Pedestrian accidents are a serious problem in North Carolina. The North Carolina Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Tool reveals that in a single year (2013), there were 2,761 pedestrian crashes reported in the state. Pedestrians are much more likely to die in a crash than are occupants of motor vehicles, and…
Raleigh, North Carolina — Attorney Jackson Hardison, a partner at Hardison & Cochran, obtained a $3.5 million settlement in a workers’ compensation case for a man who was paralyzed in a tree cutting accident and whose workers’ compensation claim was initially denied, Hardison & Cochran announced. The legal newspaper North…
Holiday gatherings and parties are times when many adults drink a glass or two of wine or champagne or cup of eggnog to celebrate the occasion. For many people, enjoying the holidays with friends and family and drinking alcohol go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, alcohol-related traffic accidents increase during the holidays. If…
This week in North Carolina we have seen two harrowing examples of negligent driving accidents that remind us of how careful and alert we need to be on the road. On Monday, two people tending to a dog that had been hit and left by another negligent driver were hit…
Transportation Safety as School Year Continues When the school year begins, parents usually worry about whether children will get good grades or make the school’s athletic teams. They also spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about school clothes and supplies. Transportation safety, on the other hand, typically receives little…
Over the past few days in North Carolina, we have seen an unfortunate number of automobile-related incidents. Yesterday, WNCN reported that a 12-year-old was struck by a vehicle while crossing Old Stage Road in Wake County. The article notes that he suffered non-life threatening injuries and that the investigation is…
This morning, reports WNCN, a bus crashed on U.S. 64 near Tarboro leaving 26 passengers with injuries, two serious. Reportedly, the bus was rear-ended by a large tractor-trailer, causing the bus to overturn. The truck driver was charged for failing to reduce speed, as well as the bus driver, who…
No worker goes to work expecting that he or she will be injured in a workplace accident that day. Yet every day, many workers are injured. North Carolina workers had more than 91,000 workplace injuries and illnesses in a single recent year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half…
Those of us who worry about our teenagers getting behind the wheel do so because we know we can’t always be there to stop them from making mistakes that could lead to an accident. We get especially anxious when we hear reports about texting while driving that say this reckless…
Whether you’re riding the rolling highways of the Piedmont, cruising along the Coastal Plain or navigating the switchbacks of a mountain road, many bikers enjoy riding in North Carolina in the summertime. But with vacationers and others enjoying summer in our state, too, crowded roads increase the chances of getting…
