Just under 90 motorcycle riders died as a result of crashes on Virginia roads and highways during 2018. Reports collected by the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles also indicated that another 1,495 motorcyclists suffered injuries in wrecks that year. If historical trends held, only around one-third of those fatal and serious crashes could be blamed…
Under Virginia law, victims of car accidents are entitled to recover economic as well as non-economic damages from the person who caused the accident. Economic damages, as the term indicates, refer to the loss of earnings caused by the accident. Non-economic damages, on the other hand, refer to the pain and suffering caused by the…
During 2017, nearly 1,200 Americans died in wrong-way crashes. The Insurance Information Institute also found that in that year, more than 5,500 U.S. residents died in crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication. Institute researchers did not report how many of those fatal collisions were caused by impaired drivers…
During 2018, the most recent year for which complete information is available, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles recorded 121 pedestrian fatalities. Serious injuries befell another 1,502 pedestrians in crashes on roads and highways in the state. That same year in Virginia, 13 bike riders died and 593 bicyclists suffered serious injuries in crashes. The…
During 2018, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles recorded the following statistics. Crashes by Driver Error in Virginia During 2018 Vehicle Type Number Cause Passenger (e.g., car, SUV, pickup) 17.809 Failure to Yield 6,428 Ran Traffic Control (e.g., stop sign, yield sign, red light) 3,024 Improper Turn Commercial Motor Vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks) 161…