For much of 2020, there were many fewer vehicles on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and even now, traffic is down overall. You'd think this would reduce common driving frustrations, but apparently that is not the case. A new study says drivers are more agitated than ever. Incidents of road rage and aggressive driving are through the roof. About 1 out of every 5 drivers say they are more frustrated with other motorists than usual, according to […]
A Wilmington Car Accident Lawyer Discusses the Dangers Drivers don't normally think of parking lots and garages as risky places for car accidents, but maybe we should. Each year, thousands of people are injured and hundreds are killed in motor vehicle crashes that take place in parking lots and parking garages. In Wilmington, data on parking lot accidents did not appear to be readily available. However, with the city's many malls and shopping centers — especially in the busy […]
According to a recent report by ValuePenguin, 33% of fatal crashes in North Carolina involve someone who was speeding. The information is based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System from 2010 to 2019. Contrary to what you may expect, deaths increased during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic even as drivers were logging fewer miles. The number of miles driven dropped 19% in 2020, while 1,506 people died on North Carolina roads, […]
A Wilmington, NC car accident attorney explains why these crashes happen A recent head-on collision in Pender County, North Carolina resulted in a fatality and the other driver being arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to a news report on WCET 6 News. The head-on collision happened on a recent Thursday morning on U.S. Route 17 North between Scotts Hill and the Hampstead area, according to WCET 6 News. The fatal collision occurred when one of the drivers […]
A 20-year-old man is facing a DUI charge after a recent fatal car accident in Wilmington out by ILM. Police are also charging him with felony death by motor vehicle. More charges are pending, according to the Wilmington StarNews. The wreck happened in mid-July on Gordon Road near Kerr Avenue by Wilmington International Airport. Leading up to the crash, 20-year-old Ernest Eddins III, of Castle Hayne, allegedly attempted to pass a Mazda SUV heading in the same direction in […]
A car accident attorney explains what drivers in North Carolina should know Due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic last year, Americans drove far less than usual in 2020. Even so, car accident fatalities increased dramatically last year and reached the highest figure in 13 years, according to preliminary estimates recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2020, an estimated 38,680 people died nationwide in motor vehicle accidents. That is the most […]
Men are more likely to be involved in car accidents than women, but it's women who are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Women drivers are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a car crash compared to men in a similar accident, according to new research. Female drivers are also about 20% more likely to be killed in a wreck than males. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Virginia took a […]
An experienced North Carolina car accident lawyer explains what you need to know Speeding continues to be one of the leading causes of car accidents around the country. In North Carolina, for example, speeding causes 434 fatalities on average each year. That’s 30.7% of all traffic fatalities on average annually in North Carolina, according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nationwide, the numbers are not much better. Roughly 26% of all motor vehicle fatalities […]
People use smartphones more than any other electronic device, but doing so while driving is a deadly form of distracted driving that is plaguing our nation's roads and highways. Even though they serve many purposes, using a mobile phone while driving is considered more dangerous than drunk driving. Considering you can travel the length of a football field in 5 seconds while going 55 mph, taking your eyes off the road to look at your phone or another handheld […]
During the daytime, drivers have a major safety advantage that they often take for granted. That's because drivers have a much longer range of visibility during the daytime. Once the sun goes down, drivers experience a significant reduction in visibility and other risks associated with driving at night. Until we set the clocks ahead for daylight savings in March, many Wilmington drivers will find themselves commuting in the dark. If you were involved in a crash with a driver […]
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