A toddler girl who fell from a fifth-floor balcony at Sandcastle Oceanfront Resort Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA, died in June 2011, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The girl, whose family lived in Staunton, Virginia, fell from a balcony when she was playing with an inflatable toy while two adult relatives supervised. The toy became wedged…
It’s the kind of harrowing tragedy that no parent wants to think about. An accident in which a child died after falling off a fifth-floor balcony at an oceanfront hotel in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) on Friday night, June 17, 2011, has highlighted how dangerous balconies can be for young children. The toddler fell from a…
A jury in Wilkes County, North (NC), on May 27, 2011, awarded $7 million to the family of Victoria Lynn Brown Harmon. The woman, who was a special education teacher, died from surgical complications and infections following a botched hysterectomy in the spring of 2007, prompting her survivors to bring a medical malpractice and wrongful…
One woman was killed in a North Carolina three-car crash on June 3, according to the Clay County Progress. The victim was driving a Chevy Cavalier westbound on U.S. 64 when a Ford Escape crossed the center line from the eastbound lane and hit the Cavalier. The impact of the crash caused the Ford to bounce off…