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In two days, four lives were lost and four families were changed forever. To make matters even worse, two of the lost lives were children. One was a 7-year-old child who was hit by a car in Sanford, North Carolina (NC) and the other was a 6-year-old child who was involved in a car crash in Johnson County, NC.
Three of the four car accidents occurred late in the evening on Sunday, December 26. Winter weather inundated most of NC which led to patches of black ice.
Black ice is one of the most dangerous conditions for winter weather drivers. Black ice is virtually translucent and you don't know you've hit a patch until you've lost control of your vehicle.
The 6-year-old child was killed in a car wreck where the vehicle hit a patch of ice and flipped over multiple times, according to newsobserver.com.
If you have to driver in bad winter weather, slow down and stay at least 10 miles below the posted speed limit. This is especially applicable if you have to driver at night. When it snows during the day, the liquid freezes at night and you get numerous patches of black ice and long stretches of slippery roads.
Also, be vigilant while driving. Never take your eyes off the road. Even if you are responsible and drive under the speed limit, another driver may not be so careful and wind up hitting you. If this happened to you or a loved one and an injury resulted like whiplash, broken bones, lower back pain, or any other injury, consult with an attorney right away.
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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.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.
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