A former White House photographer, 77, who traveled with five U.S. presidents, died Sept. 14 at the scene of a two-car wreck in Hendersonville.

His wife, also 77, a passenger in the car, died the next day at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Just before 3 p.m., an 18-year-old driver in a Ford Ranger truck traveling North on Howard Gap Road crossed the center yellow line and struck the photographer’s Toyota Avalon head on. The truck overturned and caught on fire.

The car’s driver was flown to Mission Hospital. Her only passenger, a 21-year-old male, was taken to Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. Because of the accident public school buses were diverted from their routs along Howard Gap Road on Sept. 14.

The crash in under investigation and charges are pending.

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Source: BlueRidgeNow.com (Henderrsonville Times-News Online)

A Burlington resident driving a Chevrolet truck was charged with DWI on Sept. 15 after hitting two cars and a mailbox in a commercial parking lot in Burlington, NC.

The truck and at least one of the other cars was not drivable following the crash. The 39-year-old truck driver had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of  .07 percent, slightly under the legal limit. He was charged with driving while impaired and placed in jail awaiting $1,500 bond.

Like several states, North Carolina has two DWI laws, allowing a person to be charged “while under the influence of an impairing substance” or with a BAC over a .08 percent limit. The driver is being charged under this first law
This is the driver’s third DWI arrest.  

If you or a loved one were injured in a car or truck accident, you may need to call an attorney. Call the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin for assistance –  24-hours-a day, 7-days – at week at 1-800-832-6573 or visit us on the Web at www.Farrin.com. The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin may have  the resources you need to help you with your claim.

 
 

A 19-year-old man claimed he hit a pedestrian in Concord on Sept. 16 while distracted by a spider in his car, but police believe drugs may have been involved.

The accident occurred just before 7 a.m., when a 58-year-old woman was walking along the curb of Clarke Creek Parkway and was struck from behind by a car, breaking its windshield glass.  Police say the woman was walking next to the curb and not on the sidewalk.

The driver claimed he was distracted after swatting at a spider which fell into his lap. He claimed he stopped to help the woman.  However, several witnesses told police that when the driver hears sirens he ran back to the car and threw drug paraphernalia into nearby shrubs.
A Concord K-9 unit found the items tossed in the bushes – which included a marijuana grinder and digital scales.

The victim, who suffered serious head and spinal injuries, was taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast.

Police took a blood sample from the driver, who admitted to smoking a marijuana blunt seven hours before the crash.  He was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. Other charges are pending.  

If you or a loved one were injured in a car or truck accident, you may need to call an attorney. Call the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin for assistance –  24-hours-a day, 7-days – at week at 1-800-832-6573 or visit us on the Web at www.Farrin.com. The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin may have  the resources you need to help you with your claim.

Source: WBTV.com