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Articles Tagged For: Motor Vehicle Accidents
New NC School Bus Safety Laws
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed the Senate Bill 16, which revokes the driver’s license of anyone who has been penalized by breaking the school-bus stop law. This new bill also requires a year-long suspension if the driver hits a pedestrian and a two-year-long suspension if the victim is killed in the accident. If passed by the legislature and signed into law, the bill would take effect Dec. 1. North Carolina committee team members have … read more»
Article Categories Child Safety & Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Two Fatal Accidents Kill Three
Within four hours and twelve miles of each other on Highway U.S. 264, two fatal wrecks took the lives of three people near Raleigh, NC last week. The first wreck happened around 1pm, when Raleigh resident Chauncey Freeman crossed over the 80-foot median into oncoming traffic, colliding with a tractor-trailer driven by 56-year-old Ronnie Taylor, causing him to run into another tractor-trailer driven by 36-year-old Salim Otajagic. Both tractor trailers ran off the road but … read more»
Article Categories General, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Moped Crash Injures Raleigh Man
John Mahassey, a 27-year-old man, was injured while riding his moped in North Raleigh on Thursday, May 9th. As it stands, there is no information about the driver of the car that collided with Mr. Mahassey or how the crash occurred. Given how dangerous motorcycle and scooter crashes can be to those driving them, it’s important to be prepared for the consequences with a good motorcycle crash lawyer. The advice of a lawyer experience with … read more»
Article Categories Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
The Danger of Whiplash Injuries
Whiplash injuries are normally caused by car accidents but can result from other accidents, and are usually dealt with, without legal representation. But with injuries like whiplash where it’s quite common for there to be delayed pain, retaining legal representation becomes an important step in the process toward your recovery. Whiplash is when the head is thrown in an unnatural direction or moves beyond its natural range of motion during an accident. More commonly, a … read more»
Article Categories Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Speeding
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
In a recent study done by AT&T, it was found that nearly half of all adults admitted to texting while driving compared to 43 percent of teens. April marks the beginning of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and in an effort to spread the word we here at Hardison Wood have created an infographic (below) complete with facts, stats and graphs to illustrate why young drivers as well as older, commuting drivers should always remain … read more»
Article Categories DUI, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Speeding
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95-Car Pileup on NC/VA Border
Sunday afternoon on Interstate 77 brought heavy fog and smoke from a nearby fire, creating nightmare driving conditions that led to a massive pileup, blocking traffic in both directions for hours. Despite advance warning signs in place to warn people, fog banks in the mountainous area can appear almost without warning, enveloping drivers and cutting visibility in some cases to just 30 feet. The poor visibility compounded the initial crash, as car after car slammed … read more»
Article Categories Motor Vehicle Accidents
Teen Killed in Car Accident
Johnston County teen, Bryan Davis Gilmore was charged with felony death by motor vehicle, DWI and reckless driving for losing control and flipping the Ford Ranger he was driving, killing passenger William Lee Tippett shortly after 3am on February 16th. Gilmore and passenger Joseph Cole Brewer were taken to WakeMed and later released. Highway Patrol concluded Gilmore, 17, was going approximately 85 mph in a 45 mph zone when the truck overturned. The teen was … read more»
Article Categories DUI, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Speeding
Comedian Killed in Durham Crash
Early Sunday morning, Nashville stand-up comedian Brian E. Kiley’s Nissan Maxima was killed on I-40 East near N.C. 54 on his way back from a performance in Newton, NC, after being rear-ended by Raul Herrera’s Honda Civic. Herrera is a native of High Point. According to the Durham police report, both vehicles swerved and overturned before being totaled. Kiley, the recently married father of one, was pronounced dead on the scene, while Herrera, who … read more»
Article Categories Motor Vehicle Accidents
Railroad Safety In NC
After a rash of recent accidents, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has released new videos outlining the dangers of being nonchalant around railway crossings and rail yards. Train engines are large machines and cannot be stopped in a timely fashion. Most trains take up to 1-1.5 miles to come to a complete stop once the brakes are applied. With these facts in mind, here are some precautions anyone can take to stay safe: … read more»
Article Categories General, Motor Vehicle Accidents
North Carolina’s Bill vs. Paid Law
North Carolina’s “Bill vs. Paid” law has now gone into effect. The law provides that in auto accident or other personal injury claims and lawsuits, evidence of medical expenses shall be limited to evidence of the amount actually paid to satisfy the bills. So, for example, your hospital bill might be $10,000, but the bill would be satisfied once your health insurance pays $2,000, you pay a $500 deductible and a $50 copay. So under the old law, the … read more»
Article Categories General, Motor Vehicle Accidents
