by Bettina Altizer | Apr 28, 2020 | Distracted Driving, Trucking Accident
Accidents caused by distracted truck drivers have the potential to result in significantly more human suffering and property loss than accidents involving two passenger vehicles. These accidents put other drivers at greater risk than the truck drivers. We know that...
by Bettina Altizer | Mar 18, 2020 | Trucking Accident
Because he was not wearing his seat belt, a man’s injuries in a crash while driving his employer’s truck were not covered by worker’s comp. This was the conclusion of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, and it was affirmed by the Virginia Court of Appeals. The man’s...
by Bettina Altizer | Jan 15, 2020 | Trucking Accident
Driving drowsy is one of the leading causes of truck accidents on our highways. Here are the statistics on fatigue and drowsiness as causes of truck accidents.
by Bettina Altizer | May 16, 2019 | Auto accident, Motorcycle Wrecks, Safety, Trucking Accident
Sharing the road with motorcycles is becoming more common during these spring days. More than half of all motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle. In most of these crashes it is the driver of the car or truck that is at fault. Motorcycles are not equipped with a...
by Bettina Altizer | Apr 9, 2019 | Auto accident, Bicycle Accident, Motorcycle Wrecks, Pedestrian Involved Accident, Safety, Trucking Accident
Are more roundabouts in your driving future? There is a good chance that they will be. In fact, Roanoke County alone will construct three new roundabouts in one traffic corridor in the next year. Some Virginia drivers like them, and others hate them. Does this...
