Blog

A tragic beginning to a new school year: Two cars and five people were involved in a fatal head-on collision on Fairmont Road (highway US 19)in Monongalia County near the intersection with Sugar Grove Road at about 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Highway 19 is a narrow, curvy, undivided highway with very limited…

An Aurora woman was killed in ahead-on collisionon Veterans Memorial Highway in Terra Alta on Thursday, August 14, 2014. State Police say the thirty-fouryear old woman was driving west on Route 7 in a curve east of Delano’s Furniture and west of Hopemont Hospital at about 2:30 p.m. Her vehicle was struck head-on by a…

An Aug. 9 accident on I-79 North in West Virginia involving a black Toyota Corolla and a tractor-trailer caused two women and minor to suffer injuries. According to emergency dispatchers, the afternoon collision in Kanawha County closed all lanes near the Mile 3 marker for approximately four hours. Dispatchers reported to local news that the…

In May 2014, Ford Motor Company issued a recall for the 2011-2013 Ford Explorers for a defect in the power steering system. The affected vehicles may experience an intermittent connection in the electric power steering gear, which can cause a loss of the motor position sensor signal resulting in a shut-down of the power steering…

Monongalia County couple Sues for Damages from Blasting A Monongalia County has filed a lawsuit after their home was damaged by blasting work which was occurring for the construction of a new natural gas pipeline causing more than $100,000 of damage. The new gas line will run from Harrison County, through Mon County, up to…

Six people were injured in an accident in West Virginia that happened at approximately 7:45 a.m. on July 21. The three-vehicle crash occurred on Route 39 according to a representative for Military Affairs and Public Safety. The incident began when a driver lost control of his car at the road’s Peters Creek intersection and hit…

A 21-year-old man is dead following a single-car crash in Huntington during the early morning hours of July 13. One other individual who was involved was hospitalized, officials reported. The fatalcar accidentreportedly occurred on Spring Valley Road when a 21-year-old man driving a 1999 Ford F-150 pickup truck veered off the road and overturned into…

Car Accidents are a common cause of serious head injuries which may result in Traumatic Brain Injury. An auto collision could happen to anyone. Recently, just outside of Morgantown, WV, a car accident occurred on W.Va. 7 when the driver attempted to round the Wagon Wheel curve near Greer Limestone. The vehicle left the roadway,…

Two people died and another was injured from a car accident that happened in West Virginia on June 27. The wreck occurred at the 3 Mile Curve on Route 10 in Logan County. Police say a 53-year-old woman was driving with her 28-year-old son in the passenger seat northbound on Route 10 when the vehicle…

Independence Day —a Dangerous Day for Drivers As West Virginians plan their travel, picnics,parties,and fireworks, themostessential concernthat may be neglected is a focus on safety. It is unfortunate, but the 4thof July is often linked to boat,whitewater raftingandcar accidents, drowsy or drunk driving, speeding, and recklessness on our highways. In addition to becoming one of…