Automobile Accidents

• 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...

• 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...

• North Carolina Slow to Prosecute Teens for Cell Phone Driving Offenses

  Dan Deuterman | December 31, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Distracted teenage drivers chatting away on the cell phone can have deadly consequences, as we've written about here before.But only 23 teens in North Carolina have been convicted so far under a state law that went into effect last year that bans teenage drivers from talking on cell phones. These stats make me wonder and ask two questions: Are cops too busy to stop and ticket teen drivers who...

• 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...

• Allstate settles class-action suit in Washington state

  Dan Deuterman | October 30, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Many injured drivers in Washington state were getting shortchanged by their insurance company, resulting in paying medical expenses out of their own pockets when they should have had coverage, according to a class-action suit that Allstate is settling out of court. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports the tentative settlement of the class-action suit will affect Allstate car insurance policy...