An accident involving a car and motorcycle at MaCorkle Avenue and Montrose Drive in South Charleston, West Virginia (WV) left the motor bike rider in critical condition with a serious head injury. To make matters even worse, the at-fault driver of the car fled the scene of the accident leaving the injured motorcyclist to fend…
The driver of a Ford pickup truck apparently could not wait to get to his destination, so he attempted to pass the car in front of him on Route 122 near Harmony School Road in Franklin County, Virginia (VA). Unfortunately, the reckless truck driver failed to see the oncoming traffic in the other lane and…
Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation, must pay more than $160,000 in damages to a maintenance worker for retaliating against her for reporting an on-the job injury in violation of a federal law protecting injured railroad workers. In late 2007, the woman lost her job after reporting that she hurt her ankle at a Seattle…
The Metrolink commuter rail system and Connex Railroad have asked a Los Angeles federal court to approve a $200 million settlement fund for victims of a September 2008 head-crash between a commuter train and a freight train in Chatsworth, California, according to the Associated Press. If the court goes along with the plan, the two…
I received an e-mail with the same title that basically said convicted criminals receive more rights and protection than our elderly. Although overly exaggerated, the e-mail draws attention to the terrible care that many elders receive at these facilities. According to the best available estimates, between 1 and 2 million Americans age 65 or…