By mid-September, Virginia (VA) Game and Inland Fisheries officials already knew that 2009 was an uncommonly dangerous year for boaters and users of personal watercraft such as Jet Skis. The agency released statistics showing that 124 people had died, disappeared or been hospitalized because of accidents involving boats and watercraft. Since then, several more people…
The speed limit is exactly that: an upper limit, not a suggested speed. While drivers are allowed to drive at the speed limit in fair weather and good conditions, drivers are expected by law enforcement to slow down in wind, rain, ice, fog, and snow. This was the case in Gloverville this Monday when 31-year-old…
My colleague, Emily Mapp Brannon, wrote an article on the Virginia Trucking Accident blog about some of the common risk factors associated with driving next to a tractor trailer truck while on the highway. Please read the full article about how deadly truck accidents are when a car is involved and learn some pre-emptive strategies…
Fewer employees became ill or injured on the job in Virginia during 2008 than did so during 2007. While welcoming this news from the state’s Department of Labor and Industry in his latest post to the Virginia Beach Injuryboad, my colleague Randy Appleton also notes that “the only acceptable annual number for job-related health problems…
Recently Toyota filed two of the largest vehicle recall claims in history, encompassing over 3 million vehicles from Toyota and Lexus. Now it appears the car manufacturer may be issuing a third recall. The first recall involved the floor mats in several Toyota models including; Camry, Prius, Avalon, Tacoma, Tundra, ES350, IS250, IS350 and…