According to national statistics, drowsy drivers are responsible for more than 300,000 crashes every year. Almost 6,500 of those crashes are fatal, and another 109,000 of drowsy driving crashes result in serious injuries for victims. Driving fatigued can be just as dangerous as driving under the influence. Many drowsy drivers exhibit similar driving behaviors while…
A train engineer working alone to move a train in a Northeastern Ohio rail yard by remote control lost his life when the train ran over him. The fatal accident occurred in the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway yard in Brewster, OH, on the night of November 6, 222016. The engineer, identified as…
A Roanoke, Virginia (VA), moped rider died from injuries he suffer in a hit-and-run crash on the night of November 2, 2016. The deadly wreck happened on Hershberger Road, just east of I-581. Witness accounts helped police track down the person believed to be at-fault for striking the moped rider and fleeing the…
The driver of a fatal rear-end collision that happened in Virginia Beach this past spring was recently sentenced to 180 days in jail – with 120 of those days suspended – and ordered to pay a $500 fine as punishment for the crash which claimed the life of 27-year-old Erik Raimud Schmeiser from Norfolk. The…
One of the most common car accident injuries that people suffer from are back and neck injuries. Even if you were wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, you can still sustain an injury to your back or neck. Many injured car accident victims discover that the cause of all their pain…