As children, we are taught to look both ways before we cross the street. However, these days, we are often in such a rush that we forget to pay attention to many of the dangers around us. On June 16th, a man was killed when he tried to cross Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach. Although…
Some of the people who died in the Washington, D.C. on Monday might have lived if the Metrorail system had followed the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to get rid of older model subway cars three years ago. This startling fact that authorities knew and had been warned that there likely was…
As an experienced lawyer in subway/railroad cases, one of our firm’s attorneys had good advice for anybody who was unfortunate enough to be on the train as a passenger, commuter or rider during Monday’s train wreck disaster in the District of Columbia. Keep your ticket, swipe card, fare card or SmarTrip receipts as proof that…
The most important thing if you have been involved in a train collision and have been injured is to get appropriate medical help at a hospital or doctor’s office as soon as possible. As I saw the news and watched the “walking wounded” wandering around the scene of the Metro train wreck, I knew that…
My colleague, Emily Mapp Brannon, wrote an article on the Northeast North Carolina InjuryBoard blog about a recent arrest made of a Ohio man driving a stolen 18 wheeler carrying dangerous ammonium nitrate. To read the full article about this incident and find out more about this arrest in Kenly, please click here. About the…