Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
May 19, 2021 • Car Accidents,Motor Vehicle Crashes
Auto Accident Fatalities Highest in Almost a Century Despite COVID
An estimated forty-two thousand sixty people died in fatal auto accidents in 2020. Covid-19 dramatically impacted road travel in 2020, but despite far fewer miles driven, there was a dramatic increase in fatal motor vehicle crashes. In fact, deaths from auto accidents spiked 24%, representing the most significant increase since 1926! Why did U.S. roads…
read moreMay 23, 2017 • Motor Vehicle Crashes,Tractor Trailer Crash,WV Trucking Accidents
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Northbound Lanes of WV Turnpike
A tractor trailer hauling corrosive material overturned on Interstate 77 near the Mossy/Oak Hill exit Tuesday morning. The tractor trailer crash prompted West Virginia law enforcement to put in place an emergency detour on the West Virginia Turnpike northbound lanes, near Oak Hill West Virginia. Exit 48 Detour on Interstate 77 The West Virginia Department of Transportation…
read moreApril 6, 2017 • Motor Vehicle Crashes
Truck Car Crash Kills Two in Logan County, West Virginia
A male driver and two female passengers were traveling north on W.Va. Route 10 in a Pontiac when the driver reportedly drove in front of a utility truck owned by Asplundh on Wednesday morning causing a deadly crash, according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Department. Unfortunately, the two female passengers were killed in the crash. The…
read moreJanuary 27, 2017 • automobile safety,Motor Vehicle Crashes
Texting While Driving Facts and Statistics
Texting and Talking on Phone While Driving (True Story) CHARLESTON, WV: While talking on her cell phone, Amanda Clark ran a stop sign and was broadsided by another vehicle. Amanda’s vehicle rolled three times before landing on its roof in a heap of twisted metal. Miraculously, Amanda survived with only minor injuries. The crash was…
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