Posts tagged motor vehicle 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.

• Fatal car accident kills two people

  Staff Writer | May 15, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Dothan, Alabama's News 4 reports a deadly car accident that tragically killed two 78-year-olds on Thursday night on State Route 30 in Bay County, Florida. The accident happened when a 17-year-old crossed the median and hit the couple head-on. It is presumed that the two victims died instantly, and the report says that neither were wearing seat belts. The condition of the teen in the other car...

• Car accident claims life of man without seatbelt

  Staff Writer | September 03, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A deadly, two-car accident in Mississippi yesterday claimed the life of an Alabama man who was not wearing his seatbelt. The Mississippi Press reports on the motor vehicle accident, which occurred on the U.S. 90 bridge in Pascagoula, and involved a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Tacoma. The report says the man driving the Tacoma hit the Camry from behind, causing the fatal accident. The Tacoma...

• A Dangerous RV Tire - The Goodyear 159 - Has Caused Problems

  Tom Methvin | October 18, 2006 2:50 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Beasley Allen Law Firm has handled numerous cases against tire manufacturers when their tires failed causing accidents and injuries. As you may know, one of the most serious types of failure of a steel belted radial tire is a de-tread and/or belt separation. Because of the stress concentrations and subsequent high internal temperatures at the edge of the belt, this area is particularly sensitive...

• Heart attack causes fatal one-car accident

  Staff Writer | March 18, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Press-Register reported the tragic story of a 53-year-old man who died in a one-car motor vehicle accident on March 13 after his van crashed into a utility pole in north Mobile.Doctors from the University of South Alabama Medical Center, who treated the victim of the accident, said that he has suffered a massive heart attack while driving the van, causing him to lose control of the vehicle....

• Weekend rain causes accident on Hwy. 14

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Inclement weather over the weekend caused at least one motor vehicle accident and minimal damage to roadways, says a report from The Montgomery Advertiser. The three-car accident occurred at Highway 14 and Fire Tower road, and was attributed to heavy rainfall and poor visibility. It is thought that several tornadoes touched down in the area, causing some damage, but fortunately no injuries or...

• Greyhound bus and SUV accident proves deadly

  Staff Writer | July 31, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Friday in Montgomery, a sport utility vehicle crashed head-on into a Greyhound bus. The motor vehicle accident caused fatal injuries for the SUV's driver and minor injuries for at least 36 passengers on the bus.The Associated Press reported that the SUV was going the wrong way on I-65 at just after 2 a.m. Just before the crash, police had been dispatched to pursue the SUV because it was going...

• The Hidden Dangers Of Reclining Seats

  Tom Methvin | October 24, 2006 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently a jury in Jacksonville, Florida awarded $16.9 million to a young college student who was rendered a paraplegic in a motor vehicle accident. The student was a belted passenger in a Ford Windstar who had reclined her seatback. During the trip, the Windstar was involved in a low impact collision. Because the student's seat was reclined, the seatbelt did not hold her in place. As a result,...

• Fatal two-car accident

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Cullman Times reported a tragic two-car accident that resulted in the death of an 85-year-old man Sunday on Alabama Highway 157.The victim was a passenger in a 1996 Plymouth, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was injured, and both were wearing seatbelts, according the the Alabama State Trooper reports. The cause of the accident is still under...