Family Dollar Inc. is recalling 1.8 million toy dart sets that have been sold nationwide, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recall comes after the death of two boys, ages 9 and 10, from asphyxiation. Both boys were chewing on the dart when it slipped down their throats and the small suction cup piece on the dart prevented them from breathing.

The toy dart sets were sold at Family Dollar stores from September 2005 through January 2009 for $1.50 each. Parents should take this toy away from their children immediately.

Defective toys can cause serious injury unexpectedly, our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims.

An 18-wheeler overturned on US 421 blocking one lane of traffic and injuring the driver of the truck.

Crews arrived at the scene to remove the truck from a ditch next to the road. Removing the truck closed both lanes of the road and backed up traffic.

News on the driver’s condition was not released but he was transported to the hospital after the accident. Details of the accident are currently being investigated.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a semi-truck accident, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Charlotte 18-wheeler accident lawyers of the law offices of William K. Goldfarb by calling 866-298-0768.

Police say a North Carolina teenager who was killed in a car crash, was text messaging at the time of the accident.

According to Melissa Williams, spokeswoman for the Ashville Police Department, investigators learned that 16 year-old Ashley Johnson, of Arden, who died Tuesday at a local hospital, was texting on her cell phone when the crash occurred. Authorities say Johnson’s car was going 52 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone. Investigators found a message on Johnson’s cell phone that was being typed at the time of the accident.

The driver of the pickup truck that Johnson collided with sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Johnson died the day after the crash in a local hospital. No one will be charged in the wreck, police say.

Texting while driving became illegal in North Carolina in December.

The Charlotte car accident attorneys of the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb have been helping accident victims for nearly 20 years, and we understand the devastating impact a car accident can have on the lives of all those involved. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family and friends.

Two people were injured in a Charlotte car accident Monday morning.

According to officials with the Charlotte Police Department, a driver was attempting to turn left onto Tyron Street shortly before 9:00 a.m. Monday when the accident occurred. Police say another driver, in a sport utility vehicle, struck the car and then crashed into a telephone pole. The pole broke in half and the power line dangled over the car, authorities say.

The traffic lights at the intersection lost power as a result of the crash, as did a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant.

Both drivers were transported to a nearby hospital after the crash. Their conditions are not known and police could not comment on the nature of their injuries.

Emergency crews closed the inbound lanes of South Tyron Street, and police diverted traffic through a parking lot while they investigated and cleaned up the crash scene.

If you or someone you love has been involved in a car accident, please contact the Charlotte car accident attorneys of the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb by calling 866-298-0768.

Four Edenton residents – including two children – were injured in a North Carolina car accident Thursday.

According to officials with the North Carolina Highway Patrol, two people were airlifted to Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville and two children were transported to Bertie Memorial Hospital, after a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 17. North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper J.C. Copeland said 74 year-old Louis Earl Ward, of Hobbsville, was traveling south on Highway 17 in a GMC van when the accident occurred. Ward attempted to navigate a left turn onto N.C. Highway 45 and collided with a northbound 1996 Mercury driven by 30 year-old Stacy Janell-Ieshelle Riddick, of Edenton, Copeland said.

East Care airlifted Riddick’s front seat passenger, 51 year-old Dellie Mae Riddick, and rear seat passenger, 29 year-old Latisha Renee Holley, both of Edenton, to Pitt County Memorial Hospital following the crash.

Riddick’s two rear seat passengers, two year-old Kameer Holley, and three year-old Jesse Holley, were transported to Bertie Memorial Hospital by Askewville EMS.

No one involved in the crash was seriously injured.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of a Charlotte car accident, please contact a Charlotte personal injury lawyer of the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb at 866-298-0768 to discuss your legal options.

Two people were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Leeds Friday.

According to officials with the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 25 year-old Zachary Jeron Harville was pronounced dead Saturday at approximately 9:20 p.m., after a crash involving his 2006 Dodge Ram and two separate tractor-trailers. A passenger in Harville’s vehicle, 22 year-old Elizabeth Hill, of Morris, was transported to University Hospital in Birmingham. She was pronounced dead shortly after 4:00 p.m. Saturday.

The drivers of the two tractor-trailers, 58 year-old George Ware of Mulberry, Florida and 34 year-old Aleksanor Shaibov of Charlotte,  were not injured in the North Carolina car accident.

The crash remains under investigation.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ families and friends.

A new study released by the United States Department of Transportation ranks North Carolina number six nationwide for the number of accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks.

The study lists the top ten states for motor vehicle accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks and cites interesting statistics about each state. In 2009, for example, more than 50 percent of the trucks inspected in North Carolina had maintenance or safety violations. Of those trucks, more than 12 percent were in such poor shape that they were immediately taken off the road and put “out of service.”

Data from the North Carolina Highway Patrol shows that of the 9.3 million trucks that passed through state weigh stations lat year, only one percent received safety inspections. Unlike some states that keep weigh stations open 24 hours a day, North Carolina weigh stations generally operate 16 hours a day, 5 days a week, and many times there are no troopers on duty to perform inspections.

If your or someone you know has been injured in a Charlotte car accident involving a tractor-trailer, please contact the Charlotte truck accident lawyers of The William K. Goldfarb Law Offices by calling 866-298-0768.

A Southern Nash High School student died Saturday in an early morning North Carolina car accident on West Mount Drive.

According to officials with the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 17 year-old Michael Dee Turner, of Bend of the River road, Elm City, died at Nash General Hospital after he drove through a stop sign and was struck by another vehicle. Police say Turner was driving his 1996 Chevrolet on Old Carriage Road shortly after 7:15 a.m. when he failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of West Mount Drive. A westbound vehicle on West Mount Drive then collided with the passengers side of Turner’s car, authorities report. Police investigators estimate the 2007 Chevrolet Suburban that struck Turner was traveling at least 50 mph when the crash occurred.

Turner, a high school junior, was on his way to take the SAT when the collision happened.

Troopers say the driver of the Suburban will not be cited in the accident.

Students at Southern Nash held and impromptu memorial service around Turner’s parking space in the high school lot. Spot 222 was filled with candles, white flowers, and homemade posters. Dozens of chalk messages covered the asphalt.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of the victim.