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• Man Killed In Indianapolis Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | December 23, 2009 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A car accident in west Indianapolis early Wednesday morning claimed the life of Andray Burns. The accident happened on Washington Street, just east of Tibbs Avenue. According to police, Burns was...

• Tractor Trailer Driver Trapped in Dangling Cab for Two Hours on New Jersey Turnpike

  Paul Napoli | December 23, 2009 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  December 23, 2009 An accident near Exit 5 of Mount Laurel left a tractor-trailer hanging off an overpass and traffic backed up for miles on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday morning. According...

• CPSC Winter Heating System Safety Tips to Reduce Risk of Fire and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  Paul Napoli | December 23, 2009 10:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  December 22, 2009 The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to inspect their home heating and emergency power systems this winter to prevent potential deaths from carbon...

• Two EMTs Refuse to Help Dying Pregnant Woman in Brooklyn

  Paul Napoli | December 23, 2009 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  December 21, 2009 When asked to help a pregnant woman who was having a seizure, two emergency medical technicians told frantic coffee shop employees to call 911 because they were on a...

• The Opposition To The Health Care Bill Is Chasing Their Tail

  Mike Bryant | December 23, 2009 10:27 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I've been watching the health care debate for the last couple of weeks. It's really tough to actually call this a debate considering it really is just a bunch of delay, deny and defend by a group...

• Prevent Bay Area drunk driving traffic accidents and car crashes: Designate a driver!

  Claude Wyle | December 23, 2009 5:24 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA

  Last Saturday began the 17 day winter holiday enforcement period for the CHP’s AVOID Program. Avoid seeks to publicize the combined DUI enforcement efforts of participating Bay Area law...

• Sudden Acceleration: Toyota's History Of Covering Up Potential Safety Problems

  Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 4:55 PM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Los Angeles Times has reported that Toyota has a history of delaying recalls and attempting to blame its own drivers rather than fix known safety problems in Toyota vehicles. During a...

• Drunk Kills Teen: Insurance Coverage Limits Often Restrict Access to Justice

  Mark Bello | December 23, 2009 4:34 PM | 1 CommentVoices

  I often write in opposition of Tort Reform. The US Chamber of Commerce and its insurance company cronies love to argue that Americans are lawsuit crazy and that American juries are too generous....

• Detroit Rite Aid Pharmacy Sued After Prescribing Lethal Dosage of Brain Tumor Medication

  David Mittleman | December 23, 2009 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A Rite Aid in Detroit is facing a major lawsuit after allegedly dispensing a lethal dose of Temodar--a powerful drug given to patients to treat brain tumors. According to reports, John Sheridan died...

• Malfunctioning Railroad Crossing Signals Cause Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Several sources -- including the Associated Press, The Herald-Sun, and Fox News -- have reported that there has been another deadly Amtrak train crash in North Carolina. EFLAND -- Safety...