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Virginia Accident Attorney Warns Against Rubber- Necking

Rubber-necking is dangerous, especially on Virginia's congested and bumpy interstates around Richmond. Among the most frequent causes of traffic accidents in Virginia in 2006 and 2007 was "driver distraction," according to reports of the Virginia State Police. Virginia accident attorneys know this, especially if they have been practicing long enough.

If you travel frequently on I-95, I-64, or I-295 in and aroound Richmond you will regularly see a crash or two. And if you are like most folks, you will slow down to get a better look as you pass the scene. But that is not the thing to do. You could be setting yourself up for involvement in a potentially fatal accident of your own. This happen just a few months ago on I-95.

A fiery crash along Interstate 95 in Prince George County in Virginia left person one dead, seven injured and snarled traffic for miles. State Police Sgt. Tom Cunningham said the Monday morning crash closed both northbound and southbound lanes of the highway.

Cunningham said the mess began when a car blew a tire and pulled off into the median. He said motorists in the southbound lane slowed to look at the disabled vehicle and a tractor trailer hauling sand plowed into several of the vehicles.