Articles Posted in North Carolina Personal Injury

A terrible wreck on Highway 58 near Cape Carteret on Friday resulted in one death. The wreck apparently happened when a Jacksonville man, Joshua Dodd, pulled in front of another car. Tragically, a passenger in Mr. Dodd’s car, Hannah Smith, died after the crash. As a result of the wreck, Mr. Dodd may be charged…

In a terrible and strange accident, four people were injured Sunday night when a car hit an apartment building in Charlotte, North Carolina. Three of the victims have life-threatening injuries. Apaprently, the wreck happened when the driver of the car put her car in drive instead of reverse while attempting to back out of a…

Nine people were apparently injured on Saturday when the SUV they were riding in was hit by a Fed-Ex truck that pulled away from a stop light and hit the SUV. As a result of the wreck, the SUV overturned. According to the article, the driver of the SUV will be cited for violations because…

A terrible accident in Cary on Friday morning has injured three people. The crash involved three vehicles. One of the vehicles, a dark colored SUV, fled the scene. Witnesses apparently told police that the dark SUV hit car causing it to strike the third vehicle. (below photo from WTVD). Police are looking for the driver…

In a terrible and tragic accident, a nine-year old boy in Newton Grove, North Carolina died after a metal soccer goal fell on him. The accident happened on Sunday while he was playing soccer after church with friends. Apparently, the soccer goal was not secured to the ground and tipped over. This is an incredibly…

Recent statistics published by the North Carolina Department of Labor indicate that work-related deaths rose just slightly in 2011 as compared to 2010. During 2011, there were 53 deaths as compred to 50 in 2010. Wake County had the highest number of fatalities at 6 while Mecklenburg County had 5. The construction industry had the…

An accident Wednesday afternoon on I-540 in Raleigh was apparently the result of an accumulation of water on the highway. Apparently, the accident happened when a driver, Janice Alexander-Taylor, was attempting to merge onto I-540 from Falls of Neuse Road when she hit a puddle of water and lost control of her vehicle. The car…

NBC-17 has reported a terrible incident involving a tow truck driver on I-540 on Monday night. Apparently, the tow truck driver was getting out of his truck when an oncoming driver struck him. As a result, the tow truck driver suffered fractures to his legs. The wreck apparently happened near the Lumley Road exit. Click…

A terrible wreck on Saturday night in Winston-Salem has caused the death of Winston-Salem resident Jaime Garcia Alonso. According to the article by WFMY News, a vehicle driven by Fildelmar Prince crossed the center line and collided with Mr. Alonso’s vehicle. Because of the wreck, Mr. Alonso was killed and two passengers, Juan Martinez Campos…

I recently came across an interesting article discussing the risks of distracted driving. The article, in the Jacksonville Daily News, notes that a recent study has found that driving while using the cell phone delays a driver’s reaction time as much as a blood alcohol content of 0.08. Also, a driver who texts while driving…