NC Town Council Member Faces Felony Charges for DWI Hit and Run
Plymouth Town Council Member Aneka Gibson faces felony charges for hitting a teenage girl and fleeing the scene, reports WBTW 13. Gibson was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the hit and run. The accident occurred May 9 at approximately 7:15 p.m., according to troopers. Gibson … Read more
NC Court of Appeals Rules that Worker is Entitled to Workers’ Comp Benefits
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a worker who was allegedly injured on the job was entitled to benefits even though her employer denied her claim. A women who worked in a the meat department of a grocery store fell while carrying trays of chicken out of a … Read more
DWI Driver Who Killed Father of Four Receives Plea Deal from Family
A woman declared in a text message the night before her 21st birthday that she planned to drink herself into a coma. Then she became heavily intoxicated at a party, drove her car into the side of another and killed its driver, Dewahne Ahmad Tyler from Raleigh, a 32-year-old father … Read more
Durham Women Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver
A Durham woman standing on the shoulder of the Durham Freeway near Briggs Avenue was struck by a car that swerved onto the shoulder then drove off on April 12, reports the News Observer. Zaida Juarez, 26, of Durham, was a passenger in a two-car crash that occurred about 7:30 … Read more
Officials Investigate NC Construction Accident that Killed Two Children
A six and seven-year-old died in Stanley, North Carolina Aug. 7 after being buried by thousands of pounds of dirt at a residential construction site. The children were playing in a 24-foot deep pit when the sides collapsed on them. The children who died were 6-year-old Chloe Jade Arwood of … Read more
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Unfolds in North Carolina
An investigation of Medicare and Medicaid fraud continues to net cheats draining resources from the two government programs. One of the sweeps for fraudsters, which started in December 2011 and is ongoing today, has rounded up dozens of criminals. Among the more outrageous arrests is that of a Wake County … Read more
N.C. Trucking Firm to Pay $243,000 for Racial Slurs and Harassment
Contonius Gill and Robert Floyd, Jr., were awarded more than $243,000 and injunctive relief against A.C. Widenhouse, Inc., a Concord-based North Carolina trucking company for race harassment and retaliation, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the judgment March 8. The … Read more
Investigators Search for Cause of Blast Killing Seven Camp LeJeune Marines
Investigators are trying to determine who or what was responsible for the Nevada blast that killed seven Camp LeJeune marines and injured eight others on March 18. The blast occurred when a mortar shell exploded while still in its tube, sending shrapnel into the young men. Hurt or killed in … Read more
NC Trucking Accident Case Highlights Issue of Driver Fatigue
A recent case involving a fatal trucking accident in North Carolina brings up the issue of truck driver’s and fatigue. The case involves a Wisconsin truck driver who pleaded guilty to crashing his tractor-trailer into a line of stopped traffic on a North Carolina interstate. Five people were killed in … Read more
Homeowner’s Insurance to Increase by an Average of 7 Percent in NC
Homeowner’s Insurance to Increase by an Average of 7 Percent in NC The top state insurance regulator in North Carolina signed an agreement March 5 which will allow companies to raise homeowner’s insurance policies by an average of 7 percent statewide a year beginning in July. According to reports, Wayne … Read more
