Automobile Accidents

• GEICO hit for $400,000 in Underinsured Motorist Case

  Ben Glass | August 14, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  This case shows why you should be checking your own car insurance policy right now. This local accident victim suffered what a jury determined to be $400,000 of injuries. The driver who hit him only had $50,000 of insurance (and, in Virginia, its perfectly legal to drive without car insurance.) Fortunately he had been smart enough (or just plain lucky) to have purchased a USAA policy with...

• Award for Myofascial Pain In Virginia Beach Car Crash

  Ben Glass | August 13, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Virginia Beach mother of two who was broadsided by a car traveling at 40 MPH and suffered wrist, neck, and back pain, was awarded $194K in a recent trial in the Norfolk, Virigina area.. After the crash, the plaintiff consulted with a chiropractor, neurosurgeon, and physiatrist who determined that she was a member the very small minority of people who are unable to fully recover from...

• Roanoke man dies in a crash at rest stop

  Ben Glass | August 10, 2007 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• 13 Virginia Traffic Deaths over July 4 "Weekend"

  Ben Glass | July 19, 2007 6:32 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• Unlicensed driver kills four in Richmond, Virginia

  Ben Glass | July 15, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• Sterling, Virginia Motorcycle Accident Caused by Missed Turn

  Ben Glass | July 14, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• Insurance coverage when an injury caused by family member

  Ben Glass | July 13, 2007 10:19 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• Motorcycle death and injury statistics

  Ben Glass | July 07, 2007 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• $2 million verdict for mild traumatic brain injury

  Ben Glass | July 06, 2007 9:37 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...

• Virginia drivers beware: New law places hefty fines on bad drivers

  Ben Glass | June 27, 2007 8:58 AM | 3 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  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...