Sunday, 20 of May of 2012

Virginia Drivers, Passengers at Risk for Injuries and Deaths Due to Drowsy Driving

Click on a link below to get tips from the Virginia State Police on how to protect yourself from falling asleep at the wheel.

By Emily Mapp Brannon, Car Crash Injury Victim’s Attorney in Virginia

In his latest post to our Virginia personal injury lawyers’ website, my colleague Rick Shapiro cites 2010 DMV statistics showing that 29 people lost their lives in traffic accidents involving one of more drowsy driver. Rick also shares tips from the Virginia State Police on how to prevent falling asleep at the wheel. To read more, click over to “Drowsy Driving Accidents Killed 29 in Virginia During 2010.”

EJL

About the Editors: Personal injury attorneys with the Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton law firm do only injury and accident law. We have experience handling car, truck, motorcycle, van and SUV accident cases, and our case results speak for themselves. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis were included in the 2011 issue of Best Lawyers in America. They, along with fellow attorney John M. Cooper, were also named 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law, an honor which fewer than 5 percent of outstanding lawyers receive. Our primary office is in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), but we often represent clients in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and Suffolk. If we agree to take your case, we will come to you at home or even in the hospital, to make it easier for you. We are ready to talk to you by phone at (757) 460-7776. We provide free initial confidential injury case consultations. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube. Further, our lawyers proudly edit the Norfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton Injuryboard, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk Injuryboard, VA-NC Wrongful Death Lawyers, VA & NC Medical Surgery Malpractice Attorneys Blog and Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog to provide important health, safety and legal information to the public.