Bereaved Albemarle County Family Awarded $5.25M in Tractor Trailer Death Lawsuit
by John Cooper
An Albemarle County jury awarded a bereaved family $5.25 million for the loss of their precious 16 year old daughter who had been killed last year when a tractor trailer ran a red light and slamming into the car she was driving. The jury’s verdict was decided with only 3 hours of [...]
November 16, 2009
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Safety Last: Thousands of Trucks on the Road Fail Basic Safety Standards
This blog focuses on the shortcomings of the trucking industry. Thousands of trucks fail to comply with basic federal safety standards and are putting people in danger. The most common violation was defective brakes. Think about that – many trucks on the road are at a higher risk of their brakes failing than regular sedans and other vehicles. This is unacceptable.
October 7, 2009
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Virginia’s Southbound I-85 Closed for 6 Hours after Fatal Tractor -Trailer Wreck
In a fiery big rig crash, a tractor-trailer driver was killed on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County and has been identified as an Arkansas man. The Virginia State Police identified the driver as Danny Ray Parks, 47, of Batesville, Arkansas.
The victim, Bates, crashed his tractor-trailer into the back of another [...]
September 14, 2009
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