Motor Vehicle Accidents | InjuryBoard Northern Virginia

A Virginia State Police Trooper had to be placed in intensive care for the severe personal injuries he received after he was hit by a man who had been driving under the influence of alcohol on Interstate 81. The accident took place shortly after 11 p.m on Saturday, February 2 in Smyth County.After he finished a routine traffic stop, Trooper K.S. Chapman was sitting stationary in his patrol...

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Del. James Scott (D-Fairfax) believes that enough adults in Virginia are attempting to send text messages while driving, which could potentially result in personal injury, that he wants to ban the practice. He has filed in advance of the 2008 General Assembly session a bill that would prohibit operating a vehicle while sending text messages.Scott admitted that usually, it takes several years...

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Now what do we do?Virginia DUI defense attorney Bob Battle has an excellent post today regarding the "unintended consequences of Virginia harsh "bad driver fees" put into law by our General Assembly earlier this year.Here was the good idea. Reduce taxes but quadruple fines (er... "fees) for bad drivers. Then suspend their licenses when they can't pay. As Bob Battle points out, someone has...

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According to a Washington Post article, Lincoln Nguyen, 71, of Alexandria, Virginia was struck and killed by a car. Witnesses said that Nguyen had a green light but was not able to get across the entire intersection in time. Police are looking for a gold SUV or minivan with tinted windows and front-end damage. The information number for the Fairfax County Police is: 866-411-8477. The accident...

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I always wondered how a car could get hit by a train. I mean, trains are big, noisy things.Here is a very disturbing video of a mom who's 2 children died when she tried to beat a train in an intersection and managed to get hit by two trains.Two trains hit mom in minivan video.This is very tragic.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle...

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to deny claims..This story is almost unbelievable yet Progressive Insurance Company has ADMITTED to these actions. It seems that the insurance company actually hired private detectives to JOIN A CHURCH in order to discredit a couple suing the insurer.Progressive Corp Chief Executive Glenn Renwick has apologized for the use of private detectives."What the investigators and Progressive people did...

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The Virginia State police are now reporting that Elaine Minnette "Nettie" Thackston, 20, of Fairfax, Va. had been drinking when the car she was driving pulled in front of a tractor trailer on graduation night, killing all four women in the car.Other alcohol and marijuana were also found in the car. While the alcohol limit did not meet Virginia's definition of "drunk driving" it did exceed...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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