Posts tagged California

• One Killed in Lincoln, Nebraska Train Crash

  Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NBC affiliate, WOWT has reported that one person was killed when an Amtrak train struck a car at a railroad crossing on the west side of Lincoln, Nebraska. Police say one person was killed when...

• Deadly Arkansas Tractor Trailer Crash on I-30

  Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Houston Chronicle reported that four people were killed and two others injured when a semi-truck crashed into vehicles stopped in an I-30 construction zone near Texarkana,...

• LAT: Headed to the Emergency Room? Bring a book...

  Paul Kiesel | November 10, 2009 7:13 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From the Los Angeles Times: The stereotype of hospital emergency rooms crowded with patients waiting endlessly to be seen by a doctor is true, according to a new study in Tuesday's edition of...

• California, Missouri Teen Killed In Head-On Collision

  Brett Emison | November 09, 2009 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The NewsTribune reported today that Nikole Borton, a California, Missouri teenager was killed in a head on collision on Saturday night. A California teenager was killed Saturday night when the...

• Health Care, Medical Malpractice and Conservative Greed

  Joanne Doroshow | November 02, 2009 5:00 PM | 3 CommentsVoices Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This is a repost from Huffington Post. Remember when all of those conservative Members of Congress and Governors screamed and yelled about the stimulus only to grab as much money as they could as...

• Safe Crossing Week Teaches Train Dangers To Children

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Reuters is reporting that Safe Kids USA and CN are working together to teach elementary school children how to stay safe near railroad tracks. In 2008, approximately 744 people were killed and...

• Baby Stroller Hit By Train

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 9:42 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  There is amazing video of a baby stroller rolling off a loading platform just seconds before an incoming train. The infant was struck by the train, but luckily the train was nearly stopped. The...

• Wisconsin Sex Abuse Victims Plead With Legislators to Pass Bill Extending Statute of Limitations

  David Mittleman | October 23, 2009 2:47 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Madison, Wisconsin—a group of childhood sex abuse victims are urging a Wisconsin legislative committee to support Assembly Bill 453, which would repeal the state’s statute of limitations...

• Weather A Factor In Deadly California Pile Up

  Brett Emison | October 16, 2009 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Details continue to emerge regarding a deadly 11-vehicle pile up in Bakersfield, California. It appears that weather may have been a factor with a severe dust storm reducing visibility and stopping...

• Metrolink Settles Most Cases from 2005 Glendale Train Crash

  Paul Kiesel | October 14, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  From the Los Angeles Times: After years of legal wrangling, Metrolink has settled most of the outstanding lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale crash that killed 11 people and injured about 180,...