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Winston-Salem, NC (January 01, 2021) – A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries during a motorcycle accident on Monday, December 28th in Winston-Salem. Police reports show that, at about 9:00 p.m., a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Recardo Cortes, and a motorcycle driven by 48-year-old Christopher Dolan Astrop collided at the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Akron Drive. Paramedics transported Astrop to Wake…
Winston-Salem, NC (December 29, 2020) – Around 8:40 p.m. on Monday night, December 28, a motorcycle crash occurred in Winston-Salem. Police confirmed that the accident happened at the intersection of Akron Drive and Indiana Avenue when a passenger vehicle struck a motorcycle. The accident led to extensive damages to the involved motorcycle. The motorcyclist, identified as 48-year-old Dolan Astrop, was…
Car accidents can happen at any place and time, even if you are operating your vehicle as safely as possible. Although you may not be able to avoid being involved in a collision with a careless driver, you can retain a seasoned and diligent North Carolina personal injury lawyer to help you seek the compensation that you deserve for your…
Motorcycle accidents can lead to some of the most debilitating injuries. In the worst cases, the victim loses his or her life as a result of a driver’s negligence. As competent North Carolina motorcycle accident lawyers, we have assisted countless individuals with understanding their right to compensation after losing a loved one in an unnecessary and tragic crash. One of the…
In a recent unpublished North Carolina appellate decision, the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of an insurer in his motorcycle accident case. The case arose while he was operating the motorcycle on a state road, and a large truck going too fast around a curve in the road swerved and dumped gravel around him. The spray of debris hit the plaintiff,…
How an underinsured motorist policy provision is interpreted can make a big difference to how much compensation is recovered in an accident in which a North Carolina driver’s insurance doesn’t cover all of an accident victim’s damages. In the unpublished opinion of Integon National Insurance Company v. King, a North Carolina Court of Appeals considered underinsured insurance coverage for a motorcycle accident…
In some motorcycle accident cases in North Carolina, intervening negligence by the plaintiff becomes an issue. An intervening negligent act is a new legal cause that breaks the connection between the injuries and the original cause, and therefore it becomes solely responsible for the injuries. In Pope v. Bridge Broom, Inc., a North Carolina appellate court considered a wrongful death…
In North Carolina, a plaintiff’s right to recover compensation in a personal injury or wrongful death action is barred upon a finding of contributory negligence. This means that the jury will look at whether a plaintiff’s own negligence or breach of duty was a contributing factor to an accident that causes his injuries or death. Scheffer v. Dalton is a…
In some cases, an employer can be held responsible for an employee’s negligence in a motor vehicle accident case. Lewis v. Morgan involved a charter bus company run by a husband and wife. The company employed four drivers, and occasionally the husband drove buses too. Some drivers had keys to the gate where buses were parked. If a driver who…