May 5, 2011 Raleigh law enforcement officials need help solving a Raleigh auto accident involving a car that fled the scene after it hit a pedestrian on Litchford Road, according to nbc17.com. A man was injured in a Raleigh auto accident after he was struck by a car, and police are still searching for the […]
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April 28, 2011 A teen was killed and two others were injured in a North Carolina auto accident. The vehicle they were traveling in during the North Carolina auto accident struck a tree after the driver overcorrected and crossed the center line of the road, according to wcnc.com. Law enforcement officials believe speed may have
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Compared with middle-aged driver, teen drivers are 10 times more likely to be involved in a car wreck. There have been lots of theories why, but now we know the actual reasons. Researchers analyzed information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 795 serious crashes involving drivers who where 15 to 18 years old.
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April 21, 2011 A driver speeding in an SUV killed herself, another passenger and three children in a North Carolina auto accident, according to cnn.com. The SUV was traveling through Croatan National Forrest when the driver lost control of the vehicle in the North Carolina auto accident. The SUV overturned as a result. The children
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April 14, 2011 A flower girl on her way to a wedding was killed in a North Carolina auto accident. The six-year-old was killed when the vehicle she was in was struck by another vehicle that had crossed the center line, according to msnbc.com. Investigators were considering charging the driver of the other vehicle involved
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Last year Aaron Brookens of Beloit, Wisconsin, then 19, was driving home at 75 miles an hour after spending a weekend with his girlfriend when he decided to send her a text message — and wound up pinned under a semi. The toll: two broken femurs, a broken kneecap and ankle, nerve damage to both
April 4, 2011 Lawmakers have already banned teen drivers from using cell phones while driving in an attempt to cut down on the number of North Carolina auto accidents, and there’s already a law that bans others from texting while driving. A House commerce subcommittee wants to take things further by passing a law that
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March 24, 2011 A man has been charged after being involved in an Asheville auto accident, the Citizen-Times reports. The vehicle the man was driving in the Asheville auto accident was stolen. The driver was charged with one count of common law robbery after assaulting a man at Black Mountain Recreation Park. Read more. How
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Want to totally eliminate motor vehicle fatalities in North Carolina? Dr. Herb Garrison, head of the East Carolina Injury Prevention Program, knows how…and he has outlined his methods in the latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal. The article, written with coauthor Jennifer Smith, is titled: Is Fatality-Free Travel on North Carolina’s Streets and
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Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new recommendations about the best ways to keep children safe in vehicles. The kids may not like the changes, but the goal is fewer injuries in the event of a crash. The policy statement was published in an online article of the medical journal Pediatrics. For maximum safety,
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