Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton
All We Do is Injury Law
Interested in working with us? Call us on 1-757-460-7776 or fill out this quick form and we will contact you within 24 hours!
A motorist was killed early Monday morning in a wrong-way wreck which closed inbound East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) for several hours, reports the Charlotte Observer.
According to police, the wrong-way driver apparently got on the John Belk Freeway in the wrong direction, driving toward Independence Boulevard. The driver hit a median about 3 a.m. while driving outbound (east) on inbound Independence Boulevard, and the vehicle exploded into flames.
We don't know what caused the at-fault driver to get on the interstate the wrong way but we do know that an innocent person lost their life. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family at this difficult time.
Head on collisions can cause very serious injuries and although head-on collisions are a somewhat rare type of car accident, consisting of only two percent of all vehicle crashes, one out of ten traffic accident victims dies because of a head-on crash.
Sadly, wrong-way driving accidents are not uncommon. Roughly 350 people die every year in the U.S. in wrong-way car crashes, according to the Federal Highway Administration. From 1996 through 2000, over 1,700 people lost their life in wrong-way wrecks.
CA.
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.
Post a Comment to "Wrong Way Driver Causes Fatal Car Wreck"
To reply to this message, enter your reply in the box labeled "Message", hit "Post Message."
Carolina Car & Motorcycle Accidents
Crashes Caused by Trucks
Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes
Brain Damage/Head Injuries
Railroad Injury/FELA
All Serious Injuries
Dangerous Drugs/Medical Product Recalls
