Automobile Accidents

• Teens injured in pick-up truck accident

  Staff Writer | May 28, 2007 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A report from WVAU-TV says a teenager who was riding in the bed of a pick-up truck is in critical condition after being thrown from the vehicle in an accident Friday night.There were two other teens thrown from the pick-up truck's bed when it was struck by another vehicle after the driver of the pick-up ran a red light. This sad occurrence is yet another example of the high incidence of injury...

• Union President Offers Sensible Ways To Improve Rail Safety - Urges Congressional Action

  Mike Ferrara | May 28, 2007 12:19 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  The President of the leading AFL-CIO union dealing with railroad workers, Edward Wytkind, offers a series of sensible ideas to help improve railroad safety. His proposals set forth in the San Antonio Express-News are reprinted here. Mr. Wytkind is president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO. He represents several million rail, mass transit, aviation, highway, longshore,...

• Fatal Michigan Car Crash-Bridge Falls

  Larry Buckfire | May 26, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A fatal Michigan truck accident occurred during the afternoon rush hour in I-94 yesterday. An 18-wheeler carrying a bridge section struck an overpass causing steel to fall on the cab of another 18-wheeler and killing the driver. At the scene the bridge section sat on the flatbed trailer that was hauling it. Auto parts littered the freeway. An unknown amount of diesel fuel also drained from the...

• DuPage prosecutor drunk, on phone at time of crash

  Barry Doyle | May 26, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Two weeks ago, a DuPage County prosecutor was killed in a car crash in which she crossed over the center line. The prosecutor had been drinking most of the afternoon, and had a .25 blood alcohol level at the time of the crash. Recent news accounts show that she was also driving a county-owned vehicle at the time of the crash and had been making a series of work-related phone calls on her cell...

• Auto Crashes and Safety Belts

  Susy Owen | May 26, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "Click It or Ticket" is a campaign slogan you may have seen and/or heard. If you have, then you know the message is spreading. The campaign runs from May 21 through June 3. It is a zero-tolerance initiative that really is for the good of all. I know personally that not only will you get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, but if your car is not a vintage model and therefor has a shoulder strap...

• Washington D.C. Removes Road Test Requirement for Elderly

  Shannon Weidemann | May 25, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  The District of Columbia tried to inact a measure to require drivers that are older than 75 and renewing their license to undergo a written test and road test. Drivers, AAA, and the AARP all protested the new measure saying it was unfair to the elderly. Washington D.C. was trying to prevent motor vehicle accidents. "We're not going to wait until there's a horrific accident and then wring our...

• Hyundai is Sued due to Employee's Drunk Driving Fatality

  Beth Janicek | May 25, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  In October 2005, Cook was driving his motorcycle when he slammed into Hyundai's employee, Youn Bum Lee's disabled vehicle. Six months after the wreck, Cook's family was finally provided the police report which stated Lee was driving and that investigators believed he had spent the evening drinking with Hyundai officials. The lawsuit alleges that Hyundai Motor America officials helped Youn Bum...

• Apartment Fire Kills One in Louisville

  Lee Coleman | May 25, 2007 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 25 year old man is dead as the result of smoke inhalation. He was found inside an apartment in the hallway. The fire was located at 325 S. Peterson Ave. in a two story brick fourplex. The fire was located in the living room and firefighters had a difficult time getting into the apartment because part of the floor was burned away. No one else appeared to be in the building The other three units...

• Car Crashes Into Chicago Day Care

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 7:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A car crashed into a day care center Wednesday morning just before 11:00 am on Chicago's West Side. The driver of the car was critically injured and three children at the day care were also hurt. The children and driver were transported to local hospitals.There is no information on what caused the crash, but it has been reported that a second car was involved in the crash. It also appeared...

• Driver Falls Asleep Behind the Wheel, Crashes into House

  Christina Cole | May 24, 2007 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  In a car accident early this morning, a 19-year-old man fell sleep behind the wheel of his car and backed into a house, according to Police.Officers at the scene of the accident say the man dropped off a friend across the street from where the accident took place. He fell asleep while the engine was running and the car in reverse. His foot apparently came off the brake and the car backed into...