The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has linked at least two deaths back to beef packaged by Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York (NY). In addition to the two deaths, the beef has also caused at least 26 other illnesses and likely dozens more that have gone unreported. The beef was packaged and sold…
31 students from Beverly Manner Middle School and Buffalo Gap High School were on a bus ready for another day of learning and social activity in Augusta County, Virginia (VA). Suddenly, the trip took a terrible turn when a Mazda MVP slammed into a Kia Spectra which collided with the bus on Va. 42 (Little…
Two teens were involved in a bicycle accident that tragically claimed the life of a young man in Dunn, North Carolina (NC). The teenager was traveling south on his bicycle on Bud Hawkins Road shortly after nightfall when another teen driving a truck struck him from behind. The bicyclist was taken to Betsy Johnson Regional…
The Humane Society recently reported that close to 4.6 million people in the United States suffer from a dog bite each year. At least 25 of those 4.6 million are fatal. The others likely required an emergency room visit, surgery, and even extensive rehabilitation therapy. How to Avoid Dog Attacks The Humane Society…
In his latest post to the Norfolk Injuryboard, my colleague John C. happily reports that elected officials throughout Hampton Roads recently agreed to support a plan to bring high-speed passenger rail to Suffolk, Chesapeake and Norfolk. The proposed line would run from just south of Richmond along Rt. 460 and existing freight tracks operated by…