As the weather breaks in the Carolinas, residents begin to take their boats out on the water. It is important to remember the water can be as dangerous as the roads especially at the beginning of boating season. Two people were killed this weekend in a boating crash on the Chowan River in Gates County,…
Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia has been the focus of a $3 million wrongful death lawsuit in the case of a man who died from lung cancer in 2011. This case recently was settled for $2 million. The lawsuit alleged that doctors for the clinic failed to act after they took two chest x-rays in…
A two vehicle crash in Giles County, Virginia (VA), sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries and left another man dead. The deadly wreck occurred on U.S. 460/Virginia Avenue near the interchange with VA 700/Mountain Lake Road, between the towns of Newport and Pembroke. According to news reports, the fatal crash occurred…
A contract worker doing maintenance for Canadian Pacific on railroad track north of Forreston, Illinois (IL), lost his life after a crane went out of control. The fatal workplace accident occurred on April 30, 2015. According to news reports, the deceased contractor died after suffering head and brain injuries in an ATV rollover….
A pedestrian remains hospitalized two days after getting struck by an out-of-control car on 10th Street in Charlottesville, Virginia (VA). The crash occurred on the afternoon of April 29, 2015, and the at-fault driver reportedly passed out behind the wheel shortly before colliding with the woman using the sidewalk between West Street and Grady Avenue. …