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• Stop Fire Tragedies: Adopt Your Fire Hydrant

  Mike Bryant | December 24, 2009 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  We have a fire hydrant on the front left corner of our yard. Other than having to cut the grass closer around it, I really didn't think much about it. Then one day, our local fire department...

• Oklahoma Holiday Drunk & Impaired Driving Crackdown

  Jeremy Thurman | December 24, 2009 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  You have probably already noticed that there are more sobriety checkpoints throughout Oklahoma the past few weeks. The papers have been littered with up to 20 people being arrested at these...

• Four Charges in a Single Vehicle Accident?

  Pierce Egerton | December 24, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  An accident happened this past Independence Day, when a 20 year old, driving under the influence, ran off the road striking a tree and a rock. The passenger was killed. The driver, severely injured,...

• Two separate pedestrian accidents in San Francisco on same day

  Claude Wyle | December 24, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Two pedestrians were struck by vehicles and severely injured Monday morning in separate but near-simultaneous incidents near San Francisco City Hall and in the city's Bayview District. In...

• N.F.L. Changes Its Attitude Toward Brain Injuries, Pledges Money to Research Organization

  David Mittleman | December 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The National Football League has long denied the growing body of evidence that shows that playing the game leads to concussions that contribute to longer-term effects reminiscent of dementia. In...

• Follow Up: Proper Seat Belt Design Is Essential For Safety

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I recently re-posted an earlier blog about wearing seat belts for winter driving safety: Buckle Up For Winter Driving Safety. This post reminded me of some of our seat belt defect cases and how...

• Buckle Up For Winter Driving Safety

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Following the winter blast that recently blanketed most of the East Coast and the winter storm moving through the entire Midwest, I thought I would repost a blog from a few months ago reminding...

• UPDATE: Railroad Warned Before Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Newsobserver.com has reported that Norfolk Souther railroad company had received 11 calls reporting problems with the railroad crossing where a young mother and her 5-year-old son were killed by an...

• UPDATE: North Carolina To Review Railroad Crossing Safety After Deadly Train Crashes

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  NBC affiliate WNCN has reported that North Carolina officials will re-examine railroad crossing safety across the state after two deadly railroad crossing accidents -- one in Durham, NC and another...

• Jacksonville Girl Killed In Crosswalk When Light Changed

  Eddie Farah | December 24, 2009 12:19 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A six-year-old Jacksonville girl didn’t stand a chance when she was hit by an SUV in a Jacksonville crosswalk Saturday morning. Her mother was pushing a stroller with her five-year-old...