Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
August 16, 2023 • Auto Accidents
Car Crash Fatalities Remain At Crisis Levels in WV and Beyond
Did you know we are in the middle of a US traffic fatality crisis? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that the number of fatalities on American roadways hit a 16-year-high in 2021. Now the latest estimates for accidents in 2022 have been released by NHTSA. According to a report from ABC News, there…
read moreJune 29, 2022 • Auto Accidents,Charleston WV Crash,Pedestrian Accident,Pedestrian Safety,WV Car Accidents
Woman Hit and Killed by Car in Charleston, WV
Charleston, WV – Unfortunately, a female pedestrian was struck and killed by a 2015 Toyota Camry at about 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday in Charleston, West Virginia. The pedestrian crash occurred near the Charleston Town Center parking garage on the 200 block of Lee Street East. Charleston, WV police say that charges against the driver are…
read moreJune 22, 2022 • Auto Accidents,Charleston WV Crash
One Person Hospitalized After Head-On Crash in Charleston, WV
CHARLESTON, WV — At least one person was hospitalized after a car accident in the Charleston area of Kanawha City. The auto accident happened around 9:00 a.m. on June 21 at the intersection of MacCorkle Avenue and 31st St., SE, near Charleston’s CAMC Memorial Hospital. Online photos confirmed Kanawha Metro’s report that it was a…
read moreJanuary 27, 2021 • Auto Accidents,Big Truck & Bus Safety,WV Trucking Accidents
Large Truck Accident Injuries and Deaths on the Rise in WV — But Why?
CHARLESTON, WV — From 2009 to 2018 the number of large truck and bus accidents increased 70 percent, and there are now over 121,000 such accidents per year. UPDATE: In 2019 (the most recent truck crash data from NHTSA), large truck crashes killed 5,005 people and injured about 159,000! If everyone knows truck accidents are…
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