Cambridge Who’s Who has named Julie H. Heiden, partner at Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P., Professional of the Year in Personal Injury Law. Ms. Heiden has received this special honor based on her professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities and years of service as a Northern Virginia...
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Car Rental Companies Renting Out Recalled Vehicles
A 2010 audit by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that car rental companies fix only half of recalled vehicles within a year. This past April, the American Car Rental Association (ACRA) announced a proposal that would allow rental companies to decide the seriousness of automobile recall issues. The measure gives rental...
Read MoreVirginia Police Still Searching for Truck that Caused Motorcycle Accident
Virginia authorities are still on the lookout for the driver of a red four-door pickup that caused a motorcycle accident last month on U.S. 250. According to police, the 58-year-old motorcyclist was traveling on U.S. 250 on his Harley Davidson, and the pickup was approaching from the opposite direction. The pickup made a...
Read MoreDC Woman Injured when Car Crashes into her Hotel Room
A 77-year-old Washington, D.C. woman got an unusual wake-up call earlier this month while staying at a New Jersey Holiday Inn. At approximately 1:40 a.m., a car crashed through the window of her hotel room while she was sleeping. The accident trapped her between the car and the wall for about 20 minutes...
Read MoreStudy Shows that DC Drivers Rank Last in Road Knowledge
The 2011 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test showed that DC drivers know the least when it comes to a driving IQ. Overall, the test results revealed that 36.9 million drivers do not possess the basic knowledge required to pass a driving test. That is approximately 18 percent of drivers on the road today. The...
Read MoreMaryland Trooper Killed in Collision with Tractor Trailer
A 39-year-old Maryland State Police trooper lost his life last month in a car accident on Interstate 95 in Howard County. The trooper was traveling south on I-95 around 2:40 a.m. when he hit a parked tractor-trailer on the shoulder, according to investigators. A witness told police that a speeding motorcycle and the...
Read MoreOne Million Dangerous Pool and Spa Drain Covers Recalled
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of one million spa and pool drain covers that pose entrapment hazards. The covers are dangerous products that could cause death or serious injury to kids and adults, according to the CPSC. There is a risk of a suction lock occurring and trapping...
Read MoreAsbestos Scare at Virginia Power Plant
A tornado swept through Surry, Virginia, in April causing an outage at one of its power plants. As a result, a nuclear reactor at the plant required refueling, a process requiring hundreds of workers that can take up to one month to complete. During the work, one of the workers reported an asbestos threat...
Read MoreFederal Agency May Mandate Black Boxes in New Cars
The Department of Transportation (DOT) may adopt a rule that requires automakers to equip new cars with event data recorders (EDR) that would gather vital information in the event of an auto accident. The devices would do what “black boxes” do in airplane crashes. The DOT is uncertain whether it will move forward...
Read MoreFederal Agency Recalls Cribs for Suffocation Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of approximately 22,000 full-size and portable drop-side cribs. In the full-size cribs, the drop-side hardware can break, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib and creating a space between the drop side and mattress. The space can trap an infant and...
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