Articles Posted in North Carolina Personal Injury

On Monday morning a gentlemen in Surf City died from head injuries sustained when he apparently lost control and hit the ground. He was traveling eastbound on Highway 210 at the time of the accident. The story states that the man was wearing a helmet but that the helmet was not DOT approved. Click here…

A terrible wreck in Henderson, North Carolina on Sunday night has resulted in the death of a man who was riding a moped. According to reports, the wreck happened on Dabney Drive. The gentlemen riding the moped was 44 years old. As of today, police were still investigating the wreck. Click here for more.

A multi-vehicle wreck in Raleigh on I-540 Tuesday morning has resulted in serious injuries to several people and has now claimed one life. The wreck was near the intersection of I-540 and Glenwood Avenue and apparently happened when two vehicles collided in the eastbound lanes sending one of them over the median and into on-coming…

In a sad situation, a man who was taken to the Wilson Medical Center for a psychocological exam on Wednesday apparently walked away from the hospital only to hit by a car later that evening. After leaving the hospital, the man was hit while walking on N.C. Highway 42. He has since been taken to…

An interesting article in the Wilmington Star News discussed the recent accident at Progress Energy’s Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington. A couple of weeks ago, a generator exploded killing an employee. The article notes that in North Carolina there are roughly 250,000 workplaces and only 100 safety inspectors. In most cases, a facility will go…

I recently came across this excellent editorial comment in the Charlotte News & Observer. The letter discusses a terrible crash involving a UNC student who was hit while she was walking to a bus stop by a cell-phone using driver. The letter discusses recent research by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center which indicates that…

An wreck Tuesday in Pitt County has injured a Bethel, North Carolina man who was riding a moped. The man, William Briley, was riding on Old Creek Road when the wreck occurred at the intersection of U.S. 264. The wreck is still under investigation. Click here for more.

In what seems to be a growing problem nationwide despite legislation, a teenage driver in Colombus County has been charged with texting while driving in causing a fatal wreck on Sunday. The teen, Taylor Clark, was driving a car that wrecked and killed passsenger Seth Beaver. Click here for more.

In a terrible wreck on N.C. 24, a Jones County woman, Becky Lavendier, has been charged with DWI after her car slammed head-on into a car driven by a a Warsaw woman. Apparently, the wreck happened when Ms. Lavendier tried to pass another car. Sadly, Ms. Lavendier was found by the investigating officer to exhibit…

As reported by WRAL TV, a serious wreck Saturday night on Bunn Elementary School Road in Franklin County has injured seven people. Apparently, the wreck happened when a man drove left of center striking a car containing a woman and her child head-on. The woman’s sister was following her in a separate vehicle and she…