The National Safety Council, a nonprofit safety advocacy group, says that auto crashes involving cellphones are vastly underreported. Its findings are based on an analysis of 180 reports of traffic crashes that involved...
Dec 12, 2013
Truck Accident Deaths Rise
Deaths from large truck collisions rose in 2012 for the third year in row. Accidents involving large trucks killed 3,921 people last year, a 3.7% increase from 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Dec 5, 2013
Safety Tips for ATV Riders
A report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission sheds light on accidents involving all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs. According to the report, ATV crashes injured more than 100,000 people nationwide in 2011. In Virginia, 51
The family of a man who died while in the custody of the Richmond County Jail filed a pair of Virginia wrongful death lawsuits against the facility and a doctor who oversaw the care of inmates. Each of the suits is seeking
A nationwide effort called Operation Safe Driver aims to reduce traffic crashes involving commercial trucks, buses and passenger vehicles. The program features driving safety awareness weeks, training, and other activities to