The derailment of the Amtrak Crescent as it rolled north from New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), to New York City during the morning rush hour of April 21, 2011, serves as a virtual case study in how such train accidents can occur and the injuries and the damage derailments can cause. This video shot by the…
As I sat down to write this article about an apparent reckless driving accident along I-64 in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on April 17, 2011, that caused the car’s driver and three passengers to lose their lives, I learned of a fatal head-on crash in Chesapeake near the intersection of Providence Road and S. Military Highway….
A PetSmart in Virginia settled a lawsuit brought by a Poquoson, Virginia (VA) man who was injured when he slipped and fell on dog poop in the Newport News store, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The victim was a customer at the Jefferson Avenue store in VA on January 18, 2009 when he slipped and suffered…
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline recently settled a lawsuit concerning the heart attack risks of Avandia (rosiglitazone), according to Bloomberg.com. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a North Carolina (NC) man was lost his life in 2006 after suffering a heart attack while taking the dangerous diabetes drug. The settlement avoided a jury verdict which may have…
A 1992 Beechcraft Bonanza airplane crash landed at Ocala International Airport. The pilot claims the plane lost power, and the the landing gear of the plane collapsed on touchdown. The pilot was flying the Beechcraft plane from Bradenton Florida to West Virginia (WV) when he made the emergency landing, according to myfoxorlando.com. The pilot escaped…