Posts tagged school

• Eye Protection May Be Causing Field Hockey Injuries in High Schools

  Kevin Duffan | November 04, 2011 9:55 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  National high school sports rules that require field hockey players to wear eye protection while playing and practicing may be causing more injuries than they prevent, according to a report in the...

• The Dangerous Job Done by Crossing Guards

  Kevin Duffan | October 26, 2011 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  In October 2011 a school crossing guard working near Western Branch Primary School in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), was struck by a vehicle and later passed away at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital....

• Free Helmets to Keep Kids Injury Free

  Doug Landau | October 17, 2011 6:32 AM | 5 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Keep those lids on the kids ! was the call to action at last week's free bike helmet (lid) giveaway. Thanks to an energetic doctor in a white lab coat, uniformed police officers and a local bike...

• Fighting at Bike Helmet Safety Inspection - Are You Serious ?

  Doug Landau | October 15, 2011 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Now that the 2011 Multisport season is drawing to a close, and highlights, victories and prizes tallied, one of the low points requires discussion in the context of biker and athlete safety....

• Crossing Guard Killed Outside Chesapeake, VA School

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | October 08, 2011 7:37 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The on-the-job death of popular school crossing guard Lovette Person has shocked the many people who knew her in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA). Not only was she a familiar face around Western Branch...

• Girl Suffered Near-Fatal Injuries After Being Struck by a Car

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | October 06, 2011 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On October 5, 2011, an 8-year-old girl was stuck by a car in the 1800 block Sandbridge Road in front of Red Mill Elementary School in Virginia Beach, VA. According to the Virginian-Pilot, she was on...

• Herndon Law Firm will NOT represent you...

  Doug Landau | October 02, 2011 7:45 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  If you are an athlete who picks a fight with race directors when they try to protect you from head trauma or brain injury. In yesterday's post, we looked at just such an incident at the Reston...

• Back to School With Some School Bus Safety Tips

  Greg Webb | September 07, 2011 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  As the school year begins again, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) wants to draw parents’ attention to school bus safety. As the voice for the school bus industry, ASBC believes school...

• The NHTSA says Navistar To Recall Buses… Just As School Gets Underway!

  Greg Webb | September 01, 2011 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The “Safety Defect/Noncompliance Notices Received for July 2011,” published August 5, 2011, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and noted on www.safecar.gov,...

• Underage DUI/DWI, School Bus Safety Laws Toughened in Virginia for 2011

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | July 01, 2011 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Commonwealth of Virginia begins its fiscal year on July 1, meaning -- some would say ironically -- that each year, Virginians welcome a new slate of laws at the same time that they prepare to...