In Wake County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
After a Wake County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential personal injury claim. Accident Data Center can help you by connecting you with our network of experienced injury lawyers who can provide you with information about your rights and options. Learn more here about the value of a no-cost legal claim evaluation.
Two vehicles collided on N.C. 104 near Mount Airy. Thirty-seven-year-old Joyce M. McDaniel of Meadows Dan, Va., died. She was a passenger in a minivan involved in the crash. Troopers say the weather contributed to the crash.
An 83-year-old woman from Durham died Sunday afternoon when police say she was hit head-on while traveling westbound on Interstate 40.
Raleigh police closed northbound Creedmoor Road near the intersection with West Millbrook Road for a time Thursday morning after a car seriously injured a man shortly after 7 a.m.
A wreck on westbound Interstate 40 near Reedy Creek Road hampered commuter traffic about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
There were no immediate reports of any serious injuries, but emergency personnel said debris from the crash interfered with traffic.
The driver of a tractor-trailer truck was cited for speeding after he lost control of his rig and spilled a load of lumber on Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday morning.
No injuries were reported, but it took workers most of Tuesday to clear the lumber from the road.
A 23-year-old mother Monday faced a felony charge of negligent child abuse inflicting serious injury because, Raleigh police said in an arrest warrant, she had her 2-year-old son unrestrained in the back seat of a car when it wrecked when she was driving 70 mph in a 35 mph zone.
A woman was killed and a man injured Thursday morning when an Amtrak passenger train hit a car at a rail crossing in Cary, officials said.
The collision occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. at a Maynard Road crossing near Old Apex Road.
Raleigh police say a teenager died early Sunday afternoon after his scooter hit a curb.
Elijah Ijah McLendon, 19, was traveling on a dirt bike then the wreck happened in the 5400 block of Dana Drive around 1:30 p.m.
A crash on westbound Interstate 540 in Raleigh Monday morning sent two drivers to a local hospital and backed up traffic for more than 10 miles during the morning commute.
