A terrible wreck early on Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 501 in Bahama has resulted in one death. The wreck apparently happened when a car ran off the road, landed in a ditch and hit a tree. A passenger was thrown from the vehicle and died. For more on this wreck, click here.
Continue reading ›I recently came across an article discussing a terrible wreck last week in Spring Lake, North Carolina. Apparently, construction vehicles routinely speed through downtown Spring Lake and last week a dump truck from South Carolina hit a minivan killing Lashanda Mann-Pendergraft. The dump truck was apparently speeding on N.C. 210 when the wreck happened. Apparently,…
Continue reading ›On Tuesday morning, a car crossed the center line on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville and hit a Ford Explorer causing serious injuries to both drivers. Apparently, both drivers had to be cut from their vehicles. The wreck happened about 6:16 a.m. when an Oldsmobile driven by Joseph Satchell crossed the center line and hit a…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck near Whiteville involving a driver charged with DWI has resulted in one death and three serious injuries. The driver, James Bellamy, was driving on Pine Log Road when he hit a car driven by Sylvia Covington. Tragically, Ms. Covington died in the wreck and her husband and son were seriously injured as…
Continue reading ›A serious wreck on Raeford Road in Fayetteville on Monday evening has resulted in the hospitalization of four people. The wreck apparently involved a Chevrolet Camaro and a Ford Escort. The driver of the Camaro was apparently ejected from his vehicle and three people in the Escort were seriously injured. Based on the article, it…
Continue reading ›I recently came across a very interesting article regarding injuries caused by swimming pool chemicals. According to a study published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, improper handling of pool chemicals resulted in over 28,000 injuries from 2002 to 2008. The study included those injured in North Carolina. Apparently, the most common cause…
Continue reading ›Multiple media outlets have reported the terrible death of a Raleigh man who was killed while apparently walking on the Raleigh Beltline between Six Forks Road and Wake Forest Road. The gentlemen, Bruce Huffman, Jr., was killed when he was struck by a truck around 5:00 am. It is not clear why Mr. Huffman was…
Continue reading ›On Friday night the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina Highway Patrol set up a driver’s license checkpoint on US 158 in Reidsville. Apparently, a 1993 Ford Mustang approached the checkpoint and then speed away ultimately wrecking at high speed. The car hit a culvert, two trees, overturned and caught fire. The driver…
Continue reading ›Based on reports from ENCToday.com, a Virginia woman was rear-ended by a logging truck on Highway 17 in Jones County on Friday afternoon. Rita Bland of Blackstone Virginia was sitting in traffic near Pollocksville, NC when her SUV was struck from behind. Ms. Bland was taken to Craven Regional Medical Center for treatment of her…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck on Saturday morning in a Smithfield Walmart parking lot has resulted in at least one death and several injuries. The wreck apaprently happened when an elderly gentlemen driving a pickup hit three pedestrians. One of the pedestrians, Lois Shannon, died from her injuries. Two other pedestrians, Debra Holmes and Jeanna Holley, were…
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