According to Wilmington, North Carolina police department, a driver of an ATV died while colliding into a truck. WECT News Channel 6 reported that Ronny Paul Ballard, 32, was on an ATV when it collided with the truck. The accident occurred on Shipyard Boulevard near the intersection of Carolina Beach Road. Ballard was transported…
South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers reported that a 25-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle accident just feet from his home in Townville, South Carolina on Monday night. Brandon Rhodes was on his commute from work at around 11 pm heading west on Highway 24 near Smithpoint Road when he left the roadway on the…
My colleague John C. lays out the range of safety concerns for all people celebrating year-end and New Year’s holidays in his latest post to the Norfolk Injuryboard. In addition to fires caused by candles and a seasonal spike in car accidents, John also notes the phenomenon of “wrap rage.” Doctors and nurses, it seems,…
Recently, two young brothers tragically lost their lives after an Amtrak Train in Durham, North Carolina hit the SUV their mother was driving. The passenger train operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad hit the trapped SUV near the intersection of Ellis Road and Angier Avenue. In what appears to be a terrible accident, the boys mother,…
Many people say the private sector does things better than the government, but does the private sector actually do things safer? Well, studies indicate 5 out of every 100 employees in state and local government in Virginia (VA) suffer an injury compared to only 3 out of every 100 employees in the private sector, according to the…