Truck Driver Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Leesburg Crash that Killed Mother, Seriously Injured Her Son
On Sept. 8, 2017, at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, 39-year-old Erin Kaplan was driving her Audi station wagon on Evergreen Mills Road in Leesburg. In the vehicle with her were her son, two daughters, and her mother. As Ms. Kaplan was driving, her vehicle was suddenly slammed into by a 22,000-pound food truck when…
NCDOT: US 601 in Mount Airy Car Crash Rate Double State’s Average
According to state statistics, there has been almost 250 car crashes on Rockford Street (U.S. 601) in Mount Airy over the past four years. In addition to numerous victims injured, the accidents resulted in three fatalities. The North Carolina Department of Transportation says that the crash rate in this area is almost twice as high…
North Carolina Injury Attorney Discusses Spinal Cord Injuries
According to statistics from the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, there are almost 250,000 people in this country who live with a spinal cord injury. Tragically, that number increases by 12,000 more spinal cord injury victims each year. The majority of these injuries are caused by some type of trauma to the vertebral column. Normally,…
Can You Avoid a Virginia Car Accident?
No matter how good a driver you are, odds are you will be involved in a car accident at some point in your life. In fact, statistics say that the majority of drivers will experience at least three crashes in their lifetime. But is there a way to beat those odds? Knowing what the risks…