I recently posted a blog about a fatal, head-on collision that occurred during the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. New information has been…
Across the Piedmont Triad this late spring, we’ve been blessed with warm weather that perhaps inspires folks to leave their cars behind in favor of two wheels or a pair of sneakers. But sadly,…
I frequently blog about the risks and unfortunate consequences of doing things—texting, eating, putting on make up, fiddling with the radio—that take drivers’ eyes and attention…
Even legal u-turns are hazardous. I’d advise motorists only make them at intersections and according to traffic signals where they have been determined appropriate. Illegal u-turns are…
In the recent past, I have blogged about the dangerous potential that exists around every curve of the road for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike. This week, a collision occurred that…
Wearing a life jacket on a boat is analogous to wearing a safety belt in an automobile; they each save lives in the event of an accident. In North Carolina, boating is a popular summer activity….
In 2008, there were 161 fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina. Twenty-two of these deaths resulted from a fall. Though the data has not been collected or published for the present year, the…
Guilford County EMS transported two construction workers from Mary Foust Hall on the campus of UNC Greensboro around 3:00 p.m. on May 26, 2010 after plaster similar to stucco fell on them from the…
Several regrettable incidents on Piedmont Triad roads in North Carolina over the past few weeks remind me of an issue that should concern motorists everywhere. The phenomenon develops when traffic…
A man was killed on the morning of May 17, 2010 while he stood on the side of an exit ramp waiting for the pickup truck he’d been riding in to be removed from the mud. Torrential rains…
When you think of hazing rituals, perhaps images of drunken college freshmen fraternity pledges running miles around campus at ungodly hours of the night are what first come to mind. Or maybe…
On May 13, 2010 I blogged about a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor-trailer that injured several commuters. Staff writers at news-record.com are now reporting that 12…