Dorothy Kuykendall, 76, has cancer. She has cancer because, as a factory worker during the 1970s, she often handled asbestos without adequate safeguards. She is one of the tens of thousands of Americans. Occupational exposures to asbestos cause a wide array of lung diseases, ranging from the tuberculosis-like asbestosis in which the fine mineral fibers…
Matthew Ward, a 19-year-old young man was driving along in his Ford Ranger pick-up truck when he failed to yield the right of way on a left turn causing an accident with a Toyota Camray along Route 130 and Route 29 in Madison Heights, Virginia (VA). Six people were injured in the accident, including an…
After a two-day distracted driving summit in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported that 6,000 people died due to distracted driving in 2008, President Barack Obama handed down a presidential order banning all government employees from texting or emailing while behind the wheel. Federal employees will not be allowed to text or email from government…
Great Pee Dee River Bridge on U.S. Highway 76 was closed off for hours after a major traffic accident killed two people and many others were seriously injured, according to SCnow.com. The accident included an 18-wheeler, a dump truck, and two cars collided on the bridge. The victims were Curtis L. Johnson of Hartwell, Georgia…
Terrence Hannah was enjoying a ride on his dirt bike in Florence County, South Carolina (SC) when, suddenly, a 2003 Dodge pick-up truck turned a corner and Terrence slammed into the passenger side door. Terrence was just 20 years old. My deepest condolences go out to his friends and family. It’s always so tragic when…