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…
Continue reading ›Apparently, a tree cutting Bobcat bulldozer from Georgia was working near Highway 258 without proper lights or reflectors causing a Kinston woman to rear-end the truck last Thursday. The Kinston woman, Beth Minder, was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital for treatment. The driver of the Bobcat was also…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck last week near Aberdeen, North Carolina has claimed one life and injured three others. The wreck apparently happened whena Jeep SUV driven by Grady McCollum crossed the center line on US 15-501 and hit a Nissan pick-up truck driven by Sheila Dawson. Despite Ms. Dawson wearing her seat belt, she was tragically…
Continue reading ›I recently came across this interesting article about distracted driving. Students at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina watched presentations earlier this week by a group called Vehicle Injury Prevention For a Very Important Person that showed the terrible outcomes that can result from distracted driving. Included in the presentations were demonstrations by local…
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