Posts tagged train

• Four Mothers Die in Horrific Car Crash

  David Mittleman | May 15, 2012 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Having just left Chicago, where I watched my daughter Hannah get hooded and walk for her her Master's of Social Work degree from Loyola University, a horrible story caught my eye. A speeding...

• Don't Try This at Home: Fatal Amtrak Train Collison Occurs in Lansing

  David Mittleman | February 20, 2012 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A 39-year-old man was killed late on February 16 after attempting to drive around a train crossing. According to officials, Hermes Fernandez-Lopez of Lansing drove his 2007 Chevy Malibu around a...

• Railroads Pushing to Repeal Safety Laws

  Mark Bello | January 31, 2012 8:28 AM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Four years ago, 25 people died and 135 injured in the Metrolink head-on train accident in Chatsworth resulting from an engineer who was texting and failed to see a red signal after pulling away...

• Two Adults, One Baby Killed in Train Crash Accident

  David Mittleman | January 30, 2012 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In a tragic accident on Saturday, an 18-month-old boy and two adults were killed in their SUV when the driver of the vehicle attempted to swerve around a crossing arm and flashing warning lights...

• Use of Physical Restraints With Elderly Patients Leads to More Harm Than Good

  David Mittleman | November 11, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Dealing with elderly patients can be difficult and unpredictable, but according to a growing body of medical research restraining patients to prevent them from pulling out tubes or falling can do...

• Hope College Freshman Struck and Killed by Train on Monday Night

  David Mittleman | October 26, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A Hope College freshman was tragically struck and killed by an oncoming freight train late Monday night. According to the school reports, Joshua P. Boerigter was struck at about 8:45 p.m. at a train...

• United Airlines Workers File Lawsuit Alleging That Cockpit Training is Insufficient

  David Mittleman | September 28, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Would you want to fly on an airplane if you knew the pilot didn't have sufficient training? Unfortunately, according to union pilots at United Airlines, this might be the case. Specifically, pilots...

• Beware of "Minimally Invasive" Cosmetic Surgery Claims

  David Mittleman | September 19, 2011 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  So-called minimally invasive liposuction may sound like a dream come true for those wanting to get rid of stubborn bulge. But choose the wrong doctor to perform the surgery, and you could end up...

• Brain-Training Is the New Fitness Craze

  David Mittleman | August 27, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  You may already log hours in the gym training your body, but soon you may also spend as much time training your brain. According to recent reports, brain-training is the newest exercise craze that...

• Mother Wins $17 Million After Blind Son Was Crushed Between Train Cars

  David Mittleman | August 05, 2011 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Los Angeles--48-year-old Cameron Cuthbertson was on his way to church from his home in Compton when tradegy struck the lay minister who was struck blind by glaucoma in his early 20s. According to...