by Beth | Jan 28, 2012 | News, Truck accident
This image could become a common sight on the interstates and rural roads throughout North Carolina and around Asheville if the truck industry is successful in Washington this week. Truck industry big shots are pushing Congress to let states decide how big and how...
by Beth | Jan 15, 2012 | Careless and reckless driving, News
You’ve heard the statistics: nearly 6000 dead and over 500,000 injured. The death and destruction on our roads continues, and at a recent safety summit in Washington, D.C., the experts are blaming cell phones. A device at the recent 2012 Consumer Electronics...
by Beth | Dec 29, 2011 | News
Exhaustion can be deadly, especially when an 80,000 pound tractor trailer is involved. Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that crashes attributed to distractions killed 3,092 people last year. The U.S. Federal Motor...
by Beth | Nov 23, 2011 | News
When you are speeding and not paying attention on a busy city thoroughfare, bad things can happen. Yesterday in Charlotte, a reckless driver caused a serious 5 car pile-up. When the driver of a Mercedes Benz sped down W.T. Harris Boulevard, which is a four lane...
by Beth | Aug 18, 2011 | News
The Florida Supreme Court has just declined to review a lower court’s decision upholding a $3.3 million compensatory damages verdict and a $25 million punitive damages verdict for the widow of a smoker. The case name was Martin v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The...
