The past few days have been marked by several aircraft-crash tragedies – with five losing their lives at each of them — accidents made all the more sad because they involved the deaths of children. Five people, including two juveniles,…
Belgium’s Head-On Collision Of Two Trains Kills 18
A head-on collision of two trains in Belgium killed at least 18 people and injured 55, and those figures may not be the final counts.http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/15/belgium.train.crash/?hpt=Sbin The accident is being called the worst rail crash in Belgium in 25 years. The…
One Year and 34 Lawsuits Later, Controversy Over the Fatal Continental 3407 Crash in Buffalo Continues
On the first anniversary of what may be one of the most senseless accidents in air history, 34 lawsuits have been filed stemming from the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which killed 50 people. http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100212/UPDATES01/302120012 Survivors of some of…
Bus Collides With Metro Train In Houston
There is a cause of action in many accident cases called negligent entrustment. With respect to the kind of accident described here, the claim is that the owner of the vehicle should not have allowed the person who caused the…
Three Killed in Boulder Air Crash
Three people were killed Saturday when two small planes collided midair north of Boulder, Colo. See http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14350792 There were three survivors who were in a glider being towed by one of the planes. The glider’s pilot was able to detach…
Second D.C. Metro Rail Accident Went Unreported For More Than a Day
There was a second accident on the Metro Red Line in Washington this past weekend, less than a week from the first deadly accident, according to The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020203678.html In the most recent crash 20 Metro workers were riding…
Arizona Woman Killed When Crash Turns Her Car Into A Fireball
A Phoenix mother was killed Sunday morning in a crash on I-10 when a truck hit her disabled car, turning it into a fireball and trapping her, according to several published reports.http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/02/02/fatal-crash-i10-left-woman-dead-blazing-vehicle-fire_201002023205.html Olga Sanchez Torres, 44, was pronounced dead at…
Porn plus Fatigue plus Truck Equals Murder
Sometimes the total reckless stupidity of those who drive big rig trucks is beyond belief. This story pushes the limits of sanity. It’s a no-brainer that people shouldn’t drink and drive. Yet fatigue and/or distraction in the line of a…
New Federal Guidelines Bar Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers From Texting
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a nationwide ban that prohibits commercial truck and bus drivers from texting while they’re on the job behind the wheel. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made the announcement about the ban,…
Explosive Fuel Truck Accident Kills Driver, Shuts Down Long Island Expressway For 10 Hours
A fuel tanker truck crashed and exploded into flames on the Long Island Expressway early Saturday morning, killing its driver, melting the road and an overhead sign, and shutting down the busy highway for 10 hours. The truck was trying…