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• Columbia Car Accident on I-20 Kills Two

  Pete Strom | July 16, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  A Texas man and his daughter were killed in a horrible car accident Saturday on I-20. Traffic was backed up for hours as investigators combed the scene.The highway patrol says a car with five people inside drove off the road near mile marker 88 around 2:00pm and hit a tree. Officials say there were two adults and three children from Texas in the car. One of my employees drove by the accident and...

• Dangerous Youth ATV's Still Sold Despite Warning

  Bryan Slaughter | June 18, 2007 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Hopefully, when a company discovers or is warned that one of its products is dangerous and potentially deadly to its users, it will take the steps necessary to protect its customers. We would hope that a company would be especially careful regarding a product it markets and sells to children. Unfortunately, a company called Kazuma Pacific Inc. doesn' t appear to be concerned that its Youth ATV...

• Million Dollar Dog Bite Lawsuit Filed

  Stu Cochrane | June 12, 2007 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA

  A Knoxville, Tennessee man who was attacked by an Akita has filed a dog attack lawsuit against the animal's owners. The dog had traveled over six miles when it arrived at the home of Charles Wood, who was playing catch in the yard with his daughter."The dog just walked up and grabbed my glove first and then went for my hand and it's all kind of a blur from there."Wood suffered several puncture...

• Child in Accident Suffers Brain Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | June 08, 2007 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A Northampton boy was struck by a car and suffered a brain injury on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-year-old boy is at a local hospital for multiple injuries. He was trying to cross a street when he was hit by the car. Bob Johnson, the boy's uncle, said Luke also suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw, broken eye socket, punctured lung and a possible spinal injury. He said he underwent an...

• Toxic Toy Legislation Bans Phthalates Used in Baby Toys

  Christina Cole | May 09, 2007 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee passed legislation, authored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, to eliminate a dangerous toxic chemical that is used in the manufacturing of baby toys. AB 1108 passed the committee with an unofficial vote of 5-2. During the hearing, the bill was amended to include a ban on phthalates only. After It was agreed upon to focus on banning...

• University of Washington Student Victim of Hit and Run

  Ryan Nute | May 09, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  UW senior Joshua Nelson was injured last Friday when his motorcyle was struck by a dark sedan in the University District in Seattle, Washington. The driver's identity is unknown and Mr. Nelson is asking for any witnesses to come forward.Apparently the collision occurred when the sedan took a right turn as Mr. Nelson was also turning, swiping him on its passenger side. Mr. Nelson was taken to...

• Rocky Mount Police Officer Hurt in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 02, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, SC

  A Rocky Mount Police Officer that has been with the force for one year was seriously hurt in a car accident. The accident occured on Sunday morning as he was responding to a call for a robbery in progress. His police cruiser hit an SUV at Woodrull and Hunter Hill roads. The Rocky Mount Fire Department and Nash County EMS also responded to the accident. Officials helped remove Silver - who...

• Alabama House Bill to give Road Contractors Immunity

  Tedford Taylor | May 01, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Members of the Alabama House of Representatives seek to introduce HB 382 which would give total civil immunity to road contractors working on state projects within the specifications of the contract. If passed, this bill would provide that a contractor performing highway, road, or street repairs, construction or maintenance is not liable for damage or injury resulting therefrom despite the...

• Did Virginia Tech Provide Adequate Security on Campus?

  Jack Landskroner | April 17, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The nation is in mourning after the terrible events that transpired at Virginia Tech University yesterday morning. A Virginia Tech senior from South Korea killed at least 30 people locked inside a classroom building in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the university and police said Tuesday.The first deadly attack, at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m., left two people dead. But...

• Recent DUI Wreck In Virginia Beach Sets Off National Immigration Firestorm-Fox News Stirs Controversy

  Rick Shapiro | April 11, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  There has been outrage in the local communities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk and other surrounding Virginia and North Carolina communities over the alleged drunk driving of an illegal immigrant who killed two innocent teenagers who were sitting at a red light in Virginia Beach on the night of March 30, 2007.Alfred Ramos, 22, who is an illegal alien from Mexico, was previously convicted of driving...