D.O.T. Announces Funding to Stop Drunk Driving

Injuries and deaths caused by drunk driving are no “accidents,” they are 100 percent preventable says Dr. Mark Rosekind, administrator at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is no secret that the holiday season sees an uptick in DUI crashes and deaths across the country, which government regulators hoped to curtail. Recent estimates tally […]

Traffic Fatalities on Rise, Apps may be to Blame

An alarming rise in traffic fatalities in the past two years have left experts scrambling to find a reason behind the trend. Surprisingly, the increase in deaths may be attributed, at least in part, to the increase in the use of mobile devices while behind the wheel. In fact, the connection has led some to […]

Single Car Crash Kills Abbeville Man

On Sunday, October 30, 2016, a single-vehicle early morning crash claimed the life of 21-year-old Adan Quinn of Abbeville. The crash took place before 2:30 a.m. on US 167 near River Road. Quinn was reportedly driving a 2007 Infinity southbound of 167 when he ran off the right side of the road. He then over-corrected […]

2016 Brought a Sharp Rise in Traffic Fatalities

From January through June of 2016,  19,100 people lost their lives on the nation’s roadways and about 2.2 million more suffered injuries in motor vehicle accidents. The National Safety Council has revealed that this fatality statistic reflects a troubling nine percent increase from the first six months of 2015 and an even more alarming 18 […]