Enterprise Rent-A-Car chose profits over driver safety when they opted to exclude a standard safety feature from a fleet of Chevrolet Impalas they purchased between 2006 and 2008. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the nation’s largest private buyer of new cars and seller of used cars, made the move in order to save $11.5 millions of dollars in…
Yesterday, the Associated Press shined its investigative spotlight on the large number of deaths caused each year by heavy rail accidents. The article cites Federal Railroad Administration data showing that 721 people were killed in 2008 after they were struck by a freight or passenger train. Of these fatalities, 450 were pedestrians crossing tracks. …
A new report unveils staggering statistics regarding preventable medical errors that lead to thousands of deaths in the United States each year. One of the most shocking facts is that 100,000 people die due to hospital-acquired infections every year. These are infections people obtain after visiting a hospital. Here’s a video discussing hospital-acquired infections… Most…
A day out at the spa used to be a safe relaxing experience to get away from the stress and fast paced environment of society. However, spas have now begun medical treatments within their walls that should not be performed there. This new breed of medical spa now offers an array of medical services. These…
The driver of the vehicle that caused the fatal car accident, claiming the life of a young North Carolina child, has been charged with a DUI. Late last week a family from North Carolina (NC) was driving back from Sea World in Florida (FL) when their car was struck by another vehicle. The driver of…