An auto accident involving a pedestrian is frightening because the victim stands little chance of escaping serious injury or death. Often they do not even realize what's happening until it is too late. And yet, like other places in the United States, death comes to...
Month: October 2011
“Suspicious” marijuana charges for North Carolina man
A 24-year-old North Carolina resident is facing drug charges after a police officer allegedly witnessed the man throwing "suspicious" items out of his car. Those items are alleged to include baggies of marijuana, but neither the number of baggies nor the amount of any...
Former pro wrestler Matt Hardy facing drug charges
North Carolina resident and former pro wrestler Matt Hardy was recently arrested for the third time in a month -- this time for a litany of drug charges -- Moore County deputies announced on Sept. 20. In August, he was arrested for DWI after he allegedly struck a...
Serious injuries sustained in accident with stolen dirt bike
On July 4, a dirt bike was reported stolen from the back of a pickup truck in Wilmington, North Carolina. And on Sept. 25, that bike was involved in a serious car accident, and charges are now pending against its 21-year-old driver. It's unknown whether or not the...
Car accident takes life of Brunswick County teen
It's common to see ambulances on the scene following a car accident, but earlier this month an ambulance was involved in an accident that took the life of a 19-year old college student. Police allege the ambulance driver ran a red light at the intersection of Highway...
Federal mail fraud charges filed against former DMV head
The 53-year-old former head of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicle's License and Theft Bureau is facing federal charges of mail fraud, coming almost two years to the day after he resigned from his DMV post.The mail fraud allegedly occurred when the man used...
School bus accident sends woman to the hospital
In Wilmington, North Carolina a woman was hospitalized after she was involved in an accident with a school bus carrying children from Codington Elementary School.Thankfully, none of the children on the bus were injured in the accident. The driver of the car involved...
Man, wife charged with drug trafficking in upscale neighborhood
Recently police executed a search warrant at a house in an upscale neighborhood in Union County. A news organization subsequently reported the police had intercepted a high-grade hydroponic marijuana-growing operation. A 44-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife were...