One Germantown, North Carolina, man is still smarting from the indignity of having to pay for his own car repairs for an accident that he didn't cause even though the other driver had insurance.In some ways, he is fortunate. Had he been seriously injured in the crash,...
When an accident occurs on North Carolina highways, sometimes the drivers involved are so rattled by the collision that they make mistakes that can later come back to haunt them. Below are some things drivers need to do immediately after a crash occurs, as well as...
The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported an accident that occurred recently in Gaston County that injured five people. The vehicles involved were an ambulance and a car.The driver of the car had his wife and a girl riding with him. The girl's arm was broken, while...
Interstate 40 in Orange County was the scene of a recent early morning head-on collision resulting from an alleged drunken driver traveling for five to 10 miles in the wrong direction.The car accident occurred near mile marker 268 by Highway 15/501 in Durham and state...
Charges were filed on April 17 against a driver who was accused of causing a fatal car accident that left an off-duty police officer dead. The authorities stated that the man, an employee of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, was driving a state-owned...
According to a public opinion poll, many believe that hands-free technology in vehicles is safer to use while driving than handheld cellphones. However, North Carolina resident may not know that several studies show that this is not the case. The National Safety...
An accident on Interstate 95 resulted in the injury of at least four people, including children, and the deaths of two men. Nine people were involved in the fatal accident, which occurred at about 3 a.m. on March 26 near exit 95 in Smithfield. According to witnesses,...
Fayetteville drivers may have heard about a recent fatal car crash in nearby Lenoir County. The crash involved a car, a pickup and a dump truck. Police have been working to reconstruct the crash. The accident occurred on Highway 258 near John Green Smith Road. The...
A severe accident on Hope Mills Road in Fayetteville has left five people injured, two of them seriously. The three-vehicle wreck happened around 5 p.m. on Feb. 6. According to the local fire chief, first responders arrived on the scene shortly after the accident...
In a move that could end up affecting some Camry owners in North Carolina, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has made a preliminary evaluation of possible brake defects in 2007 and 2008 Camry models. The agency has identified 59 complaints related to...
