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6/28/2011
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Speed Linked to Fiery Wreck in Wayne County, NC.

Speeding has been identified as a factor in a fiery crash that killed two drivers in Wayne County, North Carolina (NC). The collision on June, 26, 2011, claimed the life of two people, including a man who was so badly burned it took investigators 18 hours to determine his identity, WRAL.com reported.

State troopers said the crash occurred on U.S. Highway 117, between Stuckey and Edmundson Springs Road. A Ford Focus crossed the center line on the highway and struck an oncoming Toyota. Both vehicles burst into flames. State troopers said speed was a factor in this crash.

The driver of the Toyota was 53-year-old Donna Jeane Braman of Lucama, NC. The other killed driver was James Richard Golvan of Summerville, South Carolina (SC).

As experienced Carolina and Virginia personal injury attorneys we report on and help many clients in accidents in which speed has been a factor. Earlier this month my colleague Rick Shapiro reported on how excess speed ruins lives in a case where a teen is facing two manslaughter charges in Davie County, NC. The 18-year-old is facing two felony involuntary manslaughter charges in the wake of an accident that claimed the lives of his two friends who were riding in his car, WX1112.com reported. North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said the teenage driver was speeding, going 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. His excess speed caused him to lose control and leave the road.

Sadly, we see far too many young lives lost because of excess speed. Last year the North Carolina Highway Patrol said speed was the cause of a car accident that killed three people on Highway 421 in Liberty, NC. In that case Brandon Chavis lost control of his powerful BMW on Highway 421 near Browns Meadow Road. He swerved off the road into trees. Tragically, Chavis and his two passengers, Forest Andrews and Jason Morris, lost their lives. Highway patrol officers said the driver was traveling close to 100 mph in a 55 mph zone at the time of the accident.

Speed limits are upper limits. They are not guidelines. It's not yet known what speeds were involved in the Wayne County wreck, but our thoughts are with the victims of this terrible crash.

DM




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. 

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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