Personal Injury Law

Wrong Way Wreck Ends in Two Deaths in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Posted on May 20, 2010
Several local media outlets are reporting on a fatal collision that occurred early Thursday morning, May 20, 2010. Two Oldsmobiles crashed head-on because one of the motorists 'was headed northbound in the southbound lanes of U.S. 52,' according to an article on news-record...

Pedestrian Killed on Exit Ramp near Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Posted on May 19, 2010
A man was killed on the morning of May 17, 2010 while he stood on the side of an exit ramp waiting for the pickup truck he'd been riding in to be removed from the mud. Torrential rains Sunday night and Monday morning in the piedmont of North Carolina near Winston-Salem contributed to perilous driving conditions on area highways...

14 Students in Montgomery County, North Carolina Complain of Hazing Harassment

Posted on May 18, 2010
When you think of hazing rituals, perhaps images of drunken college freshmen fraternity pledges running miles around campus at ungodly hours of the night are what first come to mind. Or maybe you've seen Animal House. But as developments regarding an ongoing investigation at East Middle School in Montgomery County, North Carolina unfold, it has become painfully obvious how easily harsh hazing rituals can happen among much younger students—students that parents might assume are under adult supervision at all times...

UPDATE: Amtrak Accident in Mebane, North Carolina

Posted on May 14, 2010
On May 13, 2010 I blogged about a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor-trailer that injured several commuters. Staff writers at news-record.com are now reporting that 12 passengers (from a total of 36) and a single crew member (out of four) were injured and transported to area hospitals...

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UPDATE: Fatal Mother?s Day Collision Caused by Cell Phone Usage?

Posted on May 14, 2010
I recently posted a blog about two multi-car collisions that both occurred on the same stretch of Interstate 40 in Greensboro, North Carolina on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010. The first wreck occurred around 6:00 p.m. and resulted in the immediate death of a 15-year-old boy from Winston Salem; the second took place around 10:00 p...

Morning Train Wreck in Mebane, North Carolina Seriously Injures Two Passengers

Posted on May 13, 2010
Two passengers on Amtrak No. 73 headed from Raleigh to Charlotte, North Carolina were seriously injured when a semi-trailer carting a backhoe collided with the train this morning, May 13, 2010. The crash occurred in downtown Mebane, a small Alamance County town, shortly before 8:00 a...

Two Multiple-Car Pile Ups on Mother?s Day Result in Two Tragic Deaths

Posted on May 11, 2010
Two different mothers lost a child on Mothers Day, May 9, 2010 in Greensboro, North Carolina when two separate multiple-car collisions resulted in the deaths of two young people. The first accident occurred around 6:00 p.m. when a tractor-trailer failed to reduce speed as it and several other vehicles approached a highway construction zone on I-40 near High Point Road...

Tragic Consequences of Bullying Hit Home in the Triad

Posted on May 10, 2010
Todd and Christine Rogers of Kernersville, North Carolina have been on a mission since the suicide that ended their young daughter's life. Ashley Rogers, 15, died April 14, 2010—less than one month ago—and since that tragic day, her parents have been tirelessly trying to raise awareness about the threat of teenage suicide...

Sticks and Stones May Break Bones and Words Can Be Harmful, Too!

Posted on May 07, 2010
No student can make it through elementary education without a run-in with a bully at one time or another. Bullying is as prevalent in American schools as lunchboxes. But what if it wasn't? It's hard to imagine a peaceful afterschool bus ride or a playground where aggression is only ever directed towards the kickball...

Rollover Crashes and Crushed Roofs: Bigger Vehicle, Bigger Risk!

Posted on April 30, 2010
Rollover crashes—accidents wherein the vehicle tilts onto its roof or side—are often a ghastly sight and fearsome thing to imagine. But do you realize that in reality, rollover crashes result in more than a third of passenger vehicle deaths? They truly are as scary as they look! These types of accidents, whether involving multiple vehicles or just one, are far more common for SUVs than other automobiles...

Tips for Driving Safely in Highway Construction Sites: ?Work Zones Need Our Undivided Attention!?

Posted on April 23, 2010
As National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week comes to a close, I'd like to remind you of some basic, simple driving tips that will help keep motorists and workers safe in these dangerous sections of our nation's highways. Construction equipment and activity on the highway can be distracting...

Middle School Pedestrian Hit by Car

Posted on April 22, 2010
A young girl was struck by a car in Eden, North Carolina on April 4, 2010. The student was crossing the street near Holmes Middle School on her way to soccer practice when the accident occurred. The impact forced her partially under a parked car on Moore Street...

Extreme Road Rage Leaves Man in Coma

Posted on April 21, 2010
Think road rage is bad? Everyone gets irritated, frustrated, and even angry on the road from time to time. But what happened to Mark Walker on April 20, 2010 was beyond even extreme road rage; it should result in a criminal prosecution! When Mr. Walker and his brother approached the teller window at the NewBridge Bank in Lexington, North Carolina on Friday April 16, 2010, neither of them could have expected what would ensue...

Highway Construction Worker Hit on Interstate 85 near Archdale, North Carolina

Posted on April 20, 2010
In North Carolina in 2008, there were five work-related deaths at road construction sites and 21 fatal traffic accidents in a highway construction zone. It should come as no surprise that highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States...

National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Begins

Posted on April 19, 2010
This Monday, April 19 begins National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week for 2010. An event is scheduled in New York City to kickoff a week of programs across the United States that will promote this year's theme, 'Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention...

Patient Dies While in the Care of State-Run Drug Treatment Center

Posted on April 16, 2010
Methadone is an opiate prescribed to patients coping with the withdrawal symptoms of heroin. Though it is a controversial and addictive drug, methadone treatment has been used widely in the United States for over thirty years as a way for people to overcome heroin addiction...

Update: Pregnant Woman, Infant Die in Scooter Crash

Posted on April 09, 2010
Digtriad.com reports that additional charges have been filed against a man who was driving a scooter during a deadly wreck in High Point, North Carolina on March 27, 2010. Jerry Lee Phillips, 57, of High Point was previously charged with driving while impaired...

Young Driver Wrecks during Friday Morning Commute to School

Posted on April 06, 2010
Leah Bianco, 16, crashed her parents' Ford Focus Friday morning, April 2, 2010 on Highway 22 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Bianco and her passenger, Laura Allen, 15, were on the way to Providence Grove High School when the young driver overcorrected her steering and lost control of the vehicle, investigators said...

A Picture is Worth One Thousand Words, Even If It's on Your Cell Phone!

Posted on March 31, 2010
This week a young lady stepped on the sharp stump of a bush on the property of a local business establishment in Greensboro, North Carolina. The stump penetrated the sole of her shoe and speared the flesh of her foot. Though she was seriously injured and bleeding, she had the presence of mind to take photographs of the scene before security and maintenance had the opportunity to remove the stump...

Tornados Touchdown in Piedmont Triad, North Carolina

Posted on March 30, 2010
A state of emergency has been declared after at least six tornados touched down in central North Carolina on March 28th. The worst of the damage struck a 3-mile stretch through neighborhoods of northern High Point. Two funnel clouds grazed the ground in Davidson County while at least one landed in each of Guilford, Person, Gaston and Rowan Counties Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service...

Rollover on NC Highway 62 Leaves One Dead, Five Injured

Posted on March 08, 2010
Taj Kahn, 58, of High Point was killed in an automobile accident on NC Highway 62 near Hopewell Church Road on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Five other people were injured, including Kahn's son, Amjad Kahn, 31, who was airlifted to Baptist Hospital. The wreck that resulted in Kahn's unfortunate death and his son's critical injuries occurred because another car failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn onto Hopewell Church Road, according to an article on digtriad...

Crashes Involving Human-Powered Vehicles Abound

Posted on March 05, 2010
Though automobile drivers are often the culprits of collisions with cyclists, sometimes the cyclist makes a poor decision that can result in extreme bodily harm and even death. Glenn Thomas Brunck of Greensboro, North Carolina failed to yield the right-of-way while operating his moped on February 21, 2010...

Innocent People Jailed Because of Toyota?s Denial of Defective Vehicles?The ?TOYOTA DEFENSE?

Posted on February 26, 2010
Koua Fong Lee, 32, of St. Paul, Minnesota was charged and convicted of vehicular homicide when his 1996 Toyota Camry crashed into an Oldsmobile, killing three. The Toyota Camry accelerated up an exit ramp at speeds 70-90 mph though Lee claims he was stepping on the brakes the whole time...

Greensboro, North Carolina Resident Sues Toyota, Flow Lexus over Injuries

Posted on February 25, 2010
William Lee Hemphill, 88, of Greensboro, North Carolina filed suit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales and Flow Imports Incorporated on February 24, 2010. Hemphill owns a 2004 Lexus LS430 that crashed into a pillar in a parking deck after 'uncontrolled rapid acceleration' on December 11, 2009, according to an article on news-record...

Two-Car Crash Causes Death of High Point, North Carolina Resident, Denny Lopez

Posted on February 24, 2010
Denny Lopez, 47, of High Point, North Carolina was in a two-car wreck on February 22, 2010 that resulted in his untimely death. Denny Lopez's passenger, Dora Lopez, 51, was taken to the High Point Regional Hospital with serious injuries. Sarah McClary, 35, of High Point hit Denny Lopez's Toyota Corolla while driving her Chevy Suburban north on N...

NC Community Continues to Mourn the Deaths but Remember the Lives of Three Young People

Posted on February 24, 2010
If only the Crash Prevention Network of North Carolina had reached Amanda Sperduti, perhaps the deaths of Scott Bedwell, Sascha Hoffman and Taylor McCaskill could have been prevented. As I reported in a previous post, Sperduti, 20, of Browns Summit, North Carolina was speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol when she crashed into a tree on February 13, 2010...

Sussex Safer Roads Partnership PSA, ?Embrace Life,? Inspires International Seatbelt Safety

Posted on February 23, 2010
Oscar Wilde said, 'All art is quite useless,' because he hadn't seen the PSA from Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, 'Embrace Life.' According to writer/director, Daniel Cox, in an article on sussessaferroads.gov.uk, the goal of the brief but striking PSA film was 'to deliver a powerful message, but in a new way...

Shoppers Beware?Parking Lots Can Be Deadly

Posted on February 19, 2010
Pedestrians use extra caution when crossing the street or travelling alongside moving traffic. A person might not feel as much at risk in parking lots, where pedestrian traffic is not unusual, but they should! As I pointed out in a blog last September, drivers must be aware of their surroundings, especially in areas where pedestrian traffic is high...

Watch Out for Drunk Drivers during Early Morning Hours?and Not Just on the Weekends!

Posted on February 17, 2010
A car reportedly being driven by an intoxicated driver, Mr. Rachid Madani, rear-ended Mr. Michael Jamal Davis and his passenger, Dexter Antonio Alston, at 2:24 am on February 10, 2010 at the intersection of West Market and Spring Garden Streets in Greensboro, North Carolina...

One-Car Wreck in Burlington, North Carolina Ends in Death of Two Teenagers

Posted on February 16, 2010
Mike Beverly, 18, of Graham and Charles O. Reynolds, 19, of Burlington were in a single-car accident early Saturday morning, February 13th, 2010 in Burlington, North Carolina that resulted in their untimely deaths. Police identified Mike Beverly as the driver of the 2009 Nissan Sentra that ran off the road and hit a tree before catching fire...

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