This morning’s shocking news of a young Williamsburg couple that was killed in a hit-and-run crash was tragic enough, but to hear that their baby later died when it was delivered prematurely simply adds to the sadness of the situation. Since the pair did not own a car, and the woman, 7 months pregnant with…
Continue readingWithout intersection cameras, vehicle “black box,” or other data, Herndon Virginia police are looking for witnesses and information about a fatal single car accident. On Saturday morning, at about 3 AM, the victim was ejected out of the car when the driver allegedly lost control and ran off the right side of Dranesville Road near Butter…
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In pre-school, we are told to look both ways and hold an adult’s hand when crossing the street. Even though as adults we may occasionally look only one way or even jaywalk, this simple advice stays with us forever preventing us from getting hit by moving objects. Recent news reports noted that “D.C traffic fatalities…
Continue readingWhen the Loudoun Times-Mirror reported December 28, 2011 that a dangerous driver plead guilty to DUI and involuntary manslaughter in Loudoun County Circuit Court and that it was his “third DUI charge in five years,” car crash lawyer Doug Landau wondered how this man even had a license to drive BEFORE the fatal crash that…
Continue readingPolicing the Interstate highways from unsafe common carriers should be one of the priorities of the national law enforcement agencies. When a bus company has a pattern of unsafe practices and a history of accidents, the Federal Government should protect the public and shut the transportation motor carrier down until the safety violations are corrected.…
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