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New Kent Co., VA: Out-of-Control Pickup Injures Innocent Driver

January 17, 2018

Blog, Car Accidents

An overcorrection while trying to get back onto the highway in New Kent County, Virginia (VA), led to a two-vehicle crash that left the at-fault driver dead and another person hospitalized with serious injuries. The wreck happened near the intersection of Route 249/New Kent Highway and Route 613/Dispatch Road.     Virginia State Police received…

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Norfolk Southern Train Injures Worker on Tracks Near Goff St.

January 17, 2018

Blog, Railroad Injury/FELA

A man working on the railroad tracks in the 1100 block of Goff Street in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), suffered life-threatening injuries when a Norfolk Southern train struck him on the evening of January 14, 2018. Local police and rescue squads responded to the call a little before 5:30 pm and had the injured man transported…

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Crash With Sanitation Truck in Dare Co., NC Kills Man

January 16, 2018

Accidents Caused by Trucks in NC, Blog

A crash between a sanitation truck and a utility van on Highway 12 through Dare County, North Carolina (NC), left the van driver with injuries that would prove fatal. The collision also resulted in a vehicular homicide charge for the sanitation truck driver.     North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers received the call about…

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Fire Danger: Defective HP Laptop Batteries are Recalled

January 16, 2018

Blog, Defective Products & Prescription Drug Recalls in NC

If you were lucky enough to receive a laptop this Christmas you had better take a second and check to make sure it’s not one of the Hewlett-Packard laptops that are being voluntarily recalled.  The reason for the recall is that some of their batteries have the potential to overheat, which could lead to them…

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Electrical Safety: Cutting Costs Can Cost Life

January 16, 2018

Blog, Electric Shock Injuries & Electrocution

In Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (NC), what started out as a beautiful day at the lake quickly turned to tragedy.  A grandfather, his grandson and some neighborhood children were playing in the water under the shade of a floating dock.  However when the grandfather raised the boat lift to allow for more room, he inadvertently…

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