North Carolina law enforcement agencies say they will crack down on drunken boating as the summer boating season approaches. The efforts are part of the “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign. According to reported statistics, 28 boaters died and 80 others were injured in North Carolina boating accidents on North…
Continue reading ›A gentlemen working for a tree service in Winston-Salem was killed on Monday. The accident happened while the man was trimming trees near the Silas Creek Parkway. Apparently, the bucket lift he was operating malfunctioned and the boom arm failed sending the gentlemen into a creek. The North Carolina Department of Labor and OSHA are…
Continue reading ›A new study by the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York has found that texting while driving has surpassed drunken driving as the number killer of teens in the United States. The study found that more than 3,000 teens die each year as a result of texting while driving and that another 300,000 are…
Continue reading ›A gentleman driving on U.S. Highway 52 in Winston-Salem was killed Monday when he was hit head-on by a box truck. The accident happened just south of Clemmonsville Road and involved multiple vehicles. Apparently, the driver of the box truck lost control and struck a concrete median. Chunks of the concrete came off striking one…
Continue reading ›Two young people were killed Monday afternoon in an accident on US 264 near Wendell, NC. Apparently, a Honda Civic traveling west rear-ended a second car causing the Civic to lose control and skid on the highway. As the Civic skidded, it was struck by a tractor-trailer. The driver of the Civic and a passenger…
Continue reading ›A serious one car accident in Lexington, NC has resulted in three deaths and two injuries. The accident happened early Sunday morning and involved a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. Apparently, the car overturned and burst into flames. Three people were killed and two others were injured. Police are investigating the accident as it is not clear…
Continue reading ›A terrible head-on collision near Jacksonville, NC has resulted in two deaths and injuries to a third person. The tragic accident apparently happened when the driver of a blue Kia crossed the centerline of US 258 and struck a Ford Explorer driver by Mr. Edward Johnson. The driver of the Kia did not survive and…
Continue reading ›Thomasville, NC resident Bobby Lambert was mowing his yard with his riding lawnmower on Tuesday when the unthinkable happened. A pickup truck apparently swerved to avoid a loose dog and drove into Mr. Lambert’s yard hitting him on the lawnmower. As a result of the wreck, Mr. Lambert did not survive. The driver of the…
Continue reading ›A terrible accident on NC 87 on Thursday has resulted in the death of a Sanford, NC woman. The accident happened on Thursday evening when a car carrying Jessica Wilson attempted to turn from NC 87 onto Broadway Road. As the car was attempting the turn, a truck struck the passenger side of the car.…
Continue reading ›A terrible head-on accident near Lumberton NC has resulted in one death and injuries. The accident happened on Lowe Road when a young woman apparently crossed the center-line and hit a pick-up truck driven by Kenneth Richard Oxendine. The woman driving the car was killed but her two year old child survived as she was…
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