A survey about the driving habits of teenagers had some good news and bad news. The good news was that high school students are buckling up more, and they are less often getting into a vehicle with driven by someone…
The family of a 3-year-old who fell into a septic tank and died in Massachusetts has won a $21.5 million award, according to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. http://masslawyersweekly.com/2012/05/24/boys-fatal-fall-into-septic-system-results-in-21-5m-award/ The case stemmed from the death of Jaecen Cambronero, who drowned when he…
In what’s thought to be the first case of its kind in the country, a New Jersey judge ruled Friday that a woman who texted her boyfriend right before he struck — and badly injured — a couple on a…
A tractor-trailer driven by a Wisconsin man Tuesday struck and killed two people who were on a motorcycle on a Kentucky highway. The motorcycle had stopped because of an accident in front of it. James M. Hoerman, 60, of Antigo,…
A New Jersey judge is weighing whether a woman who texted a male friend can be held liable for a crash he had after reading her message — an accident that caused two victims to each lose a leg. Morris…
I knew that oil industry work was dangerous, but even I didn’t realize how dangerous. I’ve been tracking the many deaths that have happened when workers fall off derricks. But I didn’t realize that the largest cause of fatalities in…
A sheriff in Texas is blaming an oil boom for driving up the number of vehicular accidents in his county: He claims oil workers are reckless drivers. The story, “Fracking Boom Blamed for Deadly Accidents,” was reported by WOIA.com. http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Fracking-boom-blamed-for-deadly-accidents/WFq46QTp1U-4jEWlg5HEQQ.cspx…
It looks like Detroit and federal safety officials are finally taken women’s vulnerability in car accidents into account in crash testing, according to a report by ABC News. It used to be that vehicle crash tests only used dummies that…
A Texas jury has awarded $24 million to a woman hit by a Coca-Cola truck driver who was talking on her cellphone, the Associated Press reported Monday. http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/07/246574.htm Vanice Chatman-Wilson, 37, was given $10 million in punitive damages and $14…
Seven people were killed Sunday when their SUV fell more than 50 feet from a highway overpass and landed in a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, according to the Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUED1wjQqbz3hte4gdh7AkOlGpSw?docId=308f2b21837d4d349432457dd28a55a7 The…