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According to a press release from the Virginia State Police, a cargo van driven by 60-year-old Donald Weeks slid under the back of a tractor-trailer parked at the rest area two days ago. Reportedly, Weeks died at the scene. State police said a toxicology test will be conducted to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved although no autopsy will be performed.The truck driver, James Cash of...

According to the Virginia State police there were no traffic deaths in Northern Virginia over the July 4 holiday. From July 3 through July 8, 13 people did lose their lives in Virginia traffic accidents but none were from our local area.Last year,twenty-two people died in traffic crashes during the four-days surrounding Independence Day. Amazingly, nine of the 13 deaths this year involved...

According to Virginia State Poilice, Marvin Antonio Maldonado's car left the ground on Walmsley Boulevard before crashing and killing its passengers. Police are pressing reckless driving charges against Maldonado.The deceased are Ediverto Delacruz Ramirez, 21, and Carmen Delacruz Gonzales, 18, both of Chesterfield County; and Victor Garcia Morales, 23, of Gainesville, Ga. They were pronounced...

According to published reports, Estel Henderson was seriously injured Friday when the driver of an SUV cut across several lanes after missing her turn. The Washington Post is reporting that a 28 year old driver from California cause the accident on Route 7 and Belmont Ridge Road. Motorcyclists are often difficult to see. Of course, missing your turn and crossing four lanes of traffice (as...

The tragic death of a 14-year-old Fairfax County girl on Wednesday in a car accident in which her sister was the driver raises a question that is often asked by families: can a recovery be made in the case for the family's loss even though it was a family member who apparently was at fault in the accident?The Washington Post reported that Olivia Aull was killed on Jermantown Road after the car...

According to the national Highway traffic safety administration in 2005 the average age of motorcycle riders killed in accidents has risen in the past 10 years. While riders 50 years and older accounted for the steepest climb in motorcycle fatalities in 2005 there have been large increases in crash deaths of riders age 40 and older. The predictions for 2006 are that deaths from motorcycle...

In May a Fairfax County jury returned a verdict of $2 million to a woman who was injured after two teenagers driving separate vehicles at a high rate of speed struck her on the Fairfax County Parkway. The defendants admitted liability but contested the amount of damages. The medical bills in the case exceeded $100,000 and the plaintiff had lost wages in excess of $1 million.Since the accident...

You'll want to think twice about speeding. A new Virginia law places hefty fines on bad drivers. On top of criminal fines and court costs, those who break the law will also have to pay civil fines of $300 to $1,000. (Note that these new fines only apply to Virginia citizens. So if you are from another state and get caught speeding, you only get the 'regular fines.") Blowing through a stop...

For over twenty years in Fairfax County there had not been an alcohol related death of a graduating senior, due largely to the tremendously popular (and well-planned) "All-Night Graduation Parties" hosted/planned by most if not all Fairfax County High Schools.Our area grieves for the families of four young ladies who died last week in a car crash on the Beltway. Two of the four had just...

According to published reports, the claimant suffered from trauma-induced carpal tunnel syndrome to both hands following an automobile accident. Although she had not yet had surgery (she could not afford the operation) her orthopedist said that the operation was necessary to relieve her of the pain. Her medical bills to date total $14,000.00. The insurance company, in typical "low ball"...

Automobile accident with no property damage and a three-year history of chiropractic care before the accident results in a verdict awarding less than the medical bills.An Alexandria Circuit Court jury has awarded $2,625.00 in a case in which the plaintiff claimed damages of almost $6,500.00. According to published reports, the insurance company had offered $5,000.00 to settle the case. Of...

Based on published reports, the plaintiff's car was struck from the rear by a pickup truck. There was extensive damage to the car. Prior to the accident, the plaintiff had sustained an injury to her left elbow and had treatment for low back symptoms. In this accident the plaintiff re-injured her elbow and the plaintiff went through months of injections followed by surgery. A year and a half...

In this case the plaintiff was hit head on by a tow truck that had crossed the double center lines. An independent witness testified that the defendant was talking on a cell phone and that she saw the driver lean over for something prior to impact. The defendant claimed that a "phantom vehicle" cut him off.The plaintiff was hospitalized at Norfolk General Hospital for two weeks and underwent...

A local teenager, who was 17 at the time of the accident, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter yesterday in Arlington Circuit Court. Apparently, evidence at trial was that she attained speeds in excess of 100 MPH on the George Washington Parkway. One youth was killed and one other very seriously injured.The young driver now faces up to 10 years in the state penitentiary and she's in front...

It looks as though our 16- and 17-year-old drivers in Virginia will soon be prohibited from using cell phones while the vehicle is in motion. The proposed law allows 16- and 17-year-old drivers to use their cell phone in an emergency but they have to pull off the highway and park.Statistics from the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Commonwealth University Transportation Safety...