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• Wrong Way Driving Not an Uncommon Problem

  Michael Chandler | June 10, 2008 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The North Carolina Highway Patrol reports that another head on collision occurred on Interstate - 485 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The car accident which occurred on June 9 around 11:15 pm is the...

• 'An Insurance Company's Dream'

  Michael Chandler | February 25, 2008 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The title of this article is how a Winston-Salem; North Carolina personal injury attorney describes the archaic law of contributory negligence. The comment arises in a Winston-Salem Journal article describing the injustice to 7-year-old Luly Beckles-Palomares who was riding her bike in a quiet residential neighborhood when she was struck and killed by a drunk driver who had already beaten 3...

• North Carolina High Court Issues Ruling to Protect Consumers

  Michael Chandler | January 25, 2008 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The North Carolina Supreme Court decided an important case in favor of North Carolina consumers earlier today. In the case of Tillman v. Commercial Credit Loans, et. al., the Court determined an arbitration clause in a consumer loan agreement was unconscionable; paving the way for the plaintiff and others like her to bring their claims in court. In reaching its decision, the Court determined...

• Uninsured Motorists Down in South Carolina

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The number of uninsured drivers in the state of South Carolina appears to be dropping thanks to new laws enacted in 2002. Analysis of data from car accidents shows that the percentage of illegal drivers dropped from 18 in 2003 to 9 in 2006. But even cutting our uninsured motorists rate in half would only bring us down to the national average. And uninsured motorists cost us all. Not only do...

• Drunk Driver Kills Man in Rowan County

  Shannon Weidemann | October 06, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A drunk driver hit another car and killed a man and injured a child. The car accident happened in Rowan County on Thursday night. He was driving on Interstate 85 going in the wrong direction at the time of the accident. Troopers say he got onto Interstate 85 at Lane Street in Cabarrus County around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and went the wrong direction. A vehicle going the correct direction...

• Hazardous Material Spills on Boone Roadway

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A truck hauling hazardous materials was involved in an accident on 421 near Boone on Wednesday. The truck rolled over and spilled its cargo on the road. A hazardous materials (Haz Mat) team had to be called out to the scene to clean up the spill. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was flown to Charlotte Regional Medical Center with a possible head injury. In the meantime, Wilkes...

• Charlotte Police Officer in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 20, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A police officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department was involved in a car accident in his cruiser today. He was driving to the scene of another car accident and was attempting to go through an intersection on a red light. The driver of the other car had a revoked license and was driving anyway. Peterson said the officer was traveling on Central Avenue, headed to the accident...

• Truck Leaks Hazardous Material in Nevada

  Shannon Weidemann | August 23, 2007 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A truck driver in Nevada stopped at a rest area and found out that his trailer was leaking Ferric Chloride Solution. He contacted the Nevada Highway Patrol and they acted to evacuate and clean up the area. The hazardous substance caused the evacuation of 24 people from the rest area. The Cosgrave Rest area, 18 miles west of Winnemucca, was evacuated once the driver of a Kentworth tractor tank...

• Truck Spills Coal in West Virginia

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A truck driver claims the brakes on his coal hauler failed causing an accident that left coal over the road and hillside. The trucking accident happened in Wellsburg on Mechling Hill Road. Rob McMahon, Brooke County director of emergency services, told the Brooke County Commission Tuesday part of the truck's load fell from the road and along the hillside above a reservoir many feet...

• Firework Safety for the 4th of July

  Shannon Weidemann | June 25, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Officials are urging people to stay safe during the July 4th firework season. Fireworks can cause serious injury if not used properly. North Carolina allows the use of "safe and sane" fireworks. "Safe and sane" generally means those that do not leave the ground, shoot projectiles into the air or explode. In the permitted category are amusements such as smoke balls, sparklers, toy trick...