Automobile Accidents

• Alcohol, Speed Lead to Fatal Accident in Graham, NC

  Pierce Egerton | July 03, 2009 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  WFMY and Burlington’s Times News are reporting another deadly vehicle crash in the Piedmont today. The crash occurred in the early morning hours on East Gilbreath Street in Graham, NC. The...

• Highway Patrol Out In Force This Weekend

  Pierce Egerton | July 02, 2009 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  We have already seen several serious accidents in the Piedmont this week and with far too many fatalities. Now we are on the eve of what is traditionally one of the most dangerous weekends of the...

• Update: Sad News In Monday’s Crash On US 29

  Pierce Egerton | July 01, 2009 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The News & Record is reporting a tragic development in Monday’s single-vehicle crash on US 29. You may recall from my earlier blog entry that an 18-year-old young man was seriously...

• Update on Fatal US 64 Accident -- Troopers Investigating Blowout

  Pierce Egerton | July 01, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The News & Record is now reporting more information about yesterday’s tragic accident on U.S. 64 in Randolph County that took the lives of Clarence and Elizabeth Poe of Sophia, NC. ...

• Two Dead, One Critical in Another Accident on Highway 64

  Pierce Egerton | June 30, 2009 8:02 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Fox8 News is reporting another fatal crash on U.S. 64 in Randolph County. Reports are sketchy at this point, but it appears the driver of an El Camino lost control after a blowout. A white car --...

• What's Worse Than Drunk Driving? Driving While TEXTING

  Pierce Egerton | June 30, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Could driving while texting (DWT) actually be worse than drunk driving? That’s the question Car and Driver magazine set out to answer. They designed a test to measure reaction times of drivers...

• Another DWS (Driving While Sleepy) Accident?

  Pierce Egerton | June 29, 2009 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Because of the confluence of many major interstates and highways in the Piedmont Triad area, our firm sees many cases where driver fatigue plays a part in an accident. Today's accident on U.S. 29...

• NC State Linebacker Early Morning Car Accident a Reminder to Stay Well Rested When You Travel

  Linda Egerton | June 29, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  NC State junior linebacker Nate Irving suffered a broken leg and collapsed lung after a single car accident early Sunday morning. According to the Associated Press and ESPN his car ran off the road...

• Following To0 Close - Part 1: Tractor-Trailer Rams into Standstill Traffic in Miami, Oklahoma - Nine People Killed

  Lawrence Egerton | June 27, 2009 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Almost every day you will see a news account of an accident resulting in death or serious injury caused by one or more motorists following too close. In the years that I have been doing auto-injury...

• Wal-Mart Sues Disabled Women to Recoup Medical Benefits

  Dan Deuterman | March 24, 2008 3:47 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  When Debbie Shank began working as a stock clerk at Wal-Mart, she joined the company's health and benefits plan and paid her premiums as insurance against injury or illness.In 2000, Shank's car was rammed by a semi, and she suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused her to be permanently disabled. Her insurance kicked in and paid promptly for her medical bills -- for which Shank's family was...