Posted on 27th June 2011 by gjohnson in Uncategorized
fatal Amtrak crash in Nevada, fatal Nevada train crash
Gee, why isn’t this a surprise: The trucking business whose tractor trailer struck a train in Nevada Friday, killing six people, had a list of prior safety violations.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-amtrak-collision-idUSTRE75O1P620110627
In fact, John Davis Trucking, which is headquartered in Battle Mountain, Nev., had seven safety violations discovered during 19 random roadside inspections since September 2010, the National Transportation Safety Board said during a press conference Sunday.
There are five people still unaccounted for following the wreck at a crossing on Route 95 near Lovelock, Nev. There are still six deaths reported, with dozens injured. The truck driver that hit the train and the train’s conductor were among those killed in the accident.
According to press reports, the tractor trailer driver hit his brakes just 320 fet before the rail crossing, even though there were flashing warning lights and the signal arms had been lowered across the tracks.
The truck was going at such a high speed when it hit the train “that it embedded itself in the side of the train,” Reuters said.
Attorney Gordon JohnsonPast Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
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Posted on 21st June 2011 by gjohnson in Uncategorized
Russian plane crash
A jet crashed in heavy fog late Monday on a highway in northern Russian, killing 44 people and injuring the eight survivors.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-21/russian-passenger-plane-crash-kills-at-least-44-people-eight-survive.html
The RusAir passenger plane, a Tupolev 154, was en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk. It broke into pieces and then exploded into flames when it hit the highway as it made its final approach to the Petrozavodsk airport.
Authorities didn’t know if the jet was purposely trying to land on the road, or if it just it just didn’t have an accurate read on where the runway was. The plane hit the ground roughly a mile short of the runway.
The eight survivors, who reportedly included a 10-year-old boy, were taken to local hospitals.
The plane had nine crew members and 43 passengers, and its flight-data recorders were found.
Attorney Gordon JohnsonPast Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.
Posted on 19th June 2011 by gjohnson in Uncategorized
Westchester plane crash
A plane crash in Westchester County, N.Y., Saturday afternoon killed four people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/nyregion/plane-crash-in-westchester-county-kills-4.html?ref=nyregion
A single-engine Cessna 210 had left Westchester County Airport in Armonk, N.Y., and was on its way to Montauk, Long Island, when the plane turned around.
The pilot told the emergency control tower shortly after he took off that that he had to come back, according to The New York Times, but when the plane returned it “hit the ground too early.” Authorities didn’t know why the pilot turned back.
All four people on the plane were killed. Authorities had not released their names.
The National Transportation Safety Board Authority visited the accident scene Sunday, but on Saturday authorities didn’t have a causes for the crash.
Attorney Gordon JohnsonPast Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.
