What Happened: A couple has been charged with a hit-and-run car accident that claimed the life of another motorist, according to rrdailyherald.com. The crash occurred just outside of Wilson, North Carolina, and resulted in the death of 58-year-old Hugh Bolden Johnston IV as he was riding in his moped. N.C. State Troopers put out a watch for the…
A massive explosion shook the town of Rosedale MD when a train derailed and caught fire. According to reports from the Associated Press (AP), a CSX freight train, traveling through a railroad in the suburb of Baltimore, hit a garbage truck, derailed off the tracks and burst into flames. The driver of the garbage truck,…
Regina Turner, 53 years-old, entered the hospital for a “left-sided craniotomy bypass” operation. The Missouri woman, a former paralegal, began suffering from strokes five years ago and the surgery was supposed to prevent future strokes. But the neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of her brain, performing a “right-sided craniotomy surgical procedure”. Once the operating…
Electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized systems were introduced as a way to streamline patient information and reduce medical errors. But information gathered for recent studies have revealed that the rush to utilize these systems have resulted in sometimes tragic consequences. One area of concern is the incidents of medication error, including ordering the wrong…
A 65-year-old man was killed and two others were critically injured in a five-vehicle accident that happened on I-95 in Stanton, Virginia. Police said the man killed was James A. Green, a tourist from Delaware. According to emergency responders, the crash happened at 7:30 in the morning in southbound lanes of I-95 near Churchmans Road….