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June 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…
read moreNovember 19, 2020 • Auto Accidents,automobile safety,Pedestrian Safety
Investigators Say SD Attorney General Distracted in Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Dangers of Distracted Driving: Real Life Example About 6,000 pedestrians are killed each year in traffic crashes in the U.S. That’s about one pedestrian death every 88 minutes. Distracted driving causes many of these fatal crashes despite the fact that most states have enacted laws to reduce distracted driving, including bans on cell phone use…
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