Leah Bianco, 16, crashed her parents’ Ford Focus Friday morning, April 2, 2010 on Highway 22 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Bianco and her passenger, Laura Allen, 15, were on the way…
What should have been a joyful occasion—the delivery of an infant—for the family of Crystal M. Grimes, 30, turned into a tragic event on March 27, 2010. The child was delivered at High…
This follows-up on my post earlier this week about the Applied Cognition Laboratory at the University of Utah joining forces with NPR’s Car Talk to combat distracted driving. The Applied Cognition…
Inevitably, vehicles experience unexpected problems on the road. If the vehicle you’re operating malfunctions, follow these tips to handle the situation safely and effectively: 1) …
A University of Utah psychologist has teamed with Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hosts of NPR’s Car Talk, to offer the Driver Distraction Center as a resource to combat distracted driving. David Strayer,…
Drivers involved in auto-pedestrian vehicle accidents are required, by law, in most states, to stay at the scene of the accident and render aid. In this case, the driver left the scene after…
Teenagers, partying, driving and alcohol are often a deadly mix. They were in this case from California. Here is what happened to cause this horrendous automobile accident. The young owner of the…
Driving in through the Greensboro, North Carolina metro might not be as bad as you think, despite the fact that Interstates 85 and 40 both run right through the heart of Guilford County. Though…
I have written many articles about the various distractions people engage in while driving. These include talking on the phone, texting, eating, changing the radio, putting on make-up; the list goes…
We’ve all made mistakes on the road, but sometimes people have extreme reactions when they get cut off or get stuck behind someone driving slower than they’d like. And some people just…
One accident last Wednesday led to another, and the loss of life and tragedy that resulted seems hard to comprehend. The weather was terrible last Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 15 near Cedar…
3 men are being held in Hillsborough County Jail after being arrested for staging a car crash. The three are being held on $7,500 bond. This criminal activity has been more common in South Florida…
