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• Teen sent text message seconds before fatal crash

  Dan Deuterman | July 16, 2007 8:25 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Some states, including North Carolina, have laws that restrict cell phone use by teens while driving.A recent tragedy in New York illustrates why such laws are necessary. All drivers need to keep their attention on the road, but statists show that inexperienced drivers are more likely to die in car accidents. Distractions like cell phones, text messages, the radio or chatty friends can prove...

• One Roadway to Carry Them All

  Pierce Egerton | November 13, 2009 9:02 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Bicyclists are perhaps the most vulnerable vehicles on the road. The accident rate for bicycles is lower than for other vehicles because they move slower. But, when there is an accident involving a...

• Yet Another Cyclist Fatality in North Carolina

  Pierce Egerton | November 12, 2009 8:48 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Last week I blogged about the necessity of looking out for two-wheeled vehicles following the shocking hit-and-run death of David Sherman in Greensboro. Now there’s yet another cyclist...

• Sending a Text Message While Driving Will Soon Be Illegal in Washington State

  Dan Deuterman | October 31, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Need to text? Your cell phone could be taken awayTexting while driving can lead to deadly consequences, which is why states are taking a look at toughening laws to deter drivers from using their handheld electronics behind the wheel. Washington state has received a lot of attention lately after passing a ban on texting while driving that takes effect this January. Violaters will be charged $100...

• Update: Arrest Made for Greensboro Cyclist's Hit-and-Run Death

  Pierce Egerton | November 04, 2009 9:21 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  The Greensboro News & Record reports that an arrest has been made in a hit and run case that has shocked the Triad. Grayson Dawson, a 48 year old Eden woman, has been charged with felony hit and...

• Is Food From China Safe? Cardboard Found in Street Vendor's Stuffed Dumplings

  Dan Deuterman | July 17, 2007 8:41 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  InjuryBoard bloggers from Parker & McConkie in Salt Lake City have an interesting post about a disturbing discovery in China.A street vendor was caught selling baozi, a popular dumpling-like snack, that was stuffed with cardboard and soaked in an industrial chemical.Stories such as this one illustrate why the U.S. government needs to take a firmer stand on food imported from China. First the pet...

• Teen Killed In Fatal BMW Crash Sought Speeding Advice in Online Forum

  Dan Deuterman | January 30, 2008 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Just 12 hours before he died in a reckless, high-speed crash, an 18-year-old Florida man logged onto an online forum for BMW drivers and asked for tips on driving his faster.Later that same night, Joshua Ammirato raced his 2008 BMW M5 off an airstrip and into a tree. He and four other young men from Marion County in Florida were killed in the high-speed crash that clearly was the result of...

• Pro Athlete Has His Bubble Burst by Exercise Ball

  Pierce Egerton | November 11, 2009 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Working out carries a lot of risks for injury, especially if you’re using heavy weights. But what about when a piece of exercise equipment malfunctions while you’re using it properly? We...

• How much your rating is worth in your NC Workers' Comp. Case

  Ben Burnside | June 25, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A lot of people have heard of an injured worker getting a "rating," sometimes referred to as a "disability rating," for their work-related injury. However, you may not know what this rating is exactly, how you get it, or how much money the insurance company has to pay you because of it. This post gives a brief overview of ratings in the North Carolina Workers' Compensation System, and shows...

• British Woman Sentenced to Jail in Texting-While-Driving Fatality

  Pierce Egerton | November 02, 2009 8:54 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  While awareness of the texting-while-driving epidemic is growing, the United Kingdom is one of the few countries that are aggressively prosecuting people whose texting causes tragic accidents on the...