Automobile Accidents

• Criminal Charges Filed in Accident Which Killed Officer

  Dan Frith | October 16, 2008 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  There was a sad story in today's Roanoke Times newspaper. A 25 year old man from Ohio (Brooks Ryan Leisure) has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the traffic accident death of Jason...

• Fire Truck Driver Kills Two in Accident

  Dan Frith | May 28, 2008 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This is a sad story! Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident which occurred on Monday involving a fire truck driven by Lucas McCulloch, a member of the Eagle Rock Volunteer...

• Eight Year Old Dies in Virginia Automobile Accident

  Dan Frith | May 20, 2008 10:26 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  I was saddened to read the story of an 8 year old boy who died last week in a single car accident in Culpeper, Virginia. Virginia State Police reported that Orion Bickings was riding in a 1999 Acura...

• Breathing Man pronounced dead - incorrectly!

  Lauren Ellerman | January 03, 2008 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Medical Examiner pronounces man dead - except he is not. Charlotte North Carolina - man is in a serious car accident, and county Medical Examiner pronounces him dead. Problem is the man is still alive, and does not receive proper medical care for life threatening injuries.This is almost as odd as something out of a CSI episode - except its true, and someone is now living in a nursing home...

• Serious Car Accidents can be devastating

  Lauren Ellerman | November 09, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I know how blessed I am that I have never been in a serious car accident... but I know from working with families that have had such an experience, that they can be devastating. Bills. Bill Collectors. Missed Work. Appointments. Missed activities, vacations, employment opportunities. The list goes on and on - and while most of the time there is sufficient insurance to cover the damages, we...

• Southwest Virginia Teenager Dies in Auto Accident

  Dan Frith | October 03, 2007 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Why do we see too many teenagers killed on our highways? There cannot be a greater loss than the unnecessary death of a child or young adult...and it has happened again in Southwest Virginia!The Roanoke Times reports today that, LeAndra Milliner, a 16 year old Shawsville girl died Tuesday afternoon, October 2, in a single car accident. LeAndra was a junior at Eastern Montgomery High School...

• Roanoke Car Accident Kills Student

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A 16-year-old high school student at Covington High School was killed in a single-car accident on Wednesday. The victim was a passenger in the back seat and he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. Investigators think the 17-year-old driving the car was speeding, and detectives estimate he was going about 85 MPH on the Hot Springs/Covington exit. The speed limit for the...

• Virginia Teenagers Killed in Bed of Pickup Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | September 05, 2007 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Two teenagers from Cana, Virginia were killed after riding in the bed of a pickup truck. A third victim was killed after not wearing a seatbelt in the cab of the truck. The truck was being driven by an underage and unlicensed driver. The car accident happened on Sunday in Hillsville. The accident occurred on Virginia 690 in Carroll County, about two miles north of the North Carolina border....

• Car and Semi-Truck in Accident in Roanoke County

  Shannon Weidemann | August 01, 2007 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A semi-truck making an unsafe lane change on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County hit a car. The truck accident was during the evening rush hour and caused a traffic slowdown. The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital to be treated for her injuries. The driver of the truck switched from the right lane to the left lane and, in doing so, struck a 2005 Pontiac Vibe. After striking the...

• Carroll County Car Accident Leaves Two Injured

  Shannon Weidemann | July 10, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A car and a semi-truck where involved in a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 77 in Carroll County. The accident happened on Friday morning and caused many traffic delays. It happened in the southbound lanes at mile marker 20, north of Hillsville. Witnesses told authorities that a car traveling too fast ran up under a tractor trailer. Both vehicles wrecked and caught fire. Both drivers of...