car accident injury
by | November 30th, 2015
Numerous factors can lead to a motor vehicle collision. While you can’t eliminate all risks, some common causes of car accidents are completely preventable.
Speeding, for instance, is one cause of crashes that drivers have total control over. Despite the ability to prevent speed-related accidents, driving too fast is still a factor in as many as one-third of all fatal crashes. Data from the Department of Motor Vehicles shows that speeding claimed a total of 300 lives and led to almost 13,500 injuries last year in Virginia. Men accounted for roughly 58 percent of all speed-related accident victims.
Alcohol is involved in a similar number of crashes each year. Driving under the influence was a factor in roughly 33 percent of all fatal crashes in 2014. Drunk drivers were responsible for causing an estimated 6,500 Virginia car accidents last year.
One of the newest and most difficult to track risk factors is distracted driving. Some studies show as many as 40 percent of motorists engage in the behavior even though they acknowledge the risks that it poses.
If you were in a crash that was the result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. At Lowell Stanley Injury Lawyers, our Virginia Beach car accident lawyers can provide you with information and resources to help protect your rights. Learn more about the options that are available to you by visiting our website.
by | February 17th, 2015
Winter weather has descended on Norfolk and coastal Virginia. That’s why the Norfolk personal injury lawyers with Lowell Stanley Injury Lawyers would like to let you know about several resources that will be available, as well as offer several tips to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has prepared the roads for ice and snow, but this often isn’t enough to prevent a Norfolk car accident from occurring. Most experts advise drivers to stay off the roads during winter weather, but for those who must travel, consider following the safety tips that are being provided by WAVY 10 News.
Even if you don’t leave your home, you may still be at risk of dangers from the storm—like losing power and heat. If you lose your heat and power source, it may be important to know where your local shelters are located. In Norfolk, Maury High School will be open from 7A.M. until 7:30 P.M. as a safe place to stop in and get warm. Virginia Beach’s winter shelter program will be in full swing as well.
Lowell Stanley and his team of Norfolk personal injury lawyers are aware of the risks and dangers winter weather can pose and we are hopeful this information helps to keep you and your loved one’s safe and warm during winter storm Octavia.
by admin@gotechark.com | March 18th, 2008
March 13, 2008
A Virginia auto accident took two lives and injured another crash victim about 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the Bristol Herald Courier.
Police are investigating the cause of the Virginia car accident that closed the highway for several hours.
The injured auto accident victim was transported to Johnson City Medical Center with critical injuries while two others were pronounced dead at the scene of the car accident.
Officials say at least two vehicles were involved in the Virginia auto accident.
Read More:
http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2008-03-13-0027.html
by admin@gotechark.com | January 29th, 2008
January 29, 2008
The Daily Press reported that a Virginia man is believed to be responsible for the death of a woman and her unborn child in a six-car pile-up on Wednesday.
The man was charged with possession of marijuana and taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor Virginia auto accident injuries after causing the accident. He had been driving the wrong way in a lane when he struck the car accident victim
