Road Worker Critically Injured While On the Job

A road worker that was on an interstate bridge that links Minnesota and Wisconsin sustained a serious leg injury on Wednesday afternoon.  The worker apparently fell between two spans of the interstate bridge. 

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Family Files Suit after Man Killed in Dog Attack

A Florida family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of an 83-year-old man that was attacked and killed by a pit bull. According to the report, on tcpalm.com, 83-year-old Robert J. Klatch was operating a golf cart when his Shih Tzu dog was attacked by a pit bull. Klatch tried to save his dog but the pit bull threw him from the golf cart and bit him.

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Ten Elementary School Children Hospitalized After Bus Crash

Ocala.com reports that ten children were taken to three Florida hospitals after the school bus they were riding in was struck by another vehicle. A 2008 Mustang was exiting a subdivision attempting to turn onto a county road but failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the left side of the school bus. The bus was reportedly traveling with 65 elementary school students at the time of the accident.

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Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Disneyworld

The mother of a 9-year-old boy that was killed at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Lodge in April has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Chase Brubaker was killed after he struck the side of a Disney bus that was passing by and the boy was dragged under the rear wheels of the vehicle. According to the report, the Florida Highway Patrol argued that one of the wheels of Brubaker’s dirt bike was to blame for the accident, as it was flat.

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Young Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car

According to a report on oakridger.com, police are investigating an accident that occurred in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in which a woman struck a 7-year-old by riding his bicycle. According to the report, 27-year-old Carrie Rachelle Moses was driving down a residential neighborhood when Isaac Harvey inadvertently rode his bicycle into the vehicle’s path.

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Parents Sue Papa John's Pizza for Wrongful Death

In Edgewood, MD, the family of a 20-year-old man is suing a Maryland franchise of the national pizza chain Papa John’s Pizza. According to Karl Michael Kunze’s parents, the 20-year-old was riding his Yamaha motorcycle when Qiang Fu, a delivery driver for Papa John’s Pizza crossed in front of Kunze in a Toyota Corolla. Kunze’s motorcycle struck the Corolla on the driver’s side of the vehicle and Kunze was ejected from the motorcycle. Kunze was pronounced dead at a MD medical facility following the accident.

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High School Football Player Loses Leg After A Hit on the Field

A seventeen-year-old high school football player had to have his leg amputated after an on-field injury. Trevor Roberts of McLouth, Kansas suffered a compound fracture in a game on September 24 and attempts to save his leg failed.

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Ohio Woman Suffers Serious Injuries after Motorcycle Swerves

A report from the Zanesville Times Recorder has posted a story on their website about a 33-year-old Zanesville woman that was hospitalized after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident. According to the report, Misty Wood was attempting to take a curve in the road when her motorcycle swerved to the side of the road and she collided with a guardrail

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Woman Dies Following Auto Accident

In Arbroath, Scotland, a 78-year-old woman has died one month after sustaining severe injuries in an automobile collision. Agnes Ferrier had initially been listed in critical condition but had been recovering from her injuries following surgical procedures. Ferrier reportedly suffered a shattered pelvis and internal bleeding after being struck by a vehicle. Following surgery to repair the damage that was done, Ferrier was said to be in good condition and making a good recovery.

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18 People Injured When Charter Bus Careens with Median

According to the Dallas Morning News, 18 people were injured when a charter bus carrying over 30 people collided with a concrete divider on a major interstate highway. The report states the bus veered out of control before colliding with the divider. The injuries that passengers suffered were bruises and broken bones. There were no deaths reported in the accident nor were any injuries life-threatening injuries.

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1 Critically Hurt and 1 Killed in Severe Motorcycle Accident

According to a report from News 4 in Jacksonville, FL, one person was killed and one critically injured in a motorcycle accident that occurred in an entrance ramp for a major interstate highway. The operator of the motorcycle reportedly lost control of the bike, possibly as a result of hitting an oil patch in the road and the bike swerved.

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