In North Carolina, drivers who have had their license less than 6 months and are under the age of 18 are considered Level 2 license holders. Though this might not have been the case for 17-year-old…
Just yesterday I posted a blog about the importance of motorcycle safety awareness. If House Bill 105 passes through the North Carolina General Assembly, May will be devoted Motorcycle Awareness…
The month of May would be designated Motorcycle Awareness Month if House Bill 105 becomes law. From the sandy Highway 12 on the Outer Banks to the curves of the Blue Ridge Parkway, North…
Several bills have been presented to the North Carolina General Assembly during Session 2011 that could promote safety on our state’s highways and roads, and even save lives. Laura’s…
Laura Fortenberry, a 17-year-old girl from Gaston County, NC, was killed by a repeat offender of driving while intoxicated (DWI) on July 25, 2010. Laura was riding as a passenger in a vehicle…
Trevor Spencer Prough, age 18, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Northbound U.S. Highway 421 near Peace Haven Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, February 19, 2011. He…
About 80 percent of motorcycle accidents result in serious injury, whereas only 20% of automobile crashes cause the same outcome. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
I was meeting with a client yesterday, and she made a comment that an incredible amount of clients have made over the years: I am really not the type of person to sue. What is that type of person?…
A former plastic surgeon from Raleigh, NC was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired. A jury in Wake County, NC reached the verdict today,…
A single-car accident caused the death of 12-year-old Roland Benjamin Sierra on Saturday, February 19, 2011, in Asheboro, North Carolina. The driver of the car, Reyna Patricia Valencia, age 35, was…
MADD—Mothers Against Drunk Driving—serves a victim of an alcohol-related wreck every ten minutes. Though that’s an impressive statistic, every minute someone suffers serious…
Trooper Justin Matthew Maness was in pursuit of driver George Earl Johnson, Jr., 26, of Jamesville, NC for allegedly speeding at 73 mph in a 55 mph zone when the two vehicles were involved in a…
