In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (PA) a 3-ton wood-chipper on wheels came detached from a truck and slammed into a minivan. The crash killed Spencer Morrison, a father, husband, and teacher as well as two of his triplets who were only four-years-old. The remaining child survived with serious injuries. The driver never checked the connections between his…
What Happened: The sheriff’s office in Culpeper County, Virginia continues to investigate the death of a pedestrian, who was slammed into by a deputy’s patrol car traveling at 70 miles per hour. According to media reports, the deputy was responding to a medical emergency call when his car slammed into the woman on U.S. 29….
What Happened: In 2001, Aqua-Leisure and the U.S. consumer product safety administration conducted a recall of 90,000 inflatable baby boats after receiving 12 reports of the seats tearing and causing children to fall into the water. Four children became completely submerged before a caregiver was able to reach them. But after the recall, the company…
What Happened: An SUV was driving late at night in Eden, North Carolina on Bethlehem Church Road, when it flew off the left side of the road, overcorrected to the right, flew off the road again and smashed into a ditch, tree and fence. The driver and two passengers were injured and taken to the…
What Happened: A grandmother and her nine year-old grandson were driving on East Broad Avenue in Rockingham, North Carolina, when another car slammed into them from Lady Mary Lane. The violence of the crash sent the grandmother’s car flying into Richmond Memorial Park. The child died and the grandmother, Emma Williams, was injured and sent…