Early Sunday morning, a 55-year-old woman was driving with a pregnant woman and two toddlers on I-85 near Belmont, North Carolina. At Exit 27, the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into the exit sign, according to WSOCtv.com. This exit signs was made of metal and concrete, which exacerbated the impact of the crash….
New rail safety laws would mandate that all US railroads have to meet a 2015 deadline for adding on positive train control, and also other upgrades, such as new cameras and warning indicators, according to an announcement from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Schumer and a panel of transit experts recommended the new federal rules after…
Two people lost their lives and a third suffered serious injuries when the disabled car in which they were riding was struck from behind on I-40 in Wake County, North Carolina (NC), just before 1 am on September 7, 2014. The fatal accident occurred in the far right-hand lane of the highway near the exit…
Norfolk, Virginia (VA), police are seeking the public’s help with tracking down the driver of a vehicle believed to be a Toyota Camry who collided with three children in a crosswalk near Lafayette Park on the afternoon of September 6, 2014. The at-fault driver did not stop, even though the 5- and 11-year-old boys and 7-year-old…
When undergoing surgery all the members of your health care team from the doctors and nurses to the pharmacists play an important role in the checks and balances of patient safety. It seems there were several opportunities for at least one of the medical staff to step forward in a recent pain pump surgery that…