Regular readers of our Raleigh personal injury law blog will recall that we recently wrote a post about an unusual trend: though traffic during the pandemic is down in North Carolina, fatal crashes have remained steady. That phenomenon can be found in other places...
Month: May 2020
North Carolina traffic is down, but fatal car wrecks are not
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has rearranged life in Raleigh and around the world. A drive around the city makes some of the profound changes to our economy and social lives clear. Traffic across the state is down 40 percent to 50 percent, according...
Common excuses used to deny Social Security benefit applications
Were you recently disabled and are now unable to work? If so, you may be struggling financially and worried about the future. The Social Security Administration (SSA) helps those with disabilities so they can worry less about affording basic necessities, such as food...
Pair of Raleigh men killed in hit-and-run pedestrian accidents
If you drive about an hour and a half west of Raleigh, you will arrive in Jamestown. According to recent news reports, authorities there are looking for the driver of a Honda Civic that they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident.The North...
How can I fast-track my Social Security benefits application?
The medical conditions that qualify people for Social Security Disability payments are serious. They are conditions that are expected to last at least a year or that can be fatal. Unfortunately, people who are unable to work sometimes find that the Social Security...
Trucker cited in North Carolina interstate crash
The 94-mile drive from Raleigh to Archdale takes about an hour and a half. Interstate 85 essentially divides the town of about 11,000 residents in half. The busy highway was recently the site of a tractor-trailer crash that injured one of the town’s police...