Wyoming updates in category: Automobile Accidents

A plane carrying many foreign tourists crashed Sunday, September 16, in Thailand. The plane was trying to land while it was raining onto the Phuket, a small Thai island. The plane then split in to and burst into flames, authorities reported at least 88 people have died from the crash.The budget One-Two-Go Airlines domestic flight OG269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members from...

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Wearing a seat belt seems like commonsense, however, a large number of drivers and passengers on the road still don't buckle up.New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine aired a public service announcement in which he matter of factly tells viewers that not wearing his seat belt almost cost him his life."I'm New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, and I should be dead," he says at the start of his 30-second PSA. ...

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Preliminary data released from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports last year's traffic fatality statistics.While Colorado's traffic fatalities decreased by 12 percent or 73 lives, Wyoming's number of fatalities increased by 15 percent. Wyoming State Troopers say increased traffic volume on the state's roads may be a contributing factor to the increase in deaths....

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Earlier this month a truck driver hauling eggs fell asleep at the wheel, drifted off the road and crashed into a ditch. Miraculously, the driver survived the truck accident, though his semi was completely mangled.The accident occurred on Wyoming Highway 220 near Casper, Wyoming. Fortunately for the driver, passersby stopped to help lift the hood off of him before ambulances arrived. Apparently...

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A trucking accident on Friday, January 4, involving a fuel tanker semi and a car, caused the road to close until Saturday, according to a Local News 8 report.The accident occurred Friday afternoon between Alpine, Wyoming and Hoback Junction (US 26/89). Minor injuries were reported.

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A tragic one-car accident in Green River, Wyoming, in November involved a Boulder family in an SUV that rolled over, taking the life of an 11-year-old girl and injuring a 5-year-old girl.Apparently, the driver of the Yukon became distracted, went off the road and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll. Neither of the two children were wearing a seatbelt or restraint and they were ejected...

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A tragic school bus accident in Huntsville, Alabama, last week involving students from Lee High School has made national headlines. Four students died in the accident, and many others were injured. The tragedy has brought the debate about seatbelts on school buses to the forefront. Proponents of seatbelts on school buses say that they could save lives and serious injuries. Would the Alabama...

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A thirty-five-year-old man riding his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle whose driver failed to apply her turn signal and turned into the motorcycle without notice. The operator of the motorcycle was struck on the right side causing severe bruising and deep tissue pain and discoloration of his leg and ankle. The motorcycle operator was recently awarded damages in the Fifth Judicial District of...

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In a confidential settlement, William Simpson's client was awarded damages for medical bills and loss of wages for cervical injuries, a dislocated shoulder and fractured ankle suffered when a vehicle pulled out in front of the his motorcycle without warning. In an attempt to avoid the accident, the motorcycle driver struck a portion of the vehicle sending both the driver and passenger of the...

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A thirty-five-year-old woman, parked at a drive-thru bank was hit from behind by a large oilfield service truck. The impact caused significant damage to the car and although she was wearing a seatbelt, she suffered injuries to her cervical spine and hip resulting in permanent partial disability. William Simpson successfully represented this Plaintiff in the Fifth Judicial District, Park County.

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The Casper Star Tribune reported that Wyoming legislators have passed a law that may reduce injury and death in alcohol-related car accidents. Currently punishments for those convicted of DUI may include fines, jail time, and the loss of driving privileges. Studies show that of those convicted of DUI who lose their driving privileges, 50-70 percent continue to drive. This law passed Saturday...

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If you've blown some tires recently driving along Geary Dome Road near Casper, you're not alone. Natrona County paved the road with gravel from the demolished Amoco refinery site in Casper, but Amoco failed to remove bits of metal from the crushed concrete. The bits of metal are ruining tires, and the county is now trolling the road with a magnet donated by Amoco, trying to pick up the bits of...

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A car going the wrong way on Interstate 80 collided with a tractor-trailer in a head-on accident Saturday, killing both the driver and passenger of the car.Robert Kirkendall was driving the wrong direction when the driver of the truck noticed Kirkendall's car coming at him. The semi driver changed lanes, to avoid Kirkendall, but Kirkendall changed lanes as well and hit the tractor-trailer head...

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