Just in time for the upcoming Halloween celebrations, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issued safety tips for both trick-or-treaters and drivers. Nobody wants to be responsible for mowing down a group of costumed kids out ringing doorbells for candy. But...
Month: October 2016
Tazewell wreck with log truck claims driver’s life
An accident that occurred earlier this week in Tazewell County in the southwest portion of the state has claimed one life. The Virginia State Police investigated the fatal collision between a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a logging truck on Oct. 17. According to their...
What are the top 3 hazards for teen drivers?
As we addressed last week, teen drivers face many dangers behind the wheel. In just the past half-decade, teenage drivers had involvement in almost 14,000 fatal collisions. Approximately one-third of those, or over 4,000, involved driving too fast. Thus far in 2016 in...
Keep teens sober during Homecoming festivities
It's Homecoming time once again, which means that plenty of inexperienced teenage drivers will be on the roads late at night -- and inevitably, some of them will have been drinking. Underage drinking is a major problem all over the United States. According to the...