The state of North Carolina has a history of strict drinking and driving statutes, but the Governor’s DWI Initiative has taken penalties to another level. The state is serious about keeping drunk drivers off the road, and repeat offenders may lose their vehicles...
Let us say that you are a college student working toward your goal of becoming a teacher. One wrong move and a conviction for DWI could derail your career hopes.An arrest for driving while impaired may result in penalties that will affect life as you know it as well...
Driving near large trucks is scary. The sheer size of these monstrous vehicles makes them intimidating and dangerous. Your fear of sharing the road with big rigs is not irrational. According to crash data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly...
Insurance companies do not have the best reputation when it comes to treating customers fairly and with decency. In many cases, if not most, this reputation is well-deserved.One thing insurance companies do is try to get their customers to settle personal injury...
North Carolina highways are busy thoroughfares shared by various types of vehicles, including tractor-trailers. These massive trucks are sometimes involved in accidents that result in serious injuries or, in worst cases, death to innocent victims. One such incident...
Two men in their early 20s were involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident in Jan. 2015 on a North Carolina road. The fatal car accident resulted in the loss of one life. No other person is reported to have suffered any injury in the crash.A 21-year-old male, whom...
As prom season is cranking up for high school students all over the county, one Surry County mother is joining the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in their presentation of "Choices." The program is designed to make students carefully consider how the choices made...
Motorcycle enthusiasts in and around Fayetteville are enjoying the spring weather as they take to the highways and byways of the state. Learning and following the motorcycle laws of North Carolina reduces the likelihood of dangerous crashes. Below are some motorcycle...
We've all seen them on the roads -- those aggressive drivers whose rage apparently knows no bounds. But are they merely rude and lacking in common sense and manners, or do they pose a deadly problem?The latter is true and backed up by statistics provided by the...
