Snowmobile accidents are far too common and can result in serious and tragic injuries. They can happen on private properties and public trails. A 14-year-old Idaho boy died from injuries he sustained after a snowmobile in which he was riding rolled. He was riding with…
At least 36 people died in the Oakland fire on December 2 that consumed a warehouse where 40 – 50 people were attending a late night dance party on the second floor. Some of the bodies were so badly charred that dental records were required…
Bone-chilling temperatures, snow, and freezing rain across much of the U.S. not only put a crimp on holiday shopping, but led to hundreds of serious and deadly crashes over the weekend. Maryland State Police said they responded to more than 330 crashes across the state.…
More and more shoppers are leaving their fingers to the shopping and UPS, Federal Express, and the USPS trucks are out in full force delivering packages. Unfortunately, the convenience of online shopping and home delivery also provides opportunities for “porch pirates”. These “Grinches” look for…
How can a woman have faith when faith, itself, is corrupt? I am pleased to announce that I have completed and published by first novel, Betrayal of Faith. This is the story of Jennifer Tracey, a woman who discovers that her church’s new parish priest…
A Casper, Wyoming nursing home that has repeatedly been accused of poor care has settled a lawsuit alleging its staff injured a resident. The lawsuit alleged that a Poplar Living Center van driven by one of the nursing home’s employees hit a legally blind resident…
As my readers know, I often write about the dangers of distracted driving. I thought I had discussed almost every conceivable distraction while behind the wheel – talking, texting, emailing, eating, drinking, putting on make-up, shaving, looking in the backseat, and fiddling with the radio…
Federal investigators have ruled that the fatal collision between two Union Pacific freight trains in Arkansas on August 17, 2014 resulted from a fatigued engineer and conductor who both likely fell asleep aboard one of the trains. The collision derailed 55 cars and a diesel-fuel…
The number of party bus carriers nationwide has skyrocketed in recent years. In California alone, it has more than doubled. Party buses are commercial vehicles used to host celebrations such as birthday parties, graduations, proms, and other special occasions. Many are open-air double-decker buses,
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplaces for their employees. Unfortunately, many shortcut the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards exposing employees to significant increased risk of harm and
An Owings Mills, Maryland woman (Jen) suffered a traumatic brain injury in October 2015 after she was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) while in Costa Rico celebrating her 40th birthday with her husband (Brian). A month later, Jen was medevac’d to Baltimore for treatment…
On September 5th, 2014, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the most recent National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. The summary results are extremely disturbing: Nearly 1 in 5 women (19.3%) of women in the United States have been raped in their…