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A collision between a car and a tractor-trailer can be devastating in any circumstance. Many of the worst injuries come when a car slides under a tractor-trailer. While modern automobiles have many safety features, underride crashes can render many of these features...
It is well known that overloaded trucks are unsafe to drive. Statistics show that overloaded cargo is a leading cause of trucking accidents, and, year after year, motorists in West Virginia and other states are placed at risk of serious injury or death by truckers...
West Virginia residents may have heard about the train derailment that occurred in Washington state in December 2017. At the time that the train derailed attempting to go around a curve, it was traveling at 78 miles per hour. However, the posted speed limit where the...
With winter well underway, you and many other West Virginia motorists have likely already had your fair share of close calls on the road. Unfortunately, weather conditions can play significant roles in car accidents, and often, those incidents can easily cause serious...
For people in West Virginia and across the United States, it's always reasonable to be concerned about a car accident when getting behind the wheel. Every year, over 60 million collisions happen across the country, and numbers have grown in both 2015 and 2016, showing...
Most people find themselves suffering serious injuries unexpectedly. Though some individuals may be thrill-seekers who understand that their actions come with considerable risk for injury, this title may not apply to you. As a result, you are more likely to suffer...
West Virginia residents may be aware that three people died on Dec. 18 when an Amtrak train plunged off a bridge near Tacoma, Washington, but they may not know that National Transportation Safety Board investigators have determined that the train was traveling at 80...
Truck drivers who spend more than 150 minutes driving to a job site may be labeled as "excessive commuters" by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency is currently seeking comment about a survey to find out how many drivers are excessive commuters....
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is mandating that all long-haul trucking companies install electronic logging devices in their trucks. This new system will log and monitor a truck driver's whereabouts as well as facilitate the sharing of a driver's...
Residents of West Virginia should know that the smartphone-based game, Pokémon Go, could be just as much of a factor in distracted driving as texting, talking on the phone and other actions. Although the game's popularity has been waning, millions of people...