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 ›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 ›I recently read about a terrible wreck in Greensboro that resulted in the death of a passenger in an SUV. Apparently, the wreck happened on I-73 when an SUV had its right rear tire blowout. Once the tire blewout, the driver lost control and the SUV flipped twice. A passenger in the SUV, Jessica Wilson…
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…
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 ›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 ›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 ›In an interesting case, two cars driving on Cornwallis Road in Duplin County were invovled in a serious accident early Sunday morning. Apparently, the two vehicles ran off the road and struck two parked cars. A woman driving one of the vehicles was seriously hurt and taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck on Wednesday morning has claimed the life of a Greensboro man who was riding a moped. Apparently, Floyd Robeson was riding east on Vanstory Street when he was hit by a van. What exactly happened in the wreck is not clear from the article – click here. Hopefully, the police will sort…
Continue reading ›On Saturday, a terrible wreck on Highway 17 near Vanceboro, North Carolina resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to several other people. The wreck apparently happened when a woman from Pennsylvania crossed the center line and struck a car driven by Jeannette Beakes of Washington, North Carolina. Ms. Beakes was seriously injured…
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