As summer approaches, more motorcyclists will take to North Carolina roads. This is a good time to remind drivers to “look twice and save a life” on the state’s roads. According to statistics from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, in 2015, 60 percent of all fatal motorcycle crashes happened between May and September. July…
One of the most common reasons why consumers purchase SUVs is the safety factor these type of vehicles offer, especially for families with children. In study after study of SUV vs car crashes, the risk of death is almost eight times higher for the driver of the car than it is for the driver of…
Another fatal accident caused by a young driver’s speeding has occurred on North Carolina’s roads. Three teenagers were killed, and a fourth injured, when the car they were in crashed on Westridge Rd., in Greensboro. Two of the teens killed, the 15 year-old driver and a 17 year-old backseat passenger, were pronounced dead at the…
What happened: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a list of the worst roads in Henderson County. The DOT estimates there is a wreck once every three hours in the county. In 2011 alone, there were a total of 1962 crashes, with thirteen fatalities. The recording period used to determine which roads…
What Happened: Asheville police have arrested a suspect in the hit-and-run accident that left another man injuredon a crosswalk. Over the weekend, police say Ian Mather was walking his family across a street in front of REI in Biltmore Park in downtown Asheville, NC. As his family made their way across the crosswalk, Mather was hit by a driver who drove up on the…