Two drivers were transported to Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina after a collision that occurred around 7:30 on the morning of July 8, 2010 in Rockingham County. Emir Chavez,…
Ten people were injured on Interstate 85 just before 5 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2010 near Charlotte in Gaston County, North Carolina. A pile-up that included a tractor trailer and a tour bus sent…
One might expect that motor vehicle accidents contribute to an overwhelming majority of traumatic brain injury (TBI) fatalities in North Carolina. Surprisingly (and sadly), even more TBI deaths are…
In North Carolina, injury is the third-leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. In individuals between the ages of one and 44, injury causes more deaths than anything else. Traumatic…
I recently posted a blog about a fatal, head-on collision that occurred during the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. New information has been…
Across the Piedmont Triad this late spring, we’ve been blessed with warm weather that perhaps inspires folks to leave their cars behind in favor of two wheels or a pair of sneakers. But sadly,…
Alison Matthews, 26, of Gastonia, North Carolina left her two young children, ages 2 and 4, in an unattended vehicle in the parking lot of a Target Department Store on June 20, 2010. …
Four people were injured on Interstate 73 near Greensboro, North Carolina on June 11, 2010 when Jasmine Tashe` Harper overturned the SUV she was driving. Ms. Harper was attempting to change lanes…
Inez Celastin Roberson, 21, was the driver in an automobile accident that injured herself and three others on Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 10, 2010. The incident…
I frequently blog about the risks and unfortunate consequences of doing things—texting, eating, putting on make up, fiddling with the radio—that take drivers’ eyes and attention…
Several news media outlets report that a train collided with a tractor-trailer this morning, June 7, 2010 in Cleveland, North Carolina. The train was not derailed; however, the driver of the…
An SUV following too close to Don Fumo’s motorcycle killed the beloved 51-year-old math teacher from East Mecklenberg High School in Union County, North Carolina on June 6, 2010. Four…