Caratoke Highway/U.S. 158 through Moyock, North Carolina (NC), was the scene of two related tragedies early in the morning of August 30, 2020. Separate vehicles struck and killed two pedestrians within minutes of each other at around 2 am. According to information released by the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office, the first fatal collision was a…
No one wants to think about it. Few people talk about it openly. But my Virginia Beach-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm colleagues and I can tell you from experience that a large number of car and truck passengers who get hurt in crashes know the at-fault driver. The numbers conform our perceptions….
The car accident attorneys at our North Carolina personal injury firm handle all types of car crash cases – from minor fender benders to fatal crashes. We understand that even those minor accidents can result in painful injuries for a victim. We also understand that more serious crashes can leave a victim with severe and…
Rice University researchers reported in 2019 reported that “data in the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and CrashStats before and after ridesharing companies showed up in cities in the U.S., [revealed] that accidents involving a fatality increased by 2- to 4% each year, even after they controlled for other…
Backover accidents generally occur in driveways and in parking lots. They involve situations in which a driver reverses to pull out of their parking space, hitting someone walking or standing behind them. These accidents can result in serious and life-threatening personal injuries. Anyone can be a victim, but children are among those most at risk….