One passenger was killed Sunday, and three other seriously hurt, when a small plane crashed on a street in Long Island, N.Y., according to The Wall Street Journal. The single-engine plane was apparently attempting an emergency landing at 9 a.m. Sunday…
A federal judge has set a date for a wrongful-death trial stemming from the crash of a plane near Buffalo, N.Y., last year. So far there have been 39 lawsuits filed relating to the crash, where 50 people were killed. Five of the suits have already…
A duck boat captain, who sustained head injuries in a crash with a barge that killed two tourists in July, has filed suit against the city of Philadelphia and a tugboat operator, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20101001_Duck_boat_s_captain_sues_city_and_tug_operator.html Capt. Gary…
The survivors of a Brooklyn deliveryman, who was mowed down by a teenager who was distracted by texting, plan to sue and refuse to take him off life support, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/09/22/2010-09-22_kin_of_deliveryman_left_braindead_by_texting_driver_wont_pull_plug_vow_suit_stil.html Tian Shen Lin,…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is doing a great job of getting the problem of distracted driving in the national spotlight. He kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit Tuesday by announcing new anti-texting regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck…
On the eve of the 2010 Distracted Driving Summit, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Monday released statistics for fatal distracted driving-related crashes, which dropped 6 percent last year from 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/technology/21distracted.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=distracted%20driving&st=cse But LaHood reminded Americans that they shouldn’t be complacent about…
What does it take for people to get the message that they shouldn’t be texting while driving? Apparently, hitting someone and leavng them brain dead. On Sunday night a 19-year-old girl in Brooklyn was texting while driving when she struck a Chinese…
lt’s great to finally have some good news coming out of the U.S. Department of Transportation, but that was exactly what happened Thursday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for…
The pilot of a small plane was killed Monday, and his three passengers were injured, when his aircraft crashed in a suburb of Las Vegas. http://www.abbevillenow.com/view/full_story/9407303/article-Erath-resident-killed-in-plane-crash-in-Las-Vegas?instance=home_news_lead Douglas Touchet, 45, of Erath, La., died in the accident. His wife Susan was among those onboard, and…