Newport News Wrongful Death Lawyer Report : Suspected Hit and Run Driver Leaves Man Dead in Newport News

It’s believed a hit and run driver has left a pedestrian dead in Newport News, VA.

The accident occurred on Jefferson Avenue, a main route running down the Virginia Peninsula and a notorious location for pedestrian accidents.

I’m saddened to say as Newport News car accident injury attorneys we have reported on numerous pedestrian accidents on Jefferson Avenue.

The man’s body was found at about 5:30 a.m. on October 7, 2012. A Newport News police officer located it on the shoulder of the highway at Jefferson Avenue and Woodcreek Road, a block south of Fort Eustis Boulevard, the Daily Press reported.

In September 2012, I reported on how two people were injured by an elderly driver crossing Jefferson Avenue in Newport News. A man later died of his injuries. The other victim was a woman in a wheelchair.

In that case the driver stopped. I am always appalled to read about hit and run accidents. When they prove to be fatal, a driver who leaves the scene is piling on the heartache for the family of the victim. Such families often have strong grounds to bring a wrongful death lawsuit.

The Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have over 40 years of combined experience in handling auto injury accident claims. Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA, and always put the best interests of our clients first. The firm is recognized by other lawyers as “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, a national attorney rating service, for our top level of legal skill and highest ethical standards. Our motto is: “Your Injury. Our fight.” If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.