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Norfolk, VA: Wrong-Way Driver Causes 2 Deaths

August 18, 2017

Blog, Virginia Personal Injury

Two men died after a Chrysler 200 going east in the westbound lanes of E. Little Creek Road in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), collided head on with a Hyundai. The double-fatal crash happened near Nancy Drive at around 1 am on August 16, 2017. No one else was in either vehicle.     Police could not…

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VA Railroad FELA Attorneys: Railroad Switch man Killed in Accident

August 18, 2017

Blog, Railroad Injury/FELA

Andres Tapia was going about his day as a switchman for the Belt Railway of Chicago when his life came to a sudden, tragic end. He was crushed to death between two rail cars in a hump yard.  Fellow railroad workers found Tapia after his remote control device sent out an automatic “man down” alert. He was…

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Newport, Driver and Passenger Injured after Driver Falls Asleep

August 17, 2017

Blog, Car Accidents

There can be few more frightening experiences than being a passenger in pickup truck that’s traveling along the Interstate and seeing the driver fall asleep as the vehicle you are riding in veers off the road.  But that’s exactly what happened in Newport News, VA when a man from Capron fell asleep behind the wheel. …

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Study Finds Many Adults Fail to Use Back Seat Safety Belts

August 17, 2017

Blog, Car Accidents

Most adults in this country know that seat belts save lives. Statistics show that the majority of drivers buckle up when they get behind the wheel of their vehicle. However, a new study reveals that those same drivers are not as cautious when they are a back-seat passenger in someone else’s vehicle and many fail…

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Preeclampsia Dangers Highlighted in ‘Downton Abbey’ episode

August 17, 2017

Blog, Medical Malpractice & Doctor Mistakes in NC

In a recent episode of the popular PBS historical series ‘Downton Abbey’, one of the main characters died from preeclampsia shortly after delivering a baby. Although the show is set in the early 1900’s, the condition still affects pregnant women today.  Statistics show that in the U.S., there are 300,000 pregnant or postpartum women suffer…

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