Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) wanted to find out why teenage drivers have more car accidents than adults do. So, the NIH researchers looked at teen and adult drivers in Virginia and found out that g-forces are a factor in new-driver mistakes among teenagers. In a story at usatoday.com, researchers...
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Researchers Say Women More Likely to Die in Car Accidents
Female drivers should take note of this study from the University of Virginia. The study revealed that women are 47 percent more likely to die in a car accident than men are. The reason, as reported at ketknbc.com, is due to crash test dummies. The test dummies are similar in size to a...
Read MoreFire Starts in Garbage Truck
A fire that started in the back of a Norfolk garbage truck marks the latest in a line of concerns surrounding the city’s trash haulers. As reported at hamptonroads.com, the fire started in the back of the truck late last month. According to a city inspector, the blaze began when a plastic bag touched...
Read MoreWoman Uses Personal Cell Phone and Gets Workers Comp
What some might call distracted driving, the Court of Appeals of Virginia called a valid workers' compensation claim. As reported at businessinsurance.com, a Virginia hospice nurse glanced at her cell phone while driving. While looking at her phone, she lost control of her vehicle and hit an embankment. She suffered injuries in the...
Read MorePedestrian Hit and Killed by Car in Arlington County
Rush hour earlier this month in Arlington saw a pedestrian death on Interstate 395. A report at insidenova.com said that around 4:10 p.m., a 64-year-old woman crossed the Interstate when a car struck and killed her. The fatal accident happened at Interstate 395 and Glebe Road in Arlington, according to the report. The woman died...
Read MoreVirginia Greyhound Bus Crash Injures Nine
A Greyhound bus and a van collided last month on Interstate 85, injuring nine passengers. According to cbsnews.com, the Greyhound had 35 passengers on it at the time of the bus accident. Three bus passengers and six passengers in the van suffered injuries in the collision. A Virginia State Police spokesperson said the bus...
Read MoreMore Virginia Drivers are Buckling Up
A study by Old Dominion University revealed that Virginia drivers are buckling up at a rate of 81.8 percent. It is a slight improvement from the 2010 number of 80.5 percent, according to a report on the study at londontimes.com. The results seem to show in crash statistics, as there were 740 traffic deaths...
Read MoreOne Killed as Truck and Camper Flip in King George County
Earlier this month, one person died in a single-vehicle auto accident in King George County. As reported at fredericksburg.com, the fatal car crash happened on Route 3 around 10 AM when a Ford F-250 pickup truck veered off the road and fell down an embankment. The pickup...
Read MoreMore Pourable Gel Fuels Recalled
Earlier this summer, we told you about Napa Home and Garden’s firepots and gel fuels exploding and severely injuring consumers across the country. The dangerous product is responsible for two deaths, in addition to 37 reports of burn injuries. Earlier this month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Read MoreVirginia Car Crash Kills Mother and Child
Despite wearing seatbelts, a mother and her child perished in a Virginia auto accident earlier this month in Fauquier County. The head-on car crash happened on Route 215 Vint Hill Road, according to a report at nbcwashington.com. At approximately 8:20 a.m., a 54-year-old woman in a pickup truck...
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