Yet again there has been a pedestrian hit by a car and inadequate crosswalks may be to blame. On Monday, April 16, 2012, 13-year-old Jessi Mendoza-Valdez had an unfortunate encounter with a car as he was crossing the street and two days later he died from his injuries. He was…
A very small child is recovering from injuries suffered after the toddler fell from a second story balcony, according a report by WCNC.com. The accident happened on Saturday, April 14 2012, at the Colonial Grand at Beverly Crest Apartments. It is unclear from reports how the toddler managed to fall…
The Charlotte Observer recently reported on the tragic accident at Charlotte Motor Speedway that resulted in the deaths of two people. The accident happened on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the end of Vietnam Veterans’ Homecoming Celebration. At the end of the event, thousands of motorcyclists were supposed to slowly…
According to a recent report by Fox Charlotte, there have been two teens hit by cars while walking home from a local high school in little more than a week. The accidents took place at one of the most dangerous intersections in the city and it has become a source…
WBTV reports that the Charlotte City Council voted on Monday, March 26, 2012, to find some money in the city budget to fix some of the troubling city’s sidewalk problems. One of the city’s major reconstruction projects came in significantly under budget, so there are several million dollars available to…
North Carolina-based Sky Express is now facing a $500,000 lawsuit after one of its passengers was injured in a crash. The bus crashed in Caroline County, Virginia, and that is where the passenger, Shirley M. Dai, filed her complaint. In addition to Sky Express, Dai also named the driver, Kin…
According to a recent report by the Charlotte Observer, a Charlotte construction company is now facing a lawsuit in connection with the deaths of two employees at a Tennessee wastewater facility. The accident happened back in April of 2011. Two employees of the Veolia Water North America plant, John Eslinger…
WBTV.com reports that the family of a 5-year-old girl who was mauled to death by a loose pit bull finally received their wrongful death settlement, more than one year after the girl’s horrific death. The attorneys for the family said that Makayala Woodard’s family received a $20,000 wrongful death settlement.…