A Virginia woman was airlifted to the hospital with a serious brain injury after crashing her car near Cana on Saturday afternoon, May 1. According to Virginia Police, 59-year-old Benice Juanita Combs of Mount Airy, Virginia, was traveling along Flower Gap Road toward Old Pipers Gap Road when she tried to avoid a dog in…
A serious head injury can alter your life forever. The effects may not be immediate or visible, but they are there. Take, for example, Ted Dingler, a physics professor at the Southwest Virginia Community College in Abingdon, Virginia (VA). Mr. Dingler was riding his bike with a group of friends when he was forced off…
A 14-month-old baby suffered a traumatic brain injury after a minivan carrying the child was hit by a flat bed tow truck in Richmond, Virginia (VA). The ramifications of this injury, which resulted in permanent cognitive impairment, are life-altering and will likely hinder this child’s development. A products liability lawsuit was filed and settled confidentially….
A woman driving a car in Fairfax, Virgin (VA) was hit by a box truck back in April of 2006 and the accident was severe – her car turned 90 degrees and was propelled over 50 feet before coming to a stop. Today, the woman has no memory of the car accident, or turning 90…
“March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and a good time to help protect young athletes from suffering long-lasting or permanent effects from concussions.” Dr. Joel Brenner, who directs the Sports Medicine Program at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), opened a March 9, 2010 Virginian-Pilot editorial with this true, but incomplete,…