Female Passenger is Killed in Car Crash in Elizabeth City, NC

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11/26/2011
Emily Mapp Brannon
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Female Passenger Killed in Elizabeth City, NC Car Accident

An 83-year-old female passenger was killed in a car accident on Halstead Boulevard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), when the car she was riding in was hit by another vehicle. The fatal wreck occurred on November 20, 2011, and the 81-year-old driver of the hit vehicle was left in critical condition.

The Virginian-Pilot reported that police did not immediately file charges against the driver of the SUV that ran into the side of the car.

As experienced North Carolina accident injury attorneys with offices in Elizabeth City, my colleagues and I see a number of accidents in which passengers are injured or killed. If the driver of the car a passenger is traveling in makes a mistake or is reckless, the passenger or family members may have grounds for a lawsuit. This was graphically illustrated in an accident in October 2011 in which a 19-year-old from Moundsville, West Virginia (WV) lost his life in a Dodge Neon. The driver was operating the Neon erratically and crossed a double yellow line, according to media reports.

In 2010 we reported on a case in which a woman with a revoked license crashed her car, killing a passenger in Richmond, VA. She was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

It’s not common knowledge that when a loved one riding in a vehicle is killed due to the negligence and/or irresponsibility of the driver, the family of the loved one could have grounds for a wrongful death claim. Although some families decide not to file a claim, this is a mistake because the focus of the claim is to recover against the negligent driver's insurance policy, and that is why we all have liability insurance.

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Category: Carolina Car & Motorcycle Accidents

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.

We serve every area of North Carolina, 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. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina.

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