According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than $1 trillion is spent each year because of unreasonable risks of death or injury caused by products consumers use. The agency is in charge of protecting the public from these types of risks and can be aggressive in their pursuit. One of the tools the…
An Amtrak track maintenance crew member died when a train going full speed struck him. The deadly collision happened near the MARC station at Bowie State University in Maryland a little after 9 am on April 24, 2018. According to news reports, the passenger train had recently left Washington, DC, on its way…
Two teens died and two others suffered serious injuries when the driver of the car they were in fled a traffic stop and caused a hit-and-run collision. The police pursuit that started on the night of April 2, 2018, in Fayetteville, North Carolina (NC), ended near the intersection of E. Russell Street and S. Eastern…
A head-on collision in Pitt County, North Carolina (NC), sent three adults and a toddler to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash on Stantonsburg Road between Greenville and Bell Arthur surely left the 2-year-old child’s parents concerned about insurance issues and medical bills. Police received the first reports of the two-vehicle crash…
A collision between a public school bus and a pickup truck sent 10 Pittsylvania County, Virginia (VA), students to the hospital with injuries. State police have charged the elderly bus driver with causing the wreck. According to news reports, the 83-year-old man behind the wheel of the bus caused the collision by failing…