One of the most common and dangerous distractions for teens behind the wheel are cell phones, even in states with distracted driving laws. Coupled with their lack of driving experience, adds to the risk that teen drivers will be involved in auto accidents. A 17-year-old…
After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that pilot error caused the fiery crash in Ohio that killed two pilots and seven passengers aboard a corporate jet last November. The board said that the pilots botched runway approach and failed…
When big businesses can write their own rules and insulate themselves from being held accountable for wrongdoing, it is hardly impartial, is it? That has been the case with nursing homes where residents were required to sign a binding arbitration agreement for admissions. A binding…
Every year, there are nearly 50,000 reported vehicle-deer crashes in Michigan, ranging from simple fender benders to totaling a vehicle. Deer-auto accidents can also result in serious injuries and death to drivers and passengers. The most serious accidents occur when a driver swerves to miss…
Over the weekend, four people were killed and nine others injured when an out-of-control pick-up truck slammed through a concrete retaining wall and plunged off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, nose-diving into a crowd gathered at a booth for the La Raza Run, a motorcycle ride…
Roads are considerably more dangerous while under construction, especially to workers who are virtually helpless against a speeding, out-of-control vehicle. Indiana police said that the female driver had changed lanes several times before hitting a construction workers. Reports stated that she moved
Dateline: New York, New York Clown Craze Sweeps Country As you may have heard, the McDonalds Corporation has decided to limit Ronald McDonald’s appearances as the result of the so-called “creepy clown craze” that is sweeping the country. Apparently, clowns are appearing all over America…
A 2013 USA Today investigative report shows that thousands of doctors who have been banned by hospitals or other medical facilities are not punished by state medical boards and continue to treat unsuspecting patients. My readers may recall neurosurgeon, Stefan Konasiewicz (Dr. K). In August…
Three pedestrians are dead, in New Orleans, LA, after a tow truck driver lost control, veered into a shopping center parking lot, striking the three people in a crowd waiting at a bus stop. According to one of the truck drivers’ employers, the man “completely…
In June, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper noticed a 2006 Porsche Cayenne that hit a guardrail; the damage to the vehicle was minor. When he approached the vehicle, the trooper found the engine running, the radio on, and a woman and young child dead inside.…
A Baltimore family was recently awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice case against the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) after a jury found that the health care providers’ negligence ultimately resulted in death. The patient was admitted to UMMS on March 11, 2013…
Putting aside the issue of not paying taxes for two decades, an insult to all of the working class, tax paying, people he claims to represent, I have an important question for Donald Trump: What “genius”, what “highly skilled businessman” loses $916 million in one…