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11/14/2009
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Fatal Crash Kills Mother and Child in Huntersville, North Carolina

Two people have died and one person was left in critical condition after a single-car crash which took place at around 12:53 p.m. on Wynfield Creek Parkway in Huntersville, NC.  Seth Smith, 27, was driving a Honda Accord when he lost control coming down the hill at the fork in the road.  Courtney Puckett, 26, and her 1 year old child were tragically killed from the terrible impact of the car crash.

The driver, Smith, was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.  Although the accident is still under investigation, it is believed that speed may have contributed to losing control of the vehicle. Charges could be pending upon further investigation after Smith’s release from the hospital.

According to research reported on the website Smartmotorist.com, over 95% of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs, in the USA, or Road Traffic Accidents, RTAs, in Europe) involved some degree of driver behaviour.  Drivers have a tendency to try to blame road conditions, equipment failure, or other drivers for those accidents. In fact, the driving behaviour of the responsible party is usually the primary cause. In a large percentage of cases, the cause is from excessive speed or aggressive driver behaviourResponsible drivers take into account not only their lives, but the lives of others before they encounter a problem such as losing control of a vehicle from speeding.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses on injury and accident law and our attorneys have handled thousands of car and truck accident cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself. In addition, check out our FREE special reports on distracted driving and The Best Guide to Car Accident injuries in Virginia. Our primary office in based in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) although our lawyers hold licenses in NC, SC, WV, KY and DC. We are ready to talk to you by phone right now—we provide free initial confidential injury case consultations, so call us toll free at 1-800-752-0042. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube . Furthermore, our lawyers proudly edit the Virginia Beach Injuryboard and Norfolk Injuryboard as a pro bono public information service.

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Category: Wrongful Death



Looking for the best personal injury attorneys in North Carolina? Well, legally we can't claim that's us, our injury lawyers have been recognized for many achievements and awarded numerous honors for representing injured victims and family members of people who suffered wrongful deaths.

Rick Shapiro and Jim Lewis have been recognized as Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of attorneys received. Our attorneys have also been listed among the Best Lawyers in America for Injury Law since 2008. Overall, our North Carolina injury law firm have been recognized as one of the Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury plaintiffs since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.

Also, two of our NC injury attorneys have been listed in the 
National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009, and our NC injury law firm is a member with Primerus, an organization for a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

Geographical Information

In terms of North Carolina personal injury cases we serve all areas of the Tar Heel State, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton, Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare.

For clients in South Carolina, we are prepared to help injury, wrongful death and accident victims in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Summerville, Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Greenvile, Anderson, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Clemson, Darlington and any other town, city or county in the Palmetto State.

Our injury lawyers are also licensed in Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), Kentucky (KY), Florida (FL) and Washington, DC.
 

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