Automobile Accidents

• Roanoke Car Accident Ends in Misdemeanor

  Shannon Weidemann | May 07, 2007 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A 69-year-old man from Falls Church, Virginia has been charged with misdemeanor death with a motor vehicle following. The charge stems from a car accident in which his 65-year-old wife was killed. He was driving on Interstate 95 when he struck a camping trailer that was on the shoulder of the road. The trooper said he did not believe heavy winds played a factor in the crash. The estimated...

• Are Insurance Companies Being Fair in Settling Property Damage Claims for Total Loss Vehicles

  Staff Writer | March 08, 2006 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  An article published at Insure.com by Joe Fray has raised serious questions regarding the insurance industries' practices in valuing cars that are total losses under automobile collision coverage. Instead of using widely and publicly available data such as the Kelly Blue Book and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Guide, insurance companies have largely gone to private...

• 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...

• 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...

• Goldbond Teen in Hospital After Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 20, 2007 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A graduating senior from Giles High School was involved in a single car accident after her graduation ceremony. The 17-year-old girl was driving by herself to a party when she hit a tree. "We arrived and she had struck a tree," Compton said. "It's not known what happened. A deer could have gone out in front of her, or she could have been dialing a cellphone. It's unknown and under...

• Man Crashes Car into Utility Pole

  Shannon Weidemann | February 12, 2007 6:16 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A man drove into a utility pole along Plantation Road in Roanoke, damaging the pole and shutting down traffic on both sides of the street January 18th.The car was in the northbound lane when the driver lost control, drove into and through a yard, and finally hit a utility pole. Work crews needed to repair the pole and were on the scene for several hours. The driver of the car was not seriously...

• Man Dies in Roanoke County Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Nicholas Edward Janney, age 25, was in a car that drove off the road and the vehicle flipped. He died and the other person in the car suffered life-threatening injuries.The accident was on Loch Haven Drive in the 2500 block. Amber Michelle Keith, age 19, was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Police report that neither Janney nor Keith was wearing seat belts. They are not sure who...

• School Bus Safety

  Jeff Krasnow | February 24, 2006 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Last week, a 15 year-old child was struck by a car while crossing Route 11, south of Buchanan, Virginia. The child had been let off of an activity bus from his high school which was stopped there with its lights flashing while the child crossed Route 11, which at that location was a four-lane, 55mph highway. The problem was that it was 6:30 p.m. and it was dark and the high visibility that our...

• DUI - Driving under the influence (Dramshop Liability)

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2006 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A Rhode Island jury has awarded 10.5 million dollars in damages to a Coast Guard veteran who was paralyzed as a result of being hit by a car driven by a drunk driver. The verdict was against the driver and the restaurant that he had left minutes before the accident where he had been served alcoholic beverages. The jury found the driver, Timothy Beauregard, 75% responsible for the accident and...

• Two Injured In Roanoke Co. Car Accident

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2005 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A deer in the road recently caused a car accident on I-81 in Roanoke County. According to WDBJ, two women in a northbound car hit the deer and stopped on the side of the road to inspect the car for damages. While stopped, a Chevy Suburban driven by a Raleigh, NC man crashed into the women's car. Both ladies were injured and taken to the hospital.Animals in roads cause many accidents every...