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A Modern-Day Plague: Drinking and Driving Implicated in an Accident that Claims Three Young Lives

Posted on February 15, 2010
Scott Bedwell, 23, of Greensboro, Sascha Hoffman, 18, of Whitsett, and Taylor McCaskill, 18, of Browns Summit died Saturday, February 13, 2010 when Amanda Sperduti, 20, of Browns Summit drove off the road and into a tree. According to Trooper M. L. Mann in an article on news-record...

RULE OF THE ROAD: Following Too Close Can Cause Trouble under Any Condition

Posted on February 04, 2010
A tractor-trailer overturned last Monday after blowing two tires in Davidson County, North Carolina. Five cars were 'caught off guard' and crashed into each other as a result. In an article from digtriad.com, state troopers said that 'the wreck had nothing to do with the weather,' in reference to the snowy conditions drivers faced...

Rumble Strips: Not a Solution to Texting while Driving

Posted on February 03, 2010
Cell phones should—literally—take a back seat while you're driving. Cell phone use causes 'as many as 28 percent of all traffic crashes' according to an article from the News & Observer of Raleigh on news-record.com. Drivers are too distracted to slow down, stop and avoid accidents...

?Don?t Drive Recalled Toyotas?

Posted on February 03, 2010
This is the advice given today by Department of Transportation Secretary, Roy LaHood, as he testified before a House committee, according to an article on cnnmoney.com. Toyota officials on Monday said they had a fix for the problem that involved reinforcing the pedal assembly with a part that's being rushed to dealerships...

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Snow Plow Kills Pedestrian

Posted on February 02, 2010
Sadly, a snow plow hit and killed Mr. Mark Walston of Goldsboro, NC over the weekend. According to an article on digtriad.com, the accident is still under investigation. The NC Highway Patrol states that 'the weather is responsible' for the accident, although there were at least two persons—the driver of the snow plow and the pedestrian—involved...

Watch Out for Horseback Riders on the Road

Posted on January 29, 2010
A truck hit two horseback riders in Davidson County, NC on January 10th. Fox 8 reports that Eric Turner, 27, and Sebastian Swanson, 9, of Thomasville were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The pair had been riding their horses at dusk when the truck hit them...

Pedestrian Killed in Attempt to Help Out on I-40

Posted on January 28, 2010
Though Travis Lydell Summers had the best intentions when he stopped and got out of his vehicle on I-40 near Business 85 early Monday morning, he lost his life due to the recklessness of an unknown driver. According to Summers' sister in a Greensboro News & Record article, Summers assumed a car parked on the side of the road belonged to his friend...

Beloved Teacher Killed in Head-On Collision

Posted on January 26, 2010
Aimee Elisabeth Powell was on her way to Southlake Christian Academy where she taught elementary school when she was struck head-on by another vehicle. The collision occurred in Huntersville, NC, around 7 a.m. Thursday morning, less than a quarter mile from the school...

Rash of Deaths from DWI Accidents on Monday

Posted on January 19, 2010
This MLK, Jr. holiday marks a somber occasion for at least two Triad families. Tamika Burns and Coy Clifford White were both killed in separate collisions involving drunk drivers this Monday. Ms. Burns was killed in a head-on collision on Green Drive around 6:00 am...

Alcohol Always a Risk

Posted on January 14, 2010
Legal limits are intended to protect drivers and passengers from automobile accidents. Property damage, personal injury and fatality are among the well-known risks of drinking and driving. But how much is too much? A gentleman in Randolph County, NC lost his life in a head-on collision Monday night...

Seat Belts Save Students

Posted on January 14, 2010
Young drivers make mistakes, but five Central Davison High School students followed one law that might have spared their lives Monday morning. Each teen involved in an automobile accident in Lexington, NC was reportedly wearing his seat belt according to Fox 8 News...

If Someone Calls, and You or They are Driving, Try the Conversation Again Later

Posted on December 31, 2009
Last week, a woman and her child were tragically killed. Previously, all that had been reported was that a vehicle had crossed the path of an oncoming passenger train, resulting in fatalities for the car passengers. New details now come to light in the News and Record: http://www...

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: THE CLOCK IS TICKING!

Posted on December 30, 2009
A High Point man, Charles Ray Brooks, was recently in the news for pleading guilty in connection with a homicide that occurred over two years ago. Melissa Elizabeth Marsden suffered a gunshot wound to the head during an argument with Brooks in September 2007...

Hit-and-run Accident Tragically Ends Young Woman?s Life

Posted on December 29, 2009
Police may never learn why 27-year-old Leisa Trivette Adams of Winston-Salem was walking in the road in the 3300 block of Carver School Road at 4:00 a.m. on December 27, 2009, but they have recently located the vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run accident that took her life...

Four Charges in a Single Vehicle Accident?

Posted on December 24, 2009
An accident happened this past Independence Day, when a 20 year old, driving under the influence, ran off the road striking a tree and a rock. The passenger was killed. The driver, severely injured, was charged with a slew of violations, including driving while impaired and felony death by motor vehicle, among others...

Drivers Beware: Work Zones Dangerous to Drivers as well as to Workers

Posted on December 23, 2009
Drivers Beware: Work Zones Dangerous to Drivers as well as to Workers Ask any state transportation official and he or she will tell you motor vehicle accidents in work zones are largely related to speeding and impaired driving. While this is true, it's only half the story...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Accident/Injury Victims

Posted on December 18, 2009
Accident victims often suffer not only physical injuries, but mental ones as well. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an anxiety disorder caused by exposure to trauma. Many soldiers acquire PTSD from witnessing the horrors of war. Victims in a motor vehicle accident, especially if it involves physical trauma, can also suffer traumatic stress, and develop PTSD...

Drinking & Driving Accidents Increase During the Holidays

Posted on December 17, 2009
As this wonderful time of the year approaches, alcohol related accidents increase. Social drinking is a part of many holiday gatherings. Unfortunately, just a few drinks can change an individual's ability to make good decisions. Pursuant to North Carolina law, an individual may not operate a motor vehicle when their blood alcohol level is 0...

SUV Rollover Kills NC Man in I-95 Accident

Posted on December 15, 2009
A North Carolina man is dead after the SUV he was riding in flipped over on I-95 last Sunday. The Orlando Sentinel reports that a man from Walstonburg, whose name has not been released, was a passenger in a 1998 Chevy SUV on I-95 at State Road 421, in Volusia County, Florida...

Teen Dies After Alcohol-Related Wreck. Who's to Blame?

Posted on December 11, 2009
A Gates County teenager is dead after an-alcohol related single car accident on Nov. 7, and now charges are being filed against the clerks that sold him alcohol. The Virginian-Pilot reports that Cody Francis Herman, 19, was illegally sold alcoholic bevarages on Nov...

One Roadway to Carry Them All

Posted on November 13, 2009
Bicyclists are perhaps the most vulnerable vehicles on the road. The accident rate for bicycles is lower than for other vehicles because they move slower. But, when there is an accident involving a bicyclist, he or she is at a greater risk for injury and death...

Yet Another Cyclist Fatality in North Carolina

Posted on November 12, 2009
Last week I blogged about the necessity of looking out for two-wheeled vehicles following the shocking hit-and-run death of David Sherman in Greensboro. Now there's yet another cyclist fatality in the news, this time a teenager from Dunn, NC. The Raleigh News and Observer reports that Devin Ray, 16, was killed while riding his bike on Bud Hawkins Road near Dunn...

Pro Athlete Has His Bubble Burst by Exercise Ball

Posted on November 11, 2009
Working out carries a lot of risks for injury, especially if you're using heavy weights. But what about when a piece of exercise equipment malfunctions while you're using it properly? We take for granted that the machines and products we work out with are built to last, but sometimes that's not the case...

Reidsville Rush Hour Lands Two in ER

Posted on November 06, 2009
A two vehicle collision on NC 14 in Reidsville put two men in the hospital this morning. The News & Record is reporting that Maurice Cooper, Jr., was injured when a Lincoln Town Car reportedly drifted across the center line and collided head on with his Isuzu pick up...

Apex Day Care is Shut Down After Infant?s Death

Posted on November 06, 2009
Every parent's worst nightmare is that something bad will happen to their child when they aren't there to protect them. That's why the issue of day care negligence is such a hot topic. Parents see red when they think of something happening to their child at a place they trust...

Be on the Look Out for 2-Wheeled Vehicles!

Posted on November 04, 2009
Lately I've blogged about the tragic deaths of a Greensboro cyclist and a man killed while test driving a motorcycle. Today, while scanning through accident reports, I found yet another case of a two-wheeled vehicle being struck when the driver of a car wasn't paying attention...

Update: Arrest Made for Greensboro Cyclist's Hit-and-Run Death

Posted on November 04, 2009
The Greensboro News & Record reports that an arrest has been made in a hit and run case that has shocked the Triad. Grayson Dawson, a 48 year old Eden woman, has been charged with felony hit and run, misdemeanor death by vehicle, and driving with a revoked license for the death of David Sherman, the vice president of Sealy, Inc...

Motorcycle Tragedy: Man Killed During Test Drive

Posted on November 03, 2009
Riding motorcycles is a fun and exhilarating pastime. But even when a motorcycle driver does everything right, there's potential for tragedy. Joe Cross, from Supply, NC, was only taking a test drive of a motorcycle when another motorist pulled in front of him...

British Woman Sentenced to Jail in Texting-While-Driving Fatality

Posted on November 02, 2009
While awareness of the texting-while-driving epidemic is growing, the United Kingdom is one of the few countries that are aggressively prosecuting people whose texting causes tragic accidents on the roadway. The New York Times reports that Phillipa Curtis, 22, was sentenced to 21 months in a high-security prison for an act of carelessness that cost another young woman, 24 year old Victoria McBryde, her life...

Distracted Driving Takes to the Skies: Pilots Flew Past Airport While On Their Laptops

Posted on October 27, 2009
The two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew more than 150 miles past their destination on Wednesday have admitted that rather than being asleep, which was speculated, they were actually using their laptops, which was so distracting for them that they didn't realize they had missed their scheduled landing destination and failed to answer radio messages from the ground controller...

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