Posts tagged bus

• Homebuilder Sentenced for Theft from Elderly

  Beth Janicek | October 04, 2011 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A San Antonio homebuilder was sentenced this week to deferred adjudication for stealing from an elderly customer in 2008. Frank Kurkal, a WWII Veteran, hired the homebuilder to build a home on...

• Bus Driver Fell Asleep Prior to Wreck

  Beth Janicek | July 06, 2011 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I blogged earlier this week about a bus wreck in San Marcos, Texas, in which 18 people were injured. The company which owned the bus, Mares Bus Lines, had numerous violations regarding driver...

• Bus Wreck Injures 18 in San Marcos, Texas

  Beth Janicek | July 02, 2011 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bus carrying passengers from Laredo to Chicago wrecked on Interstate 35 early Friday morning, injuring 17 passengers and the driver. The wreck occurred in San Marcos, near the Comal and Hays...

• Another Texas Bus Crash Shows Urgent Need for Seat Belts on Tour Buses

  Bryan Pope | July 01, 2011 12:09 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In yet another potentially tragic reminder that Congress needs to act NOW to mandate seat belts on motorcoach and school buses, an early morning rollover tour bus crash in San Marcos, Texas, has...

• School District sued over sexual abuse of a student

  Beth Janicek | May 29, 2011 11:08 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This week in San Antonio the news was filled with the story of the parents of a Stevenson Middle School student filed suit in Federal Court against the Northside Independent School District,...

• Nursing Home Population Gets Younger In Texas

  Beth Janicek | February 21, 2011 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The San Antonio Express News reported Monday that over the last 8 years, more individuals aged 31-64 have entered nursing homes than the traditional population of elderly residents. In Texas, those...

• Sexual Abuse And Doctors – A Serious Concern

  Beth Janicek | February 01, 2011 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The San Antonio Express News recently reported the arrest of a local dermatologist on charges of sexually assaulting a patient. The patient claimed that the 46 year old doctor raped her in...

• Several Injured In Texas Charter Bus Crash

  Angel Reyes | September 27, 2010 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Eighteen people were injured in a charter bus crash early Sunday morning, according to Texas authorities. A news release by the state Department of Public Safety said, the El Conejo passenger...

• Woman Injured in Greyhound Bus Fall Files Suit

  Scott Kappes | August 27, 2010 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Rosa Vasquez has filed a lawsuit against Greyhound Lines over injuries she claims she suffered when the driver of the bus she was riding swerved unexpectedly causing here to fall. Vasquez and her...

• Six employees arrested at California nursing home for greasing patients

  Beth Janicek | August 06, 2010 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I blog about nursing homes frequently and have seen many stories on elder abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse, but I still am continually surprised at the callousness of other people. Six former...