U.S. Senator: Investigate Trucker GPS Issues to Prevent Accidents
Senator Charles Schumer has asked the Department of Transportation to investigate the trucking industry’s use of GPS technology.
Accident in Gold Hill Leads to Multiple Injuries
What Happened: The driver of a four-door Lexus sedan was traveling on Stokes Ferry Road in Gold Hill, North Carolina (NC), when the driver ran off the road and slammed into a tree, according to salisburypost.com. The driver, along with two passengers, were pinned in the vehicle. It took close to an hour to extract the…
Seven-Year-Old Boy Loses Leg in Tragic Truck vs. Bike Accident
What Happened: According to the Denver Post, witnesses saw a speeding truck barely stop at a stop sign in a subdivision in Westminster, CO. The truck struck a seven-year-old boy who was riding his tricycle and dragged him for nearly 50 feet before he stopped. This tragic bicycle accident broke both of the little boy’s…
Meningitis Cases from Tainted Drugs Continue to Increase in Virginia and Across the U.S.
What started as a few isolated cases of meningitis in Tennessee has become an outbreak that has now claimed 386 victims in 19 states. Of the 377 people infected, 28 have died. In Virginia, 46 people have suffered from the infection, and two of them did not survive. Because it is believed that around 14,000…
U.S. Truck Bridge Strike Accidents Injure Thousands Per Year
Did you know that there were 15,000 truck bridge strikes in the United States 2010, which caused 214 deaths and over 3,000 serious injuries? Not only are trucks striking bridges a serious problem, it is also a problem that could be getting worse because of the growing popularity of GPS navigational devices. Just last week,…