The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010 in Burlington. Two distinct collisions happened around the same time that evening and involved the same pickup truck. First Sgt....
Car Accidents
Justin Boyd Injured in Fatal Wreck
Justin Boyd of Kernersville, North Carolina was driving south on Sandy Ridge Road around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010 when Ayten Sezanol Goshen, 71, of High Point made a left turn from John Knox Drive. According to police in an article on news-record.com,...
James Arthur Stadler Dies at UNC Hospitals
James Arthur Stadler was transported to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill after he was in a car crash involving one other vehicle in Burlington, NC on December 13, 2010. Sadly, Mr. Stadler did not make it. He was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m., two hours after the collision....
UPDATE: David Andrew Barnett’s Accident Report
David Andrew Barnett, 6, of Greensboro, was seriously injured on the morning of December 6, 2010 while crossing West Florida Street as a pedestrian. The driver of the automobile remains unidentified. The only description available is of the driver’s green, 2-door car....
Tractor Trailer Overturns, Car Crashes on I-85 in Guilford County
An automobile accident that occurred around 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 9, 2010 sent two injured people to the hospital and closed Interstate 85 for hours. The wreck happened on the northbound side of I-85 near Vickery Chapel Road. Authorities closed two lanes of...
NC “Tree of Life” Twinkles for NC Car Crash Victims
The Governor’s Highway Safety Program sponsored what’s being called a “Tree of Life” in honor of victims of fatal car crashes on North Carolina roads during 2009. Last year, a total of 1,346 deaths occurred on the streets of our state. The same number of lights now...
Randolph County School Bus Wrecks, Injures One
One student was injured while riding in Randolph County school bus #341 around 6:30 a.m. on the morning of December 6, 2010. The school bus was on Charles Mountain Road near Hogan Farm Trail heading for Southwest Randolph County High School when it ran off the road...
Drugged Driving Deaths, a Pervasive American Problem
“One in three fatally injured drivers tested positive for drugs,” reads the headline of a press release published yesterday, November 30, 2010 by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in Washington, D.C. A third—33 percent—of drivers killed in automobile...
Driving to Your Thanksgiving Dinner Destination? You’re Not Alone
There’s no place like the road for the holidays. Almost as American as apple pie, travelling is a holiday tradition for millions across the country. The media tends to hype air traffic troubles among the many obstacles that weary travelers must overcome on their...
Sonia Perez, Rebecca Shelton Injured; Nancy Griffin Killed in Crash
Nancy Catherine Griffin, 55, of Kernersville, North Carolina lost her life on November 12, 2010 when she lost control of her car on NC Highway 109 near Thomasville. Ms. Griffin was driving her green Subaru down the southbound lane of the highway at an estimated 55...