According to a traffic report by the WHO, 1.2 million people get killed by road accidents and over 50 million are left injured or disabled each year. In Holmes County, Florida a woman is dead after her car ran off the road on Sunday morning.
Continue Reading...In Ocean City, MD six people were injured in a boating accident. The boat involved in the accident was a sixteen foot open cockpit boat which was holding seven people when the accident occurred. The boat struck an intercoastal waterway marker injuring six of the people on board, one of them being an eight-year-old child.
Continue Reading...The bond between a pet owner and their pet is often an overlooked companionship. With each special bond that you have with your pets you expect that taking good care of them is enough to keep them from harm. Unfortunately there are items for your pet that can cause them serious injuries and even death. On June 14th, 2010 Iams released a statement recalling their Iams ProActive Health canned cat food in the 3 and 5.5 cans with expiration dates of September 2011 and June 2012.
Continue Reading...According to an article by abc15.com, a valley doctor has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and sexually abusing a female patient. Dr. Galen Johnson works as an OB/GYN in an Avondale facility. On Monday, Johnson was taken into custody after an investigation by the Departments Family Investigation Bureau.
Continue Reading...The News 7 website in Oklahoma has reported that a 12-year-old boy was killed in a motorcycle accident while he was riding on private property. 12-year-old Randy Catron was killed on Monday after he failed to yield to oncoming traffic before entering the county roadways. 20-year-old Jennifer Pack was driving her vehicle when she hit the motorcycle.
Continue Reading...Business week has posted a report stating that two of Ford Motor Company’s vehicles are currently under investigation because the floor mats on the driver’s side may cause the accelerator pedals to stick. The malfunction may affect 249,300 of the company’s 2010 model Fusion and Mercury Milan.
Continue Reading...According to Baltimore NBC affiliate WBAL, a 44-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle struck a light pole when the driver was attempting to avoid hitting another man riding a dirt bike. 44-year-old Alphonso Gaye swerved in his motorcycle in order to avoid the dirt bike rider and subsequently struck a light pole. Gaye died from the injuries he sustained in the accident. The rider of the dirt bike fled the scene of the accident, the report states.
Continue Reading...According to the website newswest9.com, an Odessa man was killed following a serious automobile accident that ejected him from the motorcycle he was riding. The report states that the man was driving along an eastbound lane when an SUV crossed in his path. The driver of the SUV reportedly ignored a stop sign which caused the wreck.
Continue Reading...An accident and explosion that occurred on City Island Bridge in the Bronx, NY after a motorcycle collided with an SUV. Yournabe.com reports that the incident occurred late Sunday night when the driver of a three-wheeled motorcycle lost control of the bike and swerved into oncoming traffic. The rider, 37-year-old Richard Perez was hit head on by an Isuzu SUV.
Continue Reading...The website registercitizen.com reports that a Torrington man is listed in critical condition after suffering severe injuries resulting from a serious motorcycle accident this past Friday. 43-year-old Christopher Sayles was originally reported to have improved from critical condition to stable condition, however, the report states that it was an error on the hospital’s part and Sayles is still listed in critical condition following the accident.
Continue Reading...According to KFGO.com, a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a man who died in a snow avalanche came to an out-of-court settlement. The report states 19-year-old Christopher Volk was killed in an avalanche while cleaning snow from the roof of a building. Volk was cleaning snow away when the snow slid off the roof and Volk jumped off the roof at that time. Volk was subsequently buried in the snow and was killed. Volk’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the company. According to the report, the settlement terms have not been released.
Continue Reading...Pal-item.com reports that two children will be paid $5.6 million following a settlement following the death of the children’s mother. Their mother’s death occurred when a medical helicopter she was in crashed in a rural area in Indiana in 2008. The woman was a nurse who had just taken off in a helicopter returning from a fundraising event for local fire stations. The woman and two other crew members in the helicopter were killed after the helicopter crashed.
Continue Reading...Marketwatch.com reports that two lawsuits have been filed against Proctor and Gamble on behalf of two women diagnosed with neurological ailments that resulted from use of the denture adhesive Fixodent. The report states 45-year-old Faye G. Hobson and 58-year-old Barbara Sue Mendenhall used Fixodent denture adhesive for the dentures they received many years ago. After using the product, the plaintiffs argue they suffered neurological disorders that took away their ability to function normally.
Continue Reading...An Oklahoma woman is currently recovering from a dog attack according to local Oklahoma City website, KOCO.com. Mary Wolf was reportedly attacked by five pit bulls just outside her home after getting out of her vehicle. Wolf then got back in her car but was unable to call anybody for help. A neighbor eventually saw Wolf and called for help.
Continue Reading...Louisville, Kentucky website wlky.com has posted a report regarding two dog bite cases that present potential flaws in dangerous animal laws. In one case, 10-year-old Evan Underwood was bitten in the face and required 12 stitches to repair the injuries that occurred. The boy’s parents believed that more action should have been taken against the owner of the dog as well as the dog itself.
Continue Reading...According to a report on WTHITV.com in Indiana, a man was killed after falling from a scaffold he was standing on. 52-year-old John Garret died from severe injuries to the chest and head after he fell roughly 40 feet onto concrete.
Continue Reading...Hawaii247.com reports that a 62-year-old man was killed in a truck/motorcycle accident. The report states a 31-year-old man was driving a Toyota truck attempting to make a left turn at an intersection when the man driving the motorcycle attempted to overtake the truck driver.
Continue Reading...The news website wiscnews.com has posted a report stating that beginning June 1st, drivers will be required to have auto insurance paperwork up to date because a law will be passed requiring all Wisconsin motorists to have auto insurance.
Continue Reading...Delwareonline.com has a report stating that a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am was involved in a major car accident when it slid off the road it was traveling on and rolled over. The car struck a tree and both occupants of the vehicle were ejected. The two occupants are said not to have been wearing seatbelts.
Continue Reading...WIFR.com in Rockford Illinois reported that a car accident that occurred Sunday night killed one person and injured another. 24-year-old Damien Grube was speeding down a southbound road when he passed a stop sign and crashed into 65-year-old Richard Johnson’s vehicle. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene and Grube was taken to a local Illinois medical facility with unknown injuries. Grube’s condition was unknown at the time of the report.
Continue Reading...Informationweek.com has a report stating that computer maker Hewlett Packard has increased the number of laptop batteries that they are recalling from 70,000 up to 124,000 units. In the original recall, HP had received numerous complaints of batteries overheating and rupturing and following the recall extension, 38 more incidents had been reported.
Continue Reading...WTHITV.com from Terre Haute, IN has posted a report regarding a man that was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident. According to the report, 61-year-old John Beaty was reported missing on Sunday after he had not returned home. Local deputy officers reported that Beaty’s body and his motorcycle were discovered Monday morning when somebody was driving by and found the body in a creek at the side of the road. There is currently no information on what caused the accident, however, investigators continue to try and determine the cause at this time. Police do not believe high speed driving was a factor in this accident. The report states an autopsy shows Beaty died as a result of the injuries he suffered in the accident
Continue Reading...Businessweek.com has a report that Toyota has halted sales of the Lexus LS Sedan in the United States in order to rectify flaws in the steering wheel. The automaker recalled 3,800 of the 2009 and 2010 LS 460 models as well as the LS 600h L sedans in order to fix a steering wheel condition that could occur in certain driving conditions. A total of 11,500 Lexus vehicles have been recalled worldwide as a result of this steering wheel malfunction. The report states that no injuries or accident complaints have been made as a result of the malfunctioning steering wheel.
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Insurancejournal.com reports that several auto insurance companies have been given fines for various violations. One insurance company was charged $360,000 for mischarging customers for auto insurance. An Illinois-based company was fined $136,000 for conducting business without a license. The report states it is the first time New York insurance regulators fined the Illinois-based company. Other fines were given to several companies and many others lost their licenses due to various violations. The report states the fines that were handed out were the highest that have been handed out.
Continue Reading...27eastnews.com reports that a 19-year-old woman was killed in a motorcycle accident when the driver of the motorcycle lost control and both riders were thrown from the bike. The report states the driver of the motorcycle, 19-year-old Matthew Byank of New York was speeding on his motorcycle when he lost control and veered into the oncoming traffic lane of the road.
Continue Reading...According to a ABC15.com, a tragic car fire ended in serious injuries of two individuals from Mesa. On Saturday afternoon May 23rd, the two people were airlifted to a valley hospital after being trapped in their vehicle that caught on fire.
Continue Reading...The website newsinferno.com is reporting that a New York senator will be introducing legislation to ban cribs that have a rail that drops down on the side. These drop side cribs make it easier for parents to be able to pick up their child when they are in the crib; however, the report states many unfortunate incidents have occurred due to malfunction in the crib rail.
Continue Reading...According to the Ohio News-Herald, a 2-year-old infant required over 200 stitches after suffering a dog bite to the face. Ohio authorities stated the family dog attacked the boy without any deliberate provocation from the boy.
Two men in the Dallas area were killed following a serious motorcycle accident. 45-year-old Paul Bellard was walking across the street when he was struck by 38-year-old Lashon Hudson who was driving a motorcycle. The report states Hudson’s motorcycle front wheel was in the air and Hudson was traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck Bellard. This accident demonstrates the dangers for both pedestrians and motorcyclists.
According to the Chicago Tribune, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision, together with Rashti & Rashti announced a voluntary recall of 44,000 child security blankets that are sold exclusively at Target stores. The reason for the recall is because the blankets pose a choking hazard.
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