Posts tagged car crash

• Dram Shop Laws Can Make Bars and Restaurants Liable for Drunk Driving Car Accidents

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | March 05, 2012 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Currently, 43 of the 50 U.S. states have so-called dram shop laws that make it possible to hold an establishment liable if it sells an intoxicated patron alcohol and the patron subsequently...

• DWI Charges Filed Against NC Man Who Crashed Into Semi

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | June 16, 2011 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A North Carolina man was arrested and charged for DWI, driving with a revoked license and reckless driving after he crashed into a semi truck on I-77 on June 13, 2011, according to the Charlotte...

• Teenage Passenger Dies in Burlington Car Crash

  Lawrence Egerton | April 11, 2011 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Shanqula Octavia Blackman of Burlington died on April 7, 2011 when the car she was riding in drove off the road and hit a pole. Shanqula was only 19-years-old at the time of her death. ...

• Footage Simulates Crash that Killed Two on West Market Street in Greensboro

  Pierce Egerton | March 31, 2011 3:40 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Ian Michael Smith, 20, of Archdale, was trying to evade police, speeding and driving the wrong way down West Market street when he slammed head-on into the pickup truck. As a result, two young...

• MD Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter, Felony Death by MV, DWI in Accident Involving Ballerina

  Pierce Egerton | March 01, 2011 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A former plastic surgeon from Raleigh, NC was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired. A jury in Wake County, NC reached the verdict today,...

• Police Pursuit Ends in Collisions in Martin County, NC

  Pierce Egerton | February 24, 2011 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Trooper Justin Matthew Maness was in pursuit of driver George Earl Johnson, Jr., 26, of Jamesville, NC for allegedly speeding at 73 mph in a 55 mph zone when the two vehicles were involved in a...

• Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Wrong Way, Head On Collision

  Pierce Egerton | February 17, 2011 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  People are living longer which means they’re driving longer, too. Older motorist drove 29 percent more miles annually during the six-year period between 1995 and 2001. And there were over 20...

• NC Lawmakers Discuss Laws Against Distracted Driving

  Pierce Egerton | February 07, 2011 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In December, 2009, North Carolina joined the ranks of other states across the nation that enforces laws prohibiting texting while driving. Since then more than 1,200 individuals have been issued...

• Following Too Close Causes Multi-Car Crash in Carroll County, VA

  Lawrence Egerton | November 17, 2010 12:50 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Virginia State Police claim that “heavy fog causing zero visibility for drivers in the Fancy Gap area” caused a series of multi-car collisions on November 16, 2010 in the southbound...

• Louis Carmona, Three Passengers, Injured in Single-Car Crash

  Pierce Egerton | November 08, 2010 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Louis Carmona, 18, was driving on Prospect Street in Randolph County, North Carolina during the afternoon of November 6, 2010 when he lost control of the car. Louis ran off the road and hit a...