Early estimate of traffic fatalities for the period January to September 2021 was recently released by the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety. An estimated number of 31,720 fatalities occurred in motor vehicle traffic crashes. There is an approximate increase of 12% from the 28,325 fatalities that occurred in 2020. This is the…
Despite the avalanche of education and warnings, many people still get behind the wheel of their vehicle after they have been drinking. Far too often, the results of these drinking and driving decisions are serious crashes. The injuries and damage from alcohol-related crashes are frequently more intense than other crashes, but when the vehicle the…
A young boy wound up hospitalized with serious injuries after a driver struck him in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), and then fled the scene. When police took the suspected hit-and-run driver into custody the following day, they discovered the woman was operating without a valid driver’s license. According to news reports, the hit-and-run collision in the…
A suspected drunk driver crashed into a group of college track and field athletes in York County, Virginia (VA). The wreck killed one student athlete and seriously injured two others. According to news reports, the fatal collision happened as the students from Tennessee’s Milligan University trained for a meet at William & Mary. A total…
The driver of a large tractor-trailer says he’s lucky to be alive and that it was a miracle his vehicle didn’t crash into any other passenger vehicles around him when he lost control of the truck due to a blown tire. The driver was traveling on I-95 in Harnett County on Thursday afternoon when a…