Articles Posted in North Carolina Personal Injury

In a terrible wreck in Martin County, North Carolina, two lives were lost when a truck driver caused both lanes of Prison Camp Road to be blocked while he backed his tractor-trailer into his driveway. The deceased are William Stokes and Calandra Cooper both of Williamston. The tractor-trailer driver, Garland Cratt, is charged with reckless…

In a related story to one we posted earlier, reports are that Garland Cratt has been charged in the wreck that killed William Stokes and Calandra Cooper, both of Williamston. The wreck apparently happened when Mr. Cratt was backing his tractor-trailer into his driveway causing both lanes of the road to be blocked. The car…

In a scary and terrible incident, Raleigh woman Shantay Wiggins was injured and her dog killed when a car ran onto the sidewalk along Fort Sumter Road. Apparently, Ms. Wiggins was simply taking her dog for a walk when Richard Kocher lost control and drove onto the sidewalk. Mr. Kocher has been charged. Click here…

In a tragic and terrible wreck, a suspected impaired driver struck a broken down driver along Interstate 440 early Saturday morning near New Bern Avenue. Apparently, Adolphus Cannady and Donsha Worsley were pushing their broken down car when it was hit by a car driven by Michael Newkirk. Mr. Newkirk has been charged with driving…

In a terrible wreck near LaGrange, North Carolina on Christmas Eve, James Garner of LaGrange was killed when he vehicle hit a Jeep heading the opposite way on Washington Street off U.S. 70. The driver of the Jeep, Johnny Stround, survived the crash. For more, click here.

A serious wreck on Highway 17 near Shoreline Drive south of New Bern has sent four people, including one child, to the hospital with injuries. Click here for more

Here is an interesting article about the outdated and unfair law in North Carolina known as contributory negligence. Click here. North Carolina is one of four states that still use this old approach to civil cases. Contributory negligence means that if you are only the slighest bit negligent in contributing to the accident, then you…

Thankfully, it wasn’t worse. But a wreck on Monday on US Highway 64 in Cary involving three school buses from Asheboro has sent 30 students to the hospital. Apparently, the driver of the third bus was distracted and hit the rear of the second bus which pushed the second bus into the first bus. Click…

In a terrible accident, Riodell Moore was walking along Lassiter Lane in Sunbury on Tuesday evening when another driver crossed the center line hitting Mr. Moore and killing him. Mr. Moore’s girlfriend was not hurt. The driver, Willie Riddick, claims that he thought he hit a deer and left the scene. He has been charged…

In what must have been a terrible wreck, a head-on collision on Highway 1 near Rockingham has resulted in the deaths of both drivers. Apaprently, the wreck happened when Jennifer Howard crossed the center line of Route 1 and hit a truck driven by Edward McCoy of Wadesboro. Click here for the story.