Posts tagged collision

• Another Deadly Railroad Crossing Crash

  Brett Emison | June 15, 2010 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  WESH and WOKV have reported that a mother and two children were killed in a tragic railroad crossing crash near Lake Como, Florida. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv1lpTfkqr8 From WESH: A local...

• Massive Semi Truck Crash Shuts Down Interstate Near Kansas City

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2010 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  There was a massive semi truck crash on Interstate 70 east of Kansas City last night. Initial reports from the Kansas City Star said that the crash happened just before 5:00 p.m. and involved three...

• More Railroad Crossing Crashes Highlight Need For Safety Improvements

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2010 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I reported a few weeks ago about the thousands of unguarded railroad crossings in Missouri. Railroad crossing crashes keep happening across the country and highlighting the need for railroad...

• Distracted Semi Truck Driving Kills Again

  Brett Emison | June 04, 2010 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  St. Louis, Missouri NBC affiliate KSDK has reported that an inattentive tractor trailer driver slammed into traffic in front of him on I-55 in Missouri, killing two people in a fatal trucking...

• Fox 4 News Finds Thousands of Dangerous Railroad Crossings Across Missouri

  Brett Emison | May 26, 2010 11:45 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Fox 4 News in Kansas City ran a feature story on our clients, the family of Nikki Groves. Nikki and two others were killed at a Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Trenton, Missouri. The Union...

• Update: Questions Raised After Dance Teacher Killed By Amtrak Train Crash In Chicago

  Brett Emison | April 19, 2010 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  We reported yesterday about the tragic death of a Chicago dance teacher who was killed in a crash with an Amtrak train when the railroad crossing signal lights and gate failed to activate. Now...

• Dancer Killed In Chicago Train Crash

  Brett Emison | April 18, 2010 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Chicago news outlets have reported that a popular teacher at the Joffrey Ballet School and Naperville's School of Performing Arts was killed when an Amtrak train crashed into her vehicle at the...

• One Killed In Train Crash Near Wichita, Kansas

  Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:21 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NBC affiliate KSN and ABC affiliate KAKE reported that one man was killed this morning when a train struck his vehicle at a railroad crossing in Butler County, near Wichita, KS. The railroad...

• Semi Truck Crashes in Ohio and Kentucky Kill 5 - Including 3 US Marines

  Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:02 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Five people - including three US Marine recruits - were killed in separate tractor trailer crashes in Ohio and Kentucky yesterday. There have been several fatal semi truck crashes across the country...

• UPDATE: Trucking Company In Kentucky Semi Truck Crash Had Poor Safety Rating

  Brett Emison | March 31, 2010 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  We reported last week about the tragic semi truck accident that killed 11 people near Cave City, Kentucky. Now, we have learned that the trucking company involved in that crash had a poor...