17-year-old girl fatally struck by van driven by Joesph Leopold Small Jr., 59, who left the scene on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and has been charged in Wilmington, North Carolina
Man charged in hit-and-run death of 17-year-old girl
A 17-year-old girl from Brunswick County was hit and killed on the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Wilmington early Sunday morning.
After a serious or fatal pedestrian accident, take these steps to help the recovery process
When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.
After a serious or fatal pedestrian collision, an injured person, or the family left behind, incur damages including the cost of current and future medical expenses, lost work and wages, pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. Go here to learn how to protect the rights of pedestrian accident victims and their families.
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