Posts tagged accidents

• Former University of Alabama Football Player Loses Wife and Four Children in Tragic Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 20, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Former University of Alabama football player, Siran Stacy, was involved in a horrific car accident, Tuesday, when a pickup truck struck the van he was driving. Six people were tragically killed in the accident including his wife and four of his children, according to State Troopers. The driver of the pickup truck was also killed in the crash.Stacy, 39, a star running back for Alabama during...

• Fatal accident on U.S. Hwy. 84

  Staff Writer | October 31, 2006 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yet another fatal auto accident was reported today in The Andalusua Star-News. The tragic story describes the deaths of two men, who were not wearing seat belts, thrown from the 1997 Pontiac Trans-Am when it veered off the road and struck a bridge abutment. The Alabama Department of Public Safety is still investigating the accident.

• Tractor Trailer Drives Onto Pickup Truck in Alabama

  Shannon Weidemann | November 21, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A man is amazed that he escaped serious injury in Alabama after his pickup truck was driven over by an 18-wheeler. The trucking accident happened on Route 65 on Monday. The man suffered some slight injuries. The driver of the 18-wheeler was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. Foro, 59, recalled seeing the windshield crack and the roof begin to crumple. Before he could...

• Alabama Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Unbelievable!!

  Jon Lewis | May 28, 2009 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here is a little example of Alabama law which would probably irritate most people if they found themselves in the same situation. It involves a case decided by the Supreme Court of Alabama on May...

• What Causes Car Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | December 10, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Birmingham News article in today's paper referenced a talk given by John Staddon, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Duke University. The talk was given at an advisory board meeting of the UAB...

• Accidents and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  Jon Lewis | May 23, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In April, the Birmingham News reported that the number of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cases continue to climb at thet Birmingham VA Medical Center. It is amazing how the news media and...

• Man Hurt in Georgia Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 19, 2008 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A man from Warner Robbins was hurt after being thrown from his motorcycle and hit by a pickup truck. The motorcycle accident happened on Interstate 75 near Hartley Bridge Road Tuesday morning. He lost control of the vehicle and rolled across two lanes of the highway. The victim lost control of his Harley Davidson, was thrown from his motorcycle, rolled across two lanes and came to rest in...

• Deadly accident on Alabama Highway 35

  Staff Writer | January 09, 2007 12:50 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A two-car accident on Alabama Highway 35 Monday morning left a man dead, according to a report from The Daily Sentinel of Jackson County. The accident involved two pick-up trucks, one of them a landscape/lawn maintenance truck driven by the a Huntsville man who owned the business. The victim was apparently a passenger in the lawn/landscape truck, which was pulling an extended cab. Both vehicles...

• Steel Coils and Truck Accidents in Alabama

  Jon Lewis | March 12, 2009 3:40 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Alabama legislature has finally come together to pass a bill with respect to steel coil loads. There have been numerous incidents where large trucks have lost their steel coil rolls on state...

• Alabama Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Guardsmen

  Chrissie Cole | February 15, 2008 1:47 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A Citronelle truck driver accused of killing two members of the Alaska National Guard, in a 2006 truck accident, has plead guilty to charges accusing him of driving while under the influence of drugs.The man, 49, of Citronelle entered a guilty plea, Thursday, to four counts of driving under the influence. The trial started on Wednesday in Perry County Circuit Court.Prosecutors said an 18-wheeler...