Month: May 2013
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been doing construction on a bridge over Abbotts Creek that has required the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office to oversee a rolling roadblock. One of the northbound lanes of traffic had come to a stop when the last car was rear-ended. The driver of the car that hit the…Read More
With spring in full swing, motorcycle enthusiasts are taking advantage of the warmer weather here in North Carolina. Drivers need to take care to keep an eye out for more motorcycle riders since more motorcycles on the road mean a greater chance of being involved in a motorcycle wreck. One 72-year-old driver of a pickup…Read More
A North Carolina judge has decided to bar a man from ever driving in our state. This ruling stems from an auto accident that took the life of the man’s then-girlfriend and injured a family. The man’s attorney plans to appeal the judge’s decision while his client serves 12.5 to 16.5 years in prison as…Read More
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) is reporting that the number of North Carolina workers that died on-the-job last year may be much higher than reported by the Department of Labor for our state. The Department of Labor reported that there were approximately 35 deaths in 2012 attributed to workplace injuries. COSH…Read More
A North Carolina mother watched helplessly as her daughter was run down by a tractor-trailer recently. To make matters worse, the truck kept going after hitting the little girl. As happens in many pedestrians vs. truck accidents, the victim did not survive. The child’s school bus, which was taking students home after school, and the…Read More