I was casually scanning Facebook when I came across a grieving post about a woman killed in a one-car accident. Here is an excerpt: “Yesterday at just after 1pm the light of my life was tragically extinguished on her way home to Chicago to be…
Commenting on the George Zimmerman verdict in today’s America is a dangerous activity. Writers are misinterpreted, misquoted and have words twisted or taken completely out of context. Some people will automatically hate those who offered their opinion of the case. Having said this, as a…
In 2009, a woman was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse after a drug overdose, but what happened next may shock you. Although the 41-year-old mother of three had slipped into a coma, doctors declared her dead despite other signs that she…
Distracted pedestrians are once again receiving a lot of attention as people continue to put themselves in harms way. Texting, emailing, talking on the phone, listening to music, and playing video games while walking can, and do, result in minor and serious injuries to pedestrians.…
Lightning is one of the most unpredictable and dangerous forces of nature killing approximately 53 people each year; hundreds are permanently injured suffering life-long pain and neurological…
Tackling distracted driving has been a matter of national debate for years with teens the most likely to text and talk, among other distractions – eating, drinking, applying make-up,…
Wrong-site surgeries may be relatively rare and many hospitals may never experience them, but when they do occur, the results can be devastating. In April, a Missouri woman became the victim…
On June 11, we wrote a blog about a showdown between Chrysler and Federal Safety Regulators in a dispute over the recall of nearly 3 million Grand Cherokees and Jeep Liberty’s because the…
Robert Luden, a track foreman, was working on the track when he was struck by a passenger train traveling approximately 70 mph. This accident could have been avoided if proper safety measures…
As a parent, letting your child navigate an automobile is stressful enough, but what about driver distractions? Sixty-five percent of all teen drivers admit to texting while driving. No matter…
Summer means baseball! While baseball is one of the most popular sports in the U.S., it is also becoming highly publicized because of catastrophic impact injuries from contact with a ball or a…
Despite a ban in most states on texting and talking on a handheld device while driving, cell phone use while on the road is still a problem. Concerned about the increased auto accidents linked to…