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SUV Rollover Crash Leaves One Dead, Another Under Arrest for DUI
Many people have seen, heard or read reports of SUV’s and their troubling tendency to flip when they encounter sharp turns. Several lawsuits have been filed for this sort of occurrence around the country. Therefore, when you combine an SUV, high speeds and an allegedly drunk driver, it only spells disastrous trouble for anyone involved. [...]
Continue reading...Suspected Drunk Driver Kills Four People, Including Himself, In Wisconsin
22. June 2009
Summer is a time when millions of people take some time to have some fun, especially in parts of the United States where the climate only provides a relatively short amount of time for warm weather. One of those areas is Wisconsin, and unfortunately, four people paid a tragic price for one person’s bad judgment [...]
Continue reading...Construction and Vehicles Do Not Mix
14. June 2009
The warmer months of the year feature a high volume of street and highway construction in areas of the country where there is only a certain amount of time to get it all done before winter, when such work is impossible. Anyone who has ever lived in these areas understands the norms and has likely [...]
Continue reading...3 Killed in Wisconsin Crash Involving Milk Tanker
3. June 2009
Door County is an area in Wisconsin that’s known to attract a high number of tourists every summer, especially from Illinois. However, one of the more overlooked aspects of this high travel volume to Door County is that many of the roads and local highways are narrow, two-lane thoroughfares that can be extremely dangerous when [...]
Continue reading...93-Year-Old Driver Crashes Into Store, Injures Six
2. June 2009
There have been laws proposed and opinions voices across the legal spectrum regarding the potential danger of older people driving and the potential dangers they create. While no law could reasonably be passed that would hold up to Constitutional analysis in this regard, it appears that another case where an older driver lost control of [...]
Continue reading...Washington State Police Report Rise in Fatalities, Lowering of DUI’s
27. May 2009
Memorial Day weekend is one that features a lot of travel, a lot of fun and a lot of danger. Everyone has heard the horror stories regarding the number of drivers that hit the roads to travel somewhere and to take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer, and the trends [...]
Continue reading...‘Tis the Season - For Tragic Car Accidents
26. May 2009
Almost everyone looks forward to Memorial Day weekend for many reasons. It’s an opportunity to take an extra day off for yourself, to see your loved ones and friends, and of course to hit the road and jump into the unofficial start of summer with a bang. Millions of people travel somewhere every year over [...]
Continue reading...Suspected Drunk Driver Collides with Scooter
13. October 2008
A 1994 Retro scooter driven by James J. Kaster, 22, was heading eastbound on a state route when a 2005 Nissan Titan driven by Thomas W. Howard, 27, hit him. Witnesses say that the Nissan truck was driving at a pretty high speed. Howard took the inside lane and then switched back over to the [...]
Continue reading...Leg Missing After Car Accident - Fireman Accused
25. September 2008
CBS 12This one tops the list for the strangest news of the week. Out of St. Lucie County Florida, a leg was stolen from an accident scene and the accused is a St. Lucie County firefighter. The car crash happened last Friday night. A Melbourne man lost control of his car and was airlifted to St. Mary’s [...]
Continue reading...Construction Truck Accident calls for Jaws of Life
6. September 2008
On the highways even if vehicles are at slow speeds a serious accident can occur. In Michigan there was a slow moving truck that caused a crash that required rescue workers to use the jaws of life. A 22-year-old woman was driving a small pickup truck on a major highway in Kent County Friday morning [...]
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17. July 2009
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