Fact: Compared to a car, motorcycles are small. Therefore, they are harder to see. Most vehicles have blind spots. In the case of watching for motorcycles, even a small blind spot becomes huge. Drivers of cars and trucks need to be aware of that – at all times. So do...
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Judge dies trying to save drowning woman
Sunset Beach, NC--Tragedy struck Wednesday when a North Carolina judge died following his efforts to save a drowning couple. According to police, Mitchell Mclean, the chief district court judge for Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany and Yadkin counties, died on Wednesday trying...
One Boy Dead. How Many Others and Who’s to Blame?
One boy dead. How many others and who’s to blame? On June 8, 2013 an 11 year old boy, Jeffrey Lee Williams, and his mother, Jeannie Williams, from Rock Hill, SC were discovered in their hotel room in Boone, NC. They were discovered by the night clerk after they were...
N.C. Motorcyclists Strongly Endorse Helmet Use Requirement
Almost four out of five bikers agree: Wear a helmet. That’s according to a survey of North Carolina residents, funded by the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). Well, it seems that would be common sense, but it’s also been the law in this state...
Loss of a 4-year-old in Driveway Accident Brings Unbearable Pain
HIGH POINT, N.C. – She was energetic and talkative – “Sassy,” her mother proudly described her. “She could hold a grown folks’ conversation.” The 4-year-old little girl had three older brothers and a 1-year-old sister. “Her proudest accomplishment was being a big...
19-year-old Charged with DWI in Woman’s Birthday Death
The woman who lost her life was barely 33 years old. She had been 33, in fact, for just an hour and a half, out taking a walk after midnight on the first morning of her new year, along the winding Stokes County road that passed by the home where she lived with her...
NC Bust Shows that Rooting Out “Spice” Trade is a Rough Row to Hoe
North Carolina outlawed synthetic marijuana on June 1, 2011. But like kudzu, this man-made “weed” is hard to kill. Amazingly hard, actually – as this story of a sting operation on the EZ Tobacco Shop in Thomasville, N.C., illustrates. Law enforcement authorities hit...
What Made John Edwards Smile?
What does John Edwards know that we don’t know? Why, as he faces the most important court case in his life, is he wearing this grin in his mugshot? Given his vast experience as a lawyer, Edwards knows the value of focus groups. Attorneys use focus groups to predict...
What should Joe Gibbs do with Kyle Busch now?
Kyle Busch has sure had a lot of explaining to do. And now Joe Gibbs has a lot of thinking to do. In the aftermath of Busch’s bone-headed stunt of barreling 128 mph through a residential area marked with a 45-mph speed limit in a $350,000 sports car, Gibbs has to...
Upcoming Legislation Can Help Make NC Citizens Safer
Several bills have been presented to the North Carolina General Assembly during Session 2011 that could promote safety on our state's highways and roads, and even save lives. Laura's Law would increase the punishment for some offenders of driving while intoxicated...