Two North Carolina siblings have recently filed a medical malpractice suit against Wake Forest University Health Services and North Carolina Baptist Hospital. The lawsuit claims that the hospitals and doctors at the facilities were negligent in their care of their father, Terry Wayne Utt. According to the lawsuit, Utt died at 60 years old at…
What Happened: A jury in Hertford County, NC recently handed down what is likely the largest medical malpractice award in the county’s history. In the case, the estate of John Henry Perry won $4 million after a lawsuit was filed by Perry’s niece, Bonita Smith Ellis. The lawsuit was filed against Onward Healthcare, Inc. and…
What Happened Two people were killed and another injured on March 17, 2013 in a wrong way collision in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC). The accident occurred on Wade Avenue, when according to witnesses; the driver of a red car drove the wrong way in the east bound lanes and collided with a gold car. 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…
The people steering both boats that collided head-on in Banks Channel between Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, North Carolina (NC), shortly before dawn on Oct. 5, 2012, are likely to face criminal charges for boating while intoxicated. A total of five people were aboard the two small recreational boats when they crashed, and all wound up…