at the time of the crash. Authorities say he was practicing his flying…
A 20-year-old East Carolina University student was killed in a car crash on Charles Boulevard in Greenville, N.C. The victim was a passenger in a Nissan Altima that crossed the center line of the road and slammed into an oncoming Chevy Silverado. The victim was transferred to Vidant Medical Center, where he later died. The…
With prom and graduation season just around the corner, many Virginia high schools are trying to get the message to students about the dangers of drinking and driving. Recently, students at Virginia High School in Bristol got a first-hand look at what a drunk driving accident looks like, when the school staged a mock accident…