Distracted driving is common on Virginia roads, especially now that many people own smartphones that allow them to make calls, send text messages, use apps, play games or watch videos on the road. The Richmond...
Category: Auto Accidents
Apr 16, 2014
Teen Drivers Learn Habits from Parents
Parents may think they cannot control their teen drivers’ behavior on the road, but research suggests otherwise. Young, inexperienced drivers model their parents’ driving habits for better or worse. For example, teen...
Apr 10, 2014
Police Focus on Distracted Drivers
Commuters in northern Virginia are notorious for talking on the phone, reading email and sending text messages behind the wheel. They may not be paying attention to the road — but the police are paying attention to them....
Apr 7, 2014
Many GM Crash Victims Were Young
At least 13 people have died in auto crashes related to a faulty ignition switch on some General Motors vehicles that are now the subject of a massive recall. According to the Associated Press, the majority of crash victims
The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a car on Interstate 64 near Virginia Beach, killing a woman and her 12-year-old daughter, had an excessive concentration of prescription drugs in his system at the time,...